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Abhro Banerjee

A true-blue Bongo shontan living out of Bengal with the heart still there, Abhro Banerjee covers day-to-day national, international, and political affairs. He comes with an experience of seven and a half years in this industry with a recent shift from print to digital. When not penning, he can be either found pampering his dog, riding his darling bike, or cracking people up.

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The election commission has put a stop to the earlier

Trishul, rising sun or mashaal: Uddhav faction explores options after EC poll symbol freeze

India | Oct 09, 2022, 02:48 PM IST

Shiv Sena bow and arrow symbol row: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday passed an interim order barring both Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde factions from using the party name Shiv Sena and its 'bow and arrow' poll symbol.

Shashi Tharoor will file nomination at 12.15 pm on Friday.

'Welcome Kharge's nomination, it's a friendly contest and there's no rivalry': Shashi Tharoor

India | Sep 30, 2022, 11:33 AM IST

Congress President polls: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor will file his nominations for the upcoming party president election on Friday, the last day of the process. The leader also said there is no "no rivalry" among party leaders, who are in the fray adding that it is a "friendly contest".

If the rate hike is approved, it will be forth time in a

RBI hikes repo rate by 50 basis points to 5.9%; EMIs set to rise again

Business | Sep 30, 2022, 10:50 AM IST

RBI rate hike: The Reserve Bank's rate-setting panel on Wednesday started deliberations on the keenly awaited monetary policy amidst the expectation of 50 basis points hike.

Are Shashi Tharoor and Mallikarjun Kharge likely to contest

Congress president election: It's Kharge vs Tharoor as Gehlot, Digvijaya sit out

India | Sep 30, 2022, 11:36 PM IST

Congress President polls Live Updates: Sachin Pilot, who spent around an hour at Gandhi's residence where Congress general secretary (organisation) K C Venugopal was also present, said he conveyed his sentiments and gave his feedback to the party president.

Close to 100 people were on the boat when it sank.

Boat capsizes in Assam's Dhubri: School kids, govt officials, among several missing

India | Sep 29, 2022, 02:44 PM IST

Brahmaputra boat capsize: The Bhashani-bound boat hit the post of a bridge at Adabari, around 3 km from Dhubri town, and capsized, an official said, adding that 15 people have been rescued so far.

Akhilesh Yadav was elected the chief of Samajwadi Party on

'EC deliberately reduced votes of Yadavs & Muslims on BJP's diktat': Akhilesh Yadav

India | Sep 29, 2022, 01:32 PM IST

Akhilesh on UP polls: The comment by Yadav comes on a day when he was unanimously elected president of the Samajwadi Party for the third consecutive time, said the party's secretary general Ram Gopal Yadav.

Mamata Banerjee had increased Durga Puja dole to individual

Mamata Banerjee tries her hand at 'dhak' at Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata

India | Sep 29, 2022, 11:58 AM IST

Mamata plays dhak: The leader had arrived with her fellow ministers Frihad Hakim and Aroop Biswas at the Suruchi Sangha Puja, where she tried her hand at playing 'dhak' alongside other dhakis (people who play the instrument) and ministers from her cabinet.

Employees are now eligible for 38% allowance.

Rajasthan govt hikes DA by 4%, state employees now eligible for 38% allowance

India | Sep 29, 2022, 11:20 AM IST

Rajasthan govt DA allowance: The move by the Rajasthan government comes after Centre hikes DA on Wednesday.

The account was taken down at the government's request.

Twitter bans PFI account after govt request

India | Sep 29, 2022, 10:30 AM IST

PFI Twitter account ban: The notification, which enforced the ban, mentioned that PFI and its associates have been indulging in unlawful activities, which are prejudicial to the integrity, sovereignty and security of the country and have the potential to disturb public peace.

The minister said that strengthening the Indo-Pacific zone

India strives for relationship with China that is built on mutual sensitivity and respect: Jaishankar

India | Sep 29, 2022, 09:35 AM IST

Jaishankar on India-China relationship: Responding to a question on how India and the US are planning to handle a belligerent China, he said the two countries have a shared objective of betterment and strengthening of the Indo-Pacific.

The CM has asked other ministers not to indulge in any

'Don't hurt party's reputation': UP CM Yogi urges minister to be cautious

India | Sep 29, 2022, 10:33 AM IST

Yogi warns ministers: At a meeting on Wednesday evening, he told the Ministers that they should treat this responsibility as an opportunity to serve people at large and directed them to remain in field and review their respective department's work at least for three to four days a week.

Amanatullah Khan was arrested over irregularities in Waqf

AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan gets bail in Delhi Waqf Board case

India | Sep 28, 2022, 04:57 PM IST

Amanatullah granted bail: He was granted bail on a personal bond of Rs one lakh, said the Special Judge Vikas Dhull. A detailed order from the court is awaited.

The Samajwadi Party contested the 2019 Lok Sabha election

'Only SP can defeat BJP in UP', says Akhilesh, adding BJP 'misused official machinery'

India | Sep 28, 2022, 03:10 PM IST

Akhilesh on UP polls: In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the Samajwadis tried hard for a historic result. They tried to realise the dream of Ram Manohar Lohia and B R Ambedkar to "bring the 'Bahujan' forces on one platform, the Samajwadi Party chief said after inaugurating the state-level convention o

Ashok Gehlot will meet party high command in Delhi on

Congress President polls: Rajasthan CM Gehlot to visit Delhi, meet high command; no word on resignation yet

India | Sep 28, 2022, 04:41 PM IST

Congress President polls: The party's disciplinary committee has asked the three to explain within 10 days why action should not be initiated against them after the observers for Rajasthan - Mallikarjun Kharge and Ajay Maken - in their report charged them with "gross indiscipline".

The resort where Ankita worked was bulldozed by the

Ankita murder case: Resort demolition may have destroyed crucial evidence, says U'khand ex-DGP

India | Sep 28, 2022, 11:35 AM IST

Ankita Murder case: "It seems to me that the proper procedure of demolition of the so-called illegal resort was not followed in this case. Usually, a show-cause notice is issued before any such exercise is undertaken," Lal told PTI in an exclusive interview on Tuesday.

One person was arrested by the Central Bureau of

Delhi liquor policy scam: Day after CBI nabs Delhi businessman, ED arrests liquor trader

India | Sep 28, 2022, 11:37 AM IST

Delhi Liquor scam case: Mahendru has been accused of transferring Rs 1 crore to an account of UCO Bank at Rajendra Place. The ED action comes a day after another accused, Vijay Nair, was arrested in the liquor policy case.

A security person keeps vigil outside the Popular Front of

PFI ban: Organisation accepts Centre's decision, says outfit's Kerala General Secretary | Highlights

India | Sep 28, 2022, 11:47 PM IST

PFI ban LIVE updates: In a notification issued late Tuesday night, the Union Home Ministry said the central government is of the opinion that the PFI and its affiliates have been involved in subversive activities, thereby disturbing public order and undermining the constitutional setup.

The picture was tweeted by Congress.

'Must be fun, fly safe,' Congress mocks PM Modi on World Tourism Day

India | Sep 27, 2022, 03:51 PM IST

Congress mocks PM Modi: The tweet was posted on a day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Japan on Tuesday to attend the state funeral of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe. Modi will join several global leaders to pay tributes to Abe.

The landmark judgment was passed by the court on September

In a first, Supreme Court begins live streaming of constitution bench proceedings

India | Sep 27, 2022, 12:23 PM IST

Supreme Court Live streaming proceedings: The proceedings can be accessed at webcast.gov.in/scindia/, said an official. On Monday, a bench headed by Chief Justice Uday Umesh Lalit said the top court will soon have its own “platform” to live-stream its proceedings instead of having to use YouTube.

The country crossed the grim milestone of two crore on May

India records 3,230 new Covid cases, lowest in 118 days

India | Sep 27, 2022, 10:32 AM IST

India Covid cases: The active cases declined to 42,358 while the death toll climbed to 5,28,562 with 32 fatalities which includes 22 deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated.

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