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At least 247 people have been arrested across the nation so far in the second round of raids on the Popular Front of India (PFI)

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Tejashwi takes jibes at Amit Shah on his Purnea airport statement

Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday took a dig at Home Minister Amit Shah over his statement that Purnea airport is nearing completion and would be functional shortly.

 

"Since the Purnea airport is almost ready as per our home minister, please arrange for two tickets -- Mr Shah and me -- ," he said in an apparent wisecrack on the BJP leader.

 

The RJD leader was returning to Patna after participating in the Samman rally in Fatehabad when the reporters asked him whether he had been to the Purnea airport.

3:01 PM

Chess: World Champion Carlsen accuses Niemann of cheating

Chess World Champion Magnus Carlsen has accused fellow Grandmaster Hans Niemann of cheating "more and more" than what he has already admitted, saying that he will not play against any rival indulging in such wrongdoing.

 

Carlsen put out a statement late Monday night, a week after he withdrew against the American after just one move at the Julius Baer Generation Cup.

 

Earlier, the 31-year-old Norwegian had quit the Sinquefield Cup in Saint Louis following his surprise defeat against Niemann.

 

"I believe that Niemann has cheated more and more recently- than he has publicly admitted," Carlsen wrote

2:53 PM

Shashi Tharoor to file nomination for post of Cong prez on Sept 30

Amid suspense over who could take on Shashi Tharoor in the Congress president polls, party's central election authority chairman Madhusudan Mistry on Tuesday said AICC treasurer Pawan Kumar Bansal has got nomination forms collected, adding that it may be for someone else.

 

Mistry also said a representative of Tharoor has informed his office that he will file nomination for the post of president on September 30 at 11 AM.

 

Speaking with reporters at his office at the AICC headquarters here, Mistry said he met party chief Sonia Gandhi at her 10 Janpath residence on Tuesday and handed over her voter's ID card.

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JD(U) takes out processions across Bihar to caution people against BJP 'conspiracy'

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United) on Tuesday took out processions across the state, urging people to be on guard against BJP's alleged politics of communalism.

 

In the state capital, JD(U) national president Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan and parliamentary board chief Upendra Kushwaha were among those who took part in 'Satarkata Evam Jagarukta March'.

 

"Ours is a movement aimed at cautioning people against the conspiracy (saazish) of the BJP.

2:32 PM

ADB announces $14 bn support for food security in Asia Pacific

The ADB on Tuesday announced a $14 billion financial support towards the Asia Pacific region's food security, which is threatened by Russia-Ukraine war and global climatic conditions.

 

The funding is for the period 2022-2025.

 

The funding was announced by Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masatsugu Asakawa as part of the 55th ADB annual meeting, during a virtual press conference.

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Akhilesh Yadav set to be re-elected as SP chief

Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav is all set to be re-elected as the party's national president for the third consecutive term at the party's national convention on Thursday in Lucknow.

 

Uttar Pradesh unit chief Naresh Uttam Patel is also likely to retain his post, SP sources said.

Akhilesh Yadav and Naresh Uttam were elected to the post they are holding at the SP's national convention in Agra on October 5, 2017.

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Have full faith in my 91 soldiers: Punjab CM after moving confidence motion

"I have full faith in my 91 soldiers (AAP MLAs)," says CM Bhagwant Mann after moving confidence motion in Punjab Assembly

 

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More than 30 alleged PFI activists detained in Delhi

Thirty people allegedly associated with the Popular Front of India (PFI) were detained after raids at  multiple locations, including Nizamuddin and Shaheen Bagh, here on Tuesday, as part of a crackdown against the outfit, police said.

 

The raids by the Special Cell of the Delhi Police began around 12.30 am on Tuesday and continued till early morning, they said.

 

"We have conducted raids at multiple locations in the national capital, including Shaheen Bagh and Nizamuddin. So, far we have detained 30 people associated with the PFI," a senior police officer said.

 

1:45 PM

Google India policy head Archana Gulati quits

Google India's government affairs and public policy head Archana Gulati, who had joined the tech giant just five months back after quitting government service, has resigned from her post, sources said.

 

An economics graduate and a Ph.D. from IIT-Delhi, Gulati was Joint Secretary (Digital Communications) at NITI Aayog, a government think tank that advises the Union government on policy, before she joined Google India.

 

Sources aware of the matter said Gulati has resigned from Google India.

1:44 PM

Amit Shah lays foundation stone of 750-bed hospital in Gujarat today

Union Home Minister Amit Shah laid the foundation stone of a modern 750-bed hospital in Gujarat's Gandhinagar on Tuesday.

The hospital is under construction by Kutch Radiology and Imaging Centre (KRIC). Shah also laid the foundation stone of the hospital around 10.30 am on Tuesday at KRIC College Campus in Gandhinagar's Kalol city.

The hospital is learnt to have many modern facilities including OPD, indoor facilities, X-ray, radiology, laboratory, Operation Theatre, obstetrics, ICU and ultrasound.

1:42 PM

Sri Lanka looks to revive free trade deal with Singapore

Sri Lanka will step up efforts to revive a stalled free trade pact with Singapore, President Ranil Wickremesinghe told the city state's premier on Tuesday, his office said in a statement.

 

The leader of the crisis-hit Indian Ocean nation met Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in Japan on the sidelines of a state funeral for Shinzo Abe, the former prime minister assassinated in July.

 

1:39 PM

SC constitutes fourth Constitution Bench

The Supreme Court has constituted one more Constitution Bench, which will hear matters pending before 5-judge benches.

The new bench comprises Justices S Abdul Nazeer, BR Gavai, AS Bopanna, V Ramasubramanian and BV Nagarathna. The bench will sit tomorrow to consider five cases

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Gehlot shouldn't be CM if he decides to contest for Congress prez post: Sachin Pilot

Congress MLA Sachin Pilot has told the Congress high command that Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot should not remain CM if he decides to contest for the party president post & that it is his responsibility to bring MLAs together, reports ANI

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Rajnath Singh reviews preparations for forthcoming DefExpo 2022

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today reviewed the preparations for the forthcoming DefExpo 2022 at a meeting in New Delhi. During the meeting, the Raksha Mantri was briefed by officials about the extensive arrangements being made by multiple stakeholders for the event, says the Ministry of Defence 

 

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Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann tables confidence motion

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann tables confidence motion in state Assembly