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					A court here on Wednesday acquitted two people of the charge of causing grievous hurt to two police officials during the 2020 northeast Delhi riots, saying their identification was &quot;shadowed with clouds of doubt&quot;. Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala was hearing a case against Abid Ali and Sheru alias Raja, who were accused of being part of a riotous mob that vandalised properties and pelted stones on the main Vijay Park Road during the communal riots on February 23, 2020.</div>
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				BJP released second list of Lok Sabha election candidates, Anurag Thakur to contest from Hamirpur and Haryana&#39;s ex-CM Khattar will stand from Karnal, while Piyush Goyal will field from Mumbai north.<br />
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				An IIT-BHU graduate was arrested for his alleged involvement in a fake&#39; cancer drug racket on Wednesday, a day after the Delhi Police nabbed seven people in connection with the case. Aditya Krishna (23), who was arrested from Bihar&#39;s Muzaffarpur district, worked as a supplier of spurious cancer drugs in Pune and the NCR region, police said.</div>
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			Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched the&nbsp;<em>Pradhan Mantri Samajik Utthan evam Rozgar Adharit Jankalyan</em> (PM-SURAJ) portal and sanctioned credit support to 100,000 entrepreneurs from disadvantaged sections.&nbsp;</div>
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		The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved two corridors of Delhi Metro Phase-IV projects: Lajpat Nagar to Saket G-Block and&nbsp; Inderlok to Indraprastha. The total cost of these two corridors is expected to be Rs.8,399 crore, which will be sourced from Government of India, Government of Delhi, and international funding agencies.</div>
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	The Delhi High Court has upheld the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal &#39;s(ITAT) order refusing to stay the Income Tax Department&#39;s notice to Congress for recovery of outstanding tax of over Rs 100 crore.</div>
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The Nayab Singh Saini government has won the floor test in Haryana Assembly. In another development, Saini&#39;s appointment by the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has been challenged in the Punjab and Haryana High Court, according to LiveLaw.<br />
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The State Bank of India (SBI) filed a compliance affidavit in the Supreme Court today stating that the details related to the electoral bonds case have been furnished to the Election Commission of India (ECI). This comes a day after the deadline was set by the top court in connection with the electoral bond case<br />
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The National Investigative Agency(NIA) has detained a suspect in the Bengaluru cafe blast case.<br />
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PM Narendra Modi today laid the foundation stone of three semiconductor projects worth around Rs 1.25 trillion.<br />
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Nayab Singh Saini, Haryana&#39;s new chief minister proved his majority in the state legislature today. Just weeks ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, Manohar Lal Khattar was replaced with OBC leader Nayab Singh Saini as Haryana&#39;s chief minister in a swift switch in the state. The 54-year-old leader represents Kurukshetra in the Lok Sabha. Hours after the dramatic resignation of Khattar and his cabinet, Saini, who is the party&#39;s state unit president, was sworn in as chief minister along with five ministers at a Raj Bhawan ceremony. Saini on Tuesday stated that his government in the state has the support of a total of 48 MLAs adding that the Speaker has been urged to conduct the floor test on Wednesday. &quot;I want to thank PM Modi, party president JP Nadda, Union HM Amit Shah, and other senior leaders of the party for giving me this responsibility. We will work for the development of the state. We have asked the Speaker to conduct the floor test tomorrow at around 11 am, in the Vidhan Sabha. We have informed the Governor about the support of 48 MLAs,&quot; Chief Minister Saini said.<br />
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Highlights of day: Court acquits 2 accused of attacking cops in riots case

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Join us if you are being 'insulted', we will ensure your victory: Uddhav Thackeray to Gadkari

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	Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray has again urged Union minister Nitin Gadkari to leave the BJP if he is being &quot;insulted&quot;, stating the opposition in Maharashtra would ensure his win in the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls. &quot;I had told Gadkari this two days ago, and I am repeating it again. If you are being insulted, leave the BJP and join the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA). We will ensure your victory. We will make you a minister when our government comes to power, and it will be a post with powers,&quot; he said.</div>

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury seeks dossier on names shortlisted for election commissioners

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, the Opposition member in the three-member selection committee which is set to meet Thursday to pick two election commissioners,&nbsp; sought informaation on the &ldquo;bio-profiles&rdquo; of the shortlisted persons &ldquo;well before&rdquo; the meeting, <em>The Indian Express reported</em> today.

Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini to face trust vote in Haryana assembly today

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	&nbsp;OBC leader Nayab Singh Saini, Haryana&#39;s new chief minister, is set to face a trust vote in the state legislature. The 54-year-old leader, who is the party&#39;s BJP state unit president, was sworn in as chief minister along with five ministers at a Raj Bhawan ceremony hours after the resignation of&nbsp;ML&nbsp; Khattar and his cabinet.</p>
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President Joe Biden wins enough delegates to clinch 2024 Democratic nomination

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	President Joe Biden secured a second straight Democratic nomination Tuesday and set up an all-but-certain rematch with the predecessor he blames for destabilizing the country. He became his party&#39;s presumptive nominee when he won enough delegates in Georgia.&nbsp;</div>

Court acquits 2 accused of assaulting police in 2020 Delhi riots case

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	A court here on Wednesday acquitted two people of the charge of causing grievous hurt to two police officials during the 2020 northeast Delhi riots, saying their identification was &quot;shadowed with clouds of doubt&quot;. Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala was hearing a case against Abid Ali and Sheru alias Raja, who were accused of being part of a riotous mob that vandalised properties and pelted stones on the main Vijay Park Road during the communal riots on February 23, 2020.</div>

Police nabs IIT-BHU graduate in 'fake' cancer drug racket

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	An IIT-BHU graduate was arrested for his alleged involvement in a fake&#39; cancer drug racket on Wednesday, a day after the Delhi Police nabbed seven people in connection with the case. Aditya Krishna (23), who was arrested from Bihar&#39;s Muzaffarpur district, worked as a supplier of spurious cancer drugs in Pune and the NCR region, police said.</div>

Congress govts denied  facilities to disadvantaged sections of country: PM Modi

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	Congress never appreciated role of disadvantaged sections in country&#39;s progress and its govts denied them facilities, PM Modi said today. 100,000 beneficiaries from deprived sections were given Rs 720 crore today, said PM Modi at the launch of the PM-SURAJ National Portal.&nbsp;</div>
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ECI will disclose all details on electoral bonds in time, says CEC Rajiv Kumar

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	Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar today stated that the poll body will disclose electoral bonds data on time. &ldquo;We have three pillars: disclosure, disclosure, and disclosure. Disclose everything to people. The commission has been in favour of transparency. SBI has given us in time, and we have received it. We will disclose it on time,&rdquo; Kumar said.</div>

PM Modi launches Pradhan Mantri Samajik Utthan evam Rozgar Adharit Jankalyan (PM-SURAJ) portal

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	Prime Minister Narendra Modi today unveiled the Pradhan Mantri Samajik Utthan evam Rozgar Adharit Jankalyan (PM-SURAJ) portal and sanctioned credit support to 100,000 entrepreneurs of disadvantaged sections. PM Modi also distributed Ayushman health cards and PPE kits to Safai Mitras under NAMASTE scheme.</div>

How can anyone say I have no family when I have brothers, sisters like you?: PM Modi at outreach programme

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	&quot;My govt&#39;s schemes for toilets, cooking gas benefited deprived sections of society,&quot; Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in an address to beneficiaries from disadvantaged sections. PM Modi was attending the nationwide outreach programme for credit support to disadvantaged sections through virtual means.</div>

News update: PM attends outreach programme for credit support to disadvantaged sections

PM Modi virtually attended a nationwide outreach programme for extending credit support to disadvantaged sections.

IBM announces job cuts in two of its divisions: Report

IBM has reportedly announced layoffs in the the company&#39;s marketing and communications division without informing about the specific number of job cuts.&nbsp; The decision to fire employess was disclosed in a seven-minute meeting by Jonathan Adashek, the chief communications officer at IBM, to the employees in the department.&nbsp;

Union Cabinet gives nod to two corridors of Delhi Metro Phase-IV projects

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	The Union Cabinet has approved two corridors of Delhi Metro Phase-IV projects: Lajpat Nagar to Saket G-Block and&nbsp; Inderlok to Indraprastha.</div>

News update: Delhi HC rejects Congress' relief plea on I-T dept action on banks accounts

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	The Delhi High Court has upheld the ITAT order refusing to stay the Income Tax Department&#39;s notice to Congress for recovery of outstanding tax of over Rs 100 crore.</div>

Bihar: Transformer installed in Patna civil court explodes

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		<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WATCH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WATCH</a> | Bihar: An explosion took place in a transformer installed in Patna&#39;s Civil Court. Injuries reported.<br />
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	&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1767839520030851231?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Nayab Singh Saini government wins trust vote in Haryana Assembly amid JJP whip

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	The Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) had issued a whip, asking its 10 legislators to remain absent from the House during voting on the confidence motion. However, when the issue of trust vote was taken up, five of its MLAs left the House. In the 90-member state assembly, the BJP has 41 MLAs and it also enjoys the support of six of the seven independents as well as of lone Haryana Lokhit Party legislator Gopal Kanda.The JJP has 10 legislators in the House while the main opposition Congress has 30.</div>

News update: CM Nayab Saini wins confidence vote in Haryana Assembly

CM Nayab Singh Saini-led government has won the floor test in the state Assembly.
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		<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WATCH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WATCH</a> | CM Nayab Singh Saini-led Haryana Government wins the Floor Test in the State Assembly. <a href="https://t.co/0D78XmtbqQ">pic.twitter.com/0D78XmtbqQ</a></p>
	&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1767836322427703711?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Jobs meant for us will go to them; law and order situation will crumble: Delhi CM on CAA implementation

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		<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WATCH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WATCH</a> | On CAA implementation, Delhi CM &amp; AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal says, &quot;There are approximately 2.5-3 crore people put together who are minorities in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. These are poor countries. Out of these 2.5-3 crore people, if even 1-1.5 crore people&hellip; <a href="https://t.co/jvnMj5ZqS2">pic.twitter.com/jvnMj5ZqS2</a></p>
	&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1767830449605292181?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2024</a></blockquote>
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New Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini's appointment challenged in high court

The BJP on Tuesday appointed Nayab Singh Saini as the new chief minister of Haryana following the resignation submitted by former CM Manohar Lal Khattar. Amid the ongoing political crisis in Haryana, Saini&#39;s appointment by the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has been challenged in the Punjab and Haryana High Court, according to LiveLaw

Here's what the State Bank of India stated in its affidavit submitted to SC in electoral bonds case

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	From April 1 to 11, 2019 total number of Electoral Bonds purchased was 3346 and a total number of bonds redeemed was 1609, SBI states in its affidavit.</div>
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	SBI further tells Supreme Court that from April 12, 2019 to February 15, 2024 total number of Electoral Bonds purchased was 18,871 and the total number of bonds redeemed was 20,421.</div>
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SBI electoral bond case: Chairman files affidavit in SC, says details submitted to ECI

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	Chairman of State Bank of India (SBI) files an affidavit in the Supreme Court apprising that in compliance of the top court&rsquo;s order, date of purchase of each Electoral Bond, the name of the purchaser and the denomination of the Electoral Bond purchased has been furnished to the Election Commission of India.</div>
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	The bank has also furnished the detail to the Election Commission regarding the date of encashment of the Electoral Bonds, the name of political parties who have received the contributions and the denomination of the said bonds, affidavit states.</div>
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	SBI says that the data has been furnished in respect of bonds purchased and redeemed between April 12, 2019 to February 15, 2024.</div>
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Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if threatened: Putin says in state media interview

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	Speaking in an interview with Russian state television released early Wednesday, Russia &#39;s President Vladimir Putin stated that Russia is ready to deploy nuclear weapons if there is a threat to Russian statehood, sovereignty, or independence. Putin said he hoped that the US would avoid any escalation that could trigger a nuclear war, but emphasized that Russia&#39;s nuclear forces are ready for it.</div>

Electoral bonds case: SBI files compliance affidavit

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	The State Bank of India (SBI) had submitted data about electoral bonds to the Election Commission of India&nbsp;on Tuesday evening, in line with a stern direction from the Supreme Court.</div>

News update: NIA detains suspect in Bengaluru cafe blast case

NIA officials have detained the main suspect&#39;s accomplice from Ballari, Karnataka.

Haryana trust vote LIVE updates: 5 JJP legislators move out of Assembly

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	After Nayab Singh Saini, Haryana&#39;s new chief minister, moved the confidence vote in the special session, five JJP MLAs moved out of the Assembly.</div>

Haryana trust vote: CM Nayab Singh Saini moves confidence motion in Assembly

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	Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini has moved the confidence motion in the state Assembly.&nbsp;Saini has to to prove his majority in the state legislature today after replacing Manohar Lal Khattar in a dramatic development on Tuesday.</div>

India is pioneering Industry 4.0 with confidence: PM Modi

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	&quot;Due to various reasons, India was left behind during the first and the second industrial revolutions. However, India is pioneering Industry 4.0 with confidence,&quot; says Prime Minister Narendra Modi.</div>

Haryana trust vote: 4 Rebel JJP MLAs ignore party's whip, present in Assembly

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	The JJP had issued a whip to its MLAs asking remain absent during voting on the confidence motion to be brought by CM Saini&#39;s government in the Haryana assembly. Nayab Singh Saini, Haryana&#39;s new chief minister, has to to prove his majority in the state legislature today after replacing Manohar Lal Khattar in a swift switch in the state.</div>

India is scripting history, taking a strong step towards bright future: PM Modi on semiconductor fabs

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		<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WATCH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WATCH</a> | Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, &quot;Today is a historic day. Today, we are also scripting history &amp; taking a strong step ahead towards a bright future.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/swmBWnQKHa">pic.twitter.com/swmBWnQKHa</a></p>
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Haryana Assembly trust vote updates: JJP asks its MLAs to remain 'absent' during voting

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		Jannayak Janta Party has issued a whip to its MLAs to remain &quot;absent&quot; from the Haryana Assembly at the time of voting on the trust vote today. <a href="https://t.co/OnNTqLjR2d">pic.twitter.com/OnNTqLjR2d</a></p>
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PM Modi lays foundation stone of 3 semiconductor projects worth Rs 1.25 trn

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		<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WATCH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WATCH</a> | Prime Minister Narendra Modi lays the foundation stone of three semiconductor facilities, via video conferencing. <a href="https://t.co/MvNdyt9WXO">pic.twitter.com/MvNdyt9WXO</a></p>
	&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1767786830210949205?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2024</a></blockquote>
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News update: Supreme Court agrees to urgent hearing on EC appointment procedure on Friday

The top court will take up the petition challenging the appointment procedure of election commissioners and the chief election commissioner (CEC) on Friday.&nbsp;

Fire in eateries in Noida Extension, no one injured

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	Officials said that a fire broke out at some eateries and shops located near the Hindon river in Noida Extension today morning. No one was injured in the incident, they added. The blaze, ignited by a short circuit in one of the eateries, has been brought under control by 10 fire tenders, they said.</div>
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BJP opening doors for people from Pakistan, Bangladesh; it's dangerous for country: Delhi CM Kejriwal on CAA

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	&nbsp;BJP opened doors for people from Pakistan, Bangladesh through CAA; it&#39;s dangerous for country, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal stated today. He further said that people across country want CAA to be withdrawn, adding that citizens should express their anger against BJP by voting against them in LS polls.</div>

Centre's decision to implement CAA right, says minister Smriti Irani amid criticism from opposition

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	While talking to the media in West Bengal&#39;s Bardhaman on Tuesday, Union Minister Smriti Irani said that the decision to implement the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government was &#39;correct&#39;, claiming that the entire nation supports it.</div>
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	&quot;People belonging to the Hindu, Sikh, and Jain communities from countries like Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Bangladesh will be granted citizenship, a pledge fulfilled by PM Modi,&quot; she said.</div>

PM Modi to lay foundation stone of three semiconductor facilities worth  Rs 1.25 trillion

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	Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of India&#39;s first Fab facility in Gujarat&#39;s Dholera, Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) facilities at Sanand in Gujarat and Morigaon in Assam.</div>

Central govt to celebrate 'Hyderabad Liberation Day' on September 17 every year

September 17 will be celebrated as &#39;Hyderabad Liberation Day&#39; every year, the Centre said in a notification. &quot;In order to remember martyrs who liberated Hyderabad and to infuse the flame of patriotism in the minds of the youth, the Government of India has decided to celebrate 17th day of September every year as &quot;Hyderabad Liberation Day&quot;,&quot; the notification from the Ministry of Home Affairs read on Tuesday.