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			PM Modi will arrive at 11 am on Mar 7 for the swearing-in ceremony. After attending the ceremony in Shillong, PM will leave for Nagaland. &quot;We have been directed to support NPP for forming govt. We&#39;ve requested Conrad Sangma to induct our both MLAs into the cabinet. Because both MLAs Alexander Laloo Hek and Sanbor Shullai are experienced MLAs. We hope that both MLAs of our party will be inducted into the cabinet,&quot; said Ernest Mawrie, BJP state president.</div>
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		Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan is likely to be arrested in Toshakhana case on Sunday as the Islamabad police reached Lahore with the deposed premier&#39;s arrest warrant, local media reported. A non-bailable arrest warrant had been issued against Khan by a district and sessions court in the federal capital on February 28. Sources said that Khan will be arrested after all legal requirements are completed, The News reported. Meanwhile, PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry said that any attempt to arrest Khan will seriously worsen the situation. &quot;I want to warn this incompetent and anti-Pakistan government not to push Pakistan into further crisis and act sensibly, the workers should reach Zaman Park,&quot; he wrote on Twitter.</div>
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		Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Sunday that the approval of nano DAP fertiliser is an important step towards making life easier for farmers.<br />
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		The latest statement of AFAD (Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency) said that 45,089 people lost their lives while 115,000 people were injured in the Turkey earthquake, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported.</p>
	Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that people of the three northeastern states where elections were recently held have reiterated their trust in Prime Minister Narendra Modi. While talking to ANI, the Assam CM said, &quot;The people have reiterated their trust in PM Modi. Except for Meghalaya, this is the second time the NDA-BJP has won in the two states. This clearly ensures that we will at least win 25-26 seats in the Lok Sabha as well. This win is because of PM Modi&#39;s efforts in the Northeast. We have repeated our success in almost all states of the Northeast.&quot;</div>
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	In a bid to promote electric vehicles in the state of Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath&#39;s government has decided to do away with road tax and registration fees on its purchase for three years from October 14, 2022, a statement said on Friday. Besides, the exemption will be valid for five years on the purchase of electric vehicles manufactured in the state itself.</div>
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Conrad Sangma stakes claim to form Meghalaya govt, oath ceremony on March 7

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	The government formation process in Meghalaya has once again taken a U-turn as National People&#39;s Party (NPP) chief Conrad Sangma claimed that his party has 32 MLAs and has received a letter from the Governor inviting him to form the government.</div>
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	&quot;I have received a letter from Governor inviting me to form the government. The swearing-in ceremony will be on March 7 at 11 am in Raj Bhawan. We are expecting Prime Minister, Home Minister and other leaders to attend the ceremony,&quot; said Sangma on the swearing-in ceremony while addressing mediapersons.</div>
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Trump says an indictment would not hamper his third presidential campaign

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	Former US president Donald Trump said on Saturday that he would continue his third presidential campaign even if indicted.</div>
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	&quot;Absolutely, I would not even think about leaving,&quot; Trump told reporters ahead of a speech at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference.</div>

Pegasus not in Rahul Gandhi's phone but in his mind: MP CM Chouhan

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	Hitting out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his claim of being snooped on through Israeli spyware Pegasus, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday said that Pegasus is not in the phone, rather it is in the mind of Rahul Gandhi.</div>
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	Addressing the media here, CM Chouhan said, &quot;Pegasus is not in the phone, it is in the mind of Rahul Gandhi. Pegasus has entered the DNA of the Congress. I pity for his (Rahul Gandhi) intelligence. He goes to foreign countries and makes statements against our country. He talks anti-India by going to foreign embassies. It is a new agenda of the Congress to defame India in foreign countries.&quot;</div>

G-20 meeting in Amritsar will be held on schedule: AAP

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	The ruling AAP in Punjab on Sunday said the G-20 meeting slated in Amritsar later this month will be held on schedule after some opposition leaders raised fears that the Centre could shift the event over law-and-order concerns following the Ajnala incident. &quot;G-20 is taking place (in Amritsar) according to the schedule. These are just rumours. Attempts are being made by some opposition leaders to defame Punjab,&quot; the chief spokesperson of the Aam Aadmi Party&#39;s Punjab unit Malvinder Singh Kang told PTI over the phone.</div>
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Five people hurt in shooting near site of LA gun buyback event

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	At least five people were wounded in a shooting at a Los Angeles beach Saturday night, a few miles from the location of a gun buyback event held earlier in the day by police and a city official, authorities said. Lt. Sharon Brady of the Los Angeles Police Department&#39;s Harbour Community Police Station said officers responded to a report of gunfire at Royal Palms Beach in the San Pedro area at 5.44 pm, the Los Angeles Times reported.</div>
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Imran Khan arrest news: Police claims team had gone to ex PM's residence to sign notice, not to make arrest

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	The Islamabad police returned without making an arrest of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, despite the issuance of an arrest warrant against him in the Toshakhana case, local media reported. SSP Islamabad Police said that they had gone to Khan&#39;s residence to sign the notice, not to make an arrest, Samaa TV reported. The police were reportedly sent to his residence in Lahore to arrest him, Samaa TV reported. Earlier, in a series of tweets, the Islamabad Police said the operation was being conducted with the cooperation of the Lahore police. It stated that the PTI chief was &quot;avoiding&quot; the arrest, adding that the superintendent of police had &quot;gone into Imran&#39;s room but he was not present there&quot;.</div>
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Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan launches 'Laadli Bahna Yojana' from Bhopal

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	CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan launches &#39;Laadli Bahna Yojana&#39; from Bhopal; Rs 1,000 a month to be given to those women from 23 to 60 years of age who have less than 5 acres of land and an annual income of less than Rs 2.5 lakhs.</div>
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Police at former Pak PM Imran Khan's residence at Zaman Park, Islamabad to arrest him in Toshakhana case

Islamabad police travelled to Lahore to arrest Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan in relation to warrants issued in the Toshakhana (gift repository) case against him, local media reported. According to police sources, the former premier is avoiding arrest. SP City Rana Hussain Tahir went to the room in Khan&#39;s Zaman Park&#39;s residence where the PTI chairman was expected to be but he was not there when the police arrived, The Express Tribune reported. On February 28, a district and sessions court in Islamabad had issued non-bailable arrest warrants for the ousted prime minister over his continuous absence before the judge in the Toshakhana case.

India, Sri Lanka mulling over using Indian Rupee for economic transactions

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	India and Sri Lanka are exploring the possibility of using the Indian Rupee for economic transactions and have discussed the initiative that will help in building a stronger and closer partnership through trade and investment-led measures between the two countries.</div>
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	The High Commission of India here organised a discussion on the use of the Indian Rupee (INR) for transactions between India and Sri Lanka on Thursday.</div>

Death toll in Turkey earthquake rises above 45,000: UN Office for Humanitarian Affairs

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	The latest statement of AFAD (Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency) said that 45,089 people lost their lives while 115,000 people were injured in the Turkey earthquake, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported.</p>
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	A devastating earthquake of 7.8 on the Richter scale hit Southern Turkiye in the early hours of 6 February (4.17 a.m.), with its epicentre in the Pazarcik district of Kahramanmaras province. The earthquake affected the neighbouring provinces of Adiyaman, Hatay, Kahramanmaras, Kilis, Osmaniye, Gaziantep, Malatya, Sanliurfa, Diyarbakir, Elazig and Adana where about 14 million people reside including about 1,8 million Syrian refugees.</p>

Judiciary dealt with attempts at interference appropriately to ensure its independence: Former CJI Lalit

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	Former chief justice of India U U Lalit said the judiciary has faced instances of challenge and attempts at interference but dealt with these appropriately to ensure its independence.</p>
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	He said in order to have a thriving democracy, one must have an independent judiciary because it is through dispute resolution that society is assured of governance by the rule of law.</p>

BJP falls back on Yediyurappa, makes him 'mascot' for Assembly polls

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	The BJP seems to be falling back on its seasoned oarsman B S Yediyurappa making him a key poll mascot, along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as it shores up campaign in poll-bound Karnataka.</p>
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	The octogenarian, who has already announced his retirement from electoral politics, is sought to be put on the pedestal by the governing party&#39;s central leaders.</p>

American Airlines bars Indian citizen from flying after urinating on US citizen mid-air

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	An Indian passenger allegedly urinated on a US co-passenger mid-flight on an American Airlines (AA-292) flight to New Delhi from New York, an official said on Sunday.</p>
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	A 21-year-old Indian was identified as Arya Vohra who is a student in the US. He urinated on a US citizen on March 4 while he was drunk.</p>

India logs 324 new Covid infections, active cases in country rise to 2,791

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	India logged 324 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases increased to 2,791, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday.</div>
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	The death toll stands at 530,775, the data updated at 8 am stated.</div>

Gujarat: Massive fire breaks out in Vadodara's chemical factory; fire tenders on spot

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	A massive fire broke out in a chemical factory in Gujarat&#39;s Vadodara on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday.</p>
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	As per officials, the fire broke out in &#39;Vision Product Pvt Ltd in Vadodara&#39;s Padra tehsil at around 2.30 am.</p>

American Airline flyer urinates on fellow passenger in drunken state: Rpt

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	A passenger of a New York-New Delhi American Airlines flight has allegedly urinated on a fellow male passenger on board in a drunken state, sources said on Sunday.</div>
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	The incident allegedly took place on flight number AA292, which took off from New York at 9:16 pm on Friday and landed after 14 hours and 26 minutes of flying at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport here at 10:12 pm on Saturday.</div>

Former Prez Trump pitches a sequel, but shies away from attacking rivals

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	Former US president Donald Trump cast himself on Saturday as the only Republican candidate who can build on his White House legacy but shied away from directly critiquing his potential rivals, including Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.</div>
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	Trump, giving the headlining address at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, told a cheering crowd that he was engaged in his &quot;final battle&quot; as he tries to return to the White House.</div>

Moody's downgrades long-deposit ratings of five Pakistani banks amid crisis

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	Moody&#39;s Investors Service has downgraded the long-term deposit ratings of five Pakistani banks to Caa3 from Caa1, The Express Tribune reported. The ratings of Moody&#39;s Investors Service suggest that the ongoing economic crisis in Pakistan is likely to have an adverse trickle-down impact on banks.</div>
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	The inflation readings are at a historical high of 31.5 per cent in January and the central bank&#39;s benchmark policy rate at a record high of 20 per cent has weakened the borrowers&#39; capacity to repay loans taken from banks, as per the news report.</div>