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"Forced" resignation, says Congress on Dhankhar's sudden exit as VP; got many opportunities to serve country: PM Modi New Delhi: As questions swirl around Jagdeep Dhankhar's sudden resignation as Vice President, the Congress on Tuesday claimed it was "forced" and the reasons are "far deeper" than the health issues cited by him even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he had got "many opportunities" to serve the country in various capacities.

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LS adjourned for day as opposition protests demanding debate on SIR; govt slams 'double standards' New Delhi: The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day on Tuesday due to protests by the opposition demanding a discussion on the ongoing voter roll revision in Bihar, even as the government accused them of practising "double standards" by asking for a debate on one hand and disrupting the House on the other.

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Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day without transacting any business amid Opposition protests New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day on Tuesday without transacting any business after uproar by Opposition members over several issues including a discussion on Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar.

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Bihar SIR: Over 52 lakh elector not found at addresses; 18 lakh so far identified as dead New Delhi: During house-to-house visit in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral roll in Bihar, poll officials have so far found that more than 52 lakh voters were not present at their addresses and another 18 lakh have died.

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Opposition MPs protest against Bihar SIR; vow to press for PM's presence in House New Delhi: Opposition MPs, including Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, on Tuesday held a protest in the Parliament House complex against the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar.

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Pahalgam massacre: With attackers at large, security concerns rise; demand to fix accountability gains traction Pahalgam: Three months after the brutal terror attack in Pahalgam that left many tourists dead, the perpetrators are still at large, raising concerns over security lapses in the region and sparking growing calls for fixing accountability. By Sumir Kaul

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Amid 'rummy' video row, minister calls govt 'beggar'; Fadnavis says comments inappropriate Nashik: Maharashtra minister Manikrao Kokate, who has been accused of playing rummy on his phone in the legislature, on Tuesday waded into another controversy as he termed the government a "beggar" while trying to clarify an earlier comment on farmers.

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Grounded British fighter jet flies back Thiruvananthapuram: The British F-35B fighter jet flew back on Tuesday after completing maintenance, more than a month after it made an emergency landing at the international airport here, and remained parked since then.

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'Aadhaar, voter, ration cards considered only for identification': EC justifies SIR in Bihar New Delhi: The Election Commission of India has justified its ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar saying it adds to the purity of the election by "weeding out ineligible persons" from the electoral rolls.

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7/11 blasts: SC to hear Maharashtra’s appeal against acquittal on Thursday New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear the Maharashtra government's plea against the Bombay High Court verdict acquitting all 12 accused in the 2006 Mumbai train bomb blasts case on July 24.

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Terror case: Jailed J&K MP Engineer Rashid gets custody parole to attend Parliament New Delhi: A Delhi court on Tuesday granted to jailed Lok Sabha MP Engineer Rashid custody parole between July 24 and August 4 to attend the monsoon session of Parliament.

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Kanwar Yatra: SC refuses to stay QR code directive for eateries, asks hotels to display licenses New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to stay the "QR" code directive for eateries along Kanwar Yatra route in UP, Uttarakhand and directed all hotel owners along the route to display their licences and registration certificates in line with the statutory requirements.

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PM Oli urges faster BRI project implementation to transform Nepal into land-connected country Kathmandu: Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli on Tuesday called for faster implementation of projects under China's Belt and Road Initiative to help transform Nepal from a landlocked to a land-connected country during his meeting with a senior Chinese government official here. By Shirish B Pradhan

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Students protest to demand 'accurate' info as Bangladesh school jet crash toll rises to 31 Dhaka: Thousands of students on Tuesday protested demanding "accurate" information on casualties and compensation for the families of those killed when a Bangladesh Air Force training jet crashed into a school, as the death toll in the incident rose to 31, including 25 children.

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