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Illegal immigrants now meddling in India's electoral process: Vice President Dhankhar

Illegal immigrants now meddling in India’s electoral process: Vice President Dhankhar

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Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar speaking at the 65th convocation ceremony of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University on February 22, 2025. Photo: X/@VPIndia Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday (February 22, 2025) claimed that illegal immigrants are interfering in the country’s electoral process, and there should be awareness about this. In apparent reference to the recent

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International Mother Language Day | Why Punjabi is Disappearing: The Politics Behind Language Loss in India

International Mother Language Day | Why Punjabi is Disappearing: The Politics Behind Language Loss in India

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The International Mother Language Day celebrations reminded me of a conversation sparked by the cricketer R. Ashwin, who mentioned that Hindi is not India’s national language. Article 343 of the Indian Constitution designates Hindi in the Devanagari script as an official language for communication between the Centre and the States rather than as a national

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BJP-led Delhi govt directs action plan on water, air quality; seeks report on mohalla clinics

BJP-led Delhi govt directs action plan on water, air quality; seeks report on mohalla clinics

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Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta chairs a meeting with the officials of PWD department on February 22, 2025 | Photo Credit: @gupta_rekha A day after its formation, the BJP-led Delhi government headed by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta directed a summer action plan for water supply and air quality, and sought a report on mohalla clinics.

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LA Fires Revive Trauma For Homeowners Battling Insurance Claims

Associated Press Sues White House Officials to Restore Access

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(Bloomberg) — The Associated Press sued three White House officials after its reporters were banned from covering events at the White House and traveling aboard Air Force One over President Donald Trump’s objection to how the news organization references “Gulf of America” in its style guide. In a suit filed Friday in Washington federal court,

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Murders in the Kolkata building: police probe deepens to uncover motive, identify killers

Murders in the Kolkata building: police probe deepens to uncover motive, identify killers

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A day after post-mortem examinations confirmed the murder of two women and a teenage girl found dead in their Kolkata home, the police said on Friday that they are now focused on identifying the culprits and motive behind the crime. Investigators are also exploring the possible involvement of the two women’s husbands, who are siblings,

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After Delhi HC sets aside arrests of UNLF members, NIA says studying order

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A day after the Delhi High Court set aside the arrests of three United National Liberation Front (UNLF) members from Manipur after noting that the National Investigation Agency (NIA) had failed to provide them with the grounds of their arrest in writing, a government official said that the federal probe agency is “studying the order”.

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NRC Crisis in Assam Explained: Supreme Court Orders Deportation of 63 Foreigners from Matia Camp

NRC Crisis in Assam Explained: Supreme Court Orders Deportation of 63 Foreigners from Matia Camp

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On February 4, the Supreme Court directed the Assam government to start the deportation process of 63 foreigners currently lodged in the Matia transit camp in western Assam’s Goalpara district. This is the country’s largest detention camp and currently has 270 inmates. Before the Matia camp became operational in 2023, persons declared as foreigners in

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Archegos CFO Gets Eight Years in Prison for Defrauding Banks

DOJ, SEC Investigating $32 Million CrowdStrike Deal With Carahsoft

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(Bloomberg) — US prosecutors and regulators are investigating a $32 million deal between CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. and a technology distributor to provide cybersecurity tools to the Internal Revenue Service, according to two people familiar with the matter and a document seen by Bloomberg News. Investigators for the Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission

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USAID funding in India: USAID has funded several projects in India

USAID funding in India: USAID has funded several projects in India

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The association between India and USAID began in 1951 when the then President Harry Truman signed the India Emergency Food Aid Act.  | Photo Credit: Reuters On February 16, the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by billionaire Elon Musk, listed items on which the “U.S. taxpayer dollars were going to be spent” and the

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