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Sep 8 • 9 tweets • 3 min read

#Reclaimthenight | People from all walks of life will join doctors who are marching, and holding demonstrations across Kolkata, and all over Bengal, on Sunday night as part of the “Reclaim the Night” protest.
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thehindu.com/news/national/… People from all walks of life, including doctors, alumni of educational institutions, potters from Kumartuli, artists, and even rickshaw pullers joined the protest on the eve of the Supreme Court hearing the gruesome crime that has shocked #WestBengal and triggered protests across the country.

Jul 14 • 41 tweets • 7 min read

#DonaldTrump was hit in the ear in an apparent assassination attempt by a gunman at a campaign rally on July 13, in a chaotic and shocking incident that will fuel fears of instability ahead of the 2024 U.S. presidential election.
Read the live updates: thehindu.com/news/internati… Former US president and Republican presidential candidate #DonaldTrump on Saturday said he was shot at during his rally in Pennsylvania and a bullet pierced the upper part of his right ear

Apr 30 • 21 tweets • 5 min read

#LIVE | The #SupremeCourt will continue hearing today Delhi CM #ArvindKejriwal’s plea challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case stemming from the alleged Delhi excise policy scam.

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thehindu.com/news/national/… The Central agency said that the arrest of Mr. Kejriwal was based on material evidence which indicated that the Chief Minister was guilty of money laundering.
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Jan 30 • 5 tweets • 1 min read

Just in | In a coordinated multilateral response to the hijacking of a Sri Lankan fishing vessel, the Indian Navy in collaboration with Seychelles Defence Forces and Sri Lanka Navy successfully intercepted and rescued the hijacked fishing vessel, reports @dperi84 "A hijacking incident was reported onboard the Sri Lankan flagged multiday fishing trawler Lorenzo Putha 04 about 955 nm east of Mogadishu, Somalia. Three pirates had boarded and hijacked the fishing trawler on January 27," the Indian Navy said.

Oct 27, 2023 • 12 tweets • 3 min read

#IsraelHamaswar | Israel will provide compensation for ships that are damaged due to the war in #Gaza and the government is taking steps to minimise risks for vessels using the country’s ports, government advisories said. For live updates follow: trib.al/NVgSAtm #IsraelHamaswar | Israel is determined to crush Hamas but has said little about what would replace its rule in #Gaza after the war, with observers expecting #Washington will play a decisive role.

Sep 28, 2023 • 11 tweets • 4 min read

JUST IN | India's eminent agricultural scientist M S Swaminathan passes away. He died at 11.20 am in Chennai. He was born on August 7, 1925.
- @dsureshkumar reports From the Archives | Farmers’ cooperation, technological upgrading and favourable public policies can help India deal with the pandemic, M.S. Swaminathan writes thehindu.com/opinion/lead/i…

Sep 13, 2023 • 4 tweets • 1 min read

#INDIA co-ordination Committee Press Briefing:
KC Venugopal: The first meeting of the coordination committee was held today. It was attended by 12 member parties.
@SobhanaNair KC Venugopal: Abhishek Banerjee of #TMC could not attend the meeting because he was summoned by #ED, arising out of vendetta politics of #BJP and the Prime Minister.

Jun 17, 2023 • 5 tweets • 6 min read

JUST IN | #Manipur on June 16 night: Mob tried to vandalise state #BJP president A. Sharda Devi’s house near Porompat in #Imphal, #Army column dispersed another mob that gheraoed #BJP office at Singjamei; #RAF tackled mob that tried to loot Iringbam police station . @rahconteur @rahconteur #Manipur on June 16 night: Intermittent firing of 400-500 rounds from automatic weapons since 9:15 pm in Kwatka area of #Imphal Valley & Kangvai in #Churachandpur; Multiple incidents of mob build-up, attempted vandalism & arson of govt. officials’ houses & property reported.

Jun 15, 2023 • 4 tweets • 2 min read

#WrestlersProtest | #Delhi Police files charge sheet before court in sexual harassment case by wrestlers

- PTI Delhi Police PRO: We are filing a chargesheet for the offences under sections 354, 354A, 354D IPC against accused #BrijBhushanSharanSingh and for offences under sections 109/354/354A/506 IPC against accused Vinod Tomar before the concerned Hon'ble Court. | Samridhi Tiwari reports

Jun 15, 2023 • 19 tweets • 15 min read

With #CycloneBiparjoy inching closer to the Gujarat coast, it is likely to make landfall between 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. today
trib.al/lqNOXf3 #CycloneBiparjoy is moving north-northeastwards towards Saurashtra and Kutch coast and is around 180 km away from Jakhau port. - ANI
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Oct 12, 2022 • 4 tweets • 3 min read

#JustIn | CDSCO and State Drug Controller #Haryana have stopped all the manufacturing activities of M/s. Maiden Pharmaceuticals Limited at #Sonepat on 11.10.2022 on grounds of deficiencies found in local inspection. | @BShajan reports The #HealthMinistry has formed a four member panel to look into the details shared by #WHO on 66 children's deaths in #Gambia. | @BShajan reports

Oct 12, 2022 • 8 tweets • 4 min read

Just in | #India's retail inflation accelerated to 7.41% in September from 7% in August with food price inflation surging sharply from 7.62% in August to 8.6% in September, as per the National Statistical Office (NSO). | @tragicosmicomic reports Rural #inflation picked up further steam from 7.15% in August to touch 7.56% in September, while urban consumers also experienced a resurgence in price rise at 7.27%, from 6.72% a month ago.

Oct 12, 2022 • 5 tweets • 2 min read

Just in | Union Cabinet approves 1,832 crore Dussehra/Puja bonus to 11.27 lakh Railway employees (for 78 days). The maximum bonus limit will be Rs. 17,951. | @deveshpd reports The burden of Rs.22,000 crore was borne by the Public Sector #petroleum companies from June 2020 to June 2022 due to reduced #LPG prices in the country. Union Cabinet approves one time grant of the amount.

Oct 11, 2022 • 10 tweets • 8 min read

#InternationalDayOfGirlChild | Here is a thread of select articles on achievements of the girl child, the challenges they face and the impact of #COVID19 on young girls. #InternationalDayOfGirlChild | Let's celebrate this day, with these inspiring and heart-warming books for girls. Here are three books that celebrate girl power — both real and fictional. #Replug
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Oct 10, 2022 • 7 tweets • 5 min read

This #WorldMentalHealthDay we take a look at The Hindu's stories highlighting the importance of mental health.

#WorldMentalHealthDay | Poor #mentalhealth amongst employees costs Indian companies a combined $14 billion a year due to absenteeism, attrition and other reasons, Deloitte estimated in a report after surveying almost 4,000 workers.
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Oct 10, 2022 • 15 tweets • 14 min read

#SamajwadiParty ’s founder and patron #MulayamSinghYadav passed away in a Gurugram hospital today. Leaders from across political parties pay tributes. Follow for live updates:
trib.al/VgqSIHw President #DroupadiMurmu termed the demise of #MulayamSinghYadav an “irreparable loss” to the country.
She said the achievements of Mulayam Singh Yadav, who came from an ordinary environment, were extraordinary.
Live updates here: trib.al/soekmBk

Oct 10, 2022 • 7 tweets • 7 min read

Just in | #SamajwadiParty patriarch 82-year-old #MulayamSinghYadav passed away. | @SobhanaNair reports #MulayamSinghYadav had been under treatment at the #Medanta Hospital since August 22 and was shifted to the ICU on October 2.
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Oct 7, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read

Three-member Commission for Inquiry set up by the government to look into giving #SC status to Dalits who have converted to any religion other than Sikhism or Buddhism. | @al_lakshman reports The Commission will be headed by former #CJI #KGBalakrishnan and its members being Prof. Sushma Yadav (UGC member) and Ravinder Kumar Jain (Retd IAS). The government has set a time of two years for the Commission to submit its report.

Oct 5, 2022 • 8 tweets • 9 min read

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (#RSS) chief #MohanBhagwat along with mountaineer #SantoshYadav, the chief guest for #Vijayadashmi program at Reshimbaug in Nagpur, reports @khabrimishra
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@khabrimishra #MohanBhagwat bats for women’s empowerment at #Vijayadashami rally: “Regarding women as 'mother of the universe' is fine, but that does not mean we lock them in prayer house or treat them as second-class members in family and shut them in the house," he said. @ShoumojitB reports

Oct 4, 2022 • 6 tweets • 8 min read

#JustIn | In #CBI-led Op Chakra against cyber enabled financial crimes, based on inputs from #FBI, #Interpol, Canadian and Australian enforcement agencies, 105 places searched. | @deveshpd reports State police also involved in #Andaman & #Nicobar Islands, #Delhi, #Chandigarh, #Punjab and #Assam. Two call centres through which financial frauds were committed in the #US detected in #Pune and #Ahmedabad. | @deveshpd reports

Oct 2, 2022 • 31 tweets • 33 min read

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paying tribute to #MahatmaGandhi on the occasion of his 153rd birthday anniversary, at #RajGhat in New Delhi.

Photos: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar

President of India #DroupadiMurmu paying tribute to #MahatmaGandhi on the occasion of his 153rd birthday anniversary, at #RajGhat in New Delhi.

Photo: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar

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