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Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, Dy CM Samrat Choudhary call on PM New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a month after retaining charge of the eastern state following the NDA's landslide victory in the assembly election.

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah meets Bihar CM Nitish Kumar New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday met Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who is visiting the national capital for the first time after being sworn-in for a record fifth consecutive term a month ago.

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FTA with New Zealand to significantly deepen bilateral economic engagement: Govt New Delhi: The free trade agreement (FTA) with New Zealand will significantly deepen bilateral economic engagement, enhance market access and promote investment flows, India said in a statement on Monday.

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Search operation widened to track down terrorists hiding in forest belt in J-K's Udhampur Jammu: Security forces widened the area of the search operation to track down terrorists hiding in the forest belt of Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Monday, officials said.

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Air India's Mumbai-bound B777 plane suffers engine shutdown; returns to Delhi New Delhi: A Mumbai-bound Air India's Boeing 777 aircraft made an emergency landing in the national capital in less than one hour after taking off due to right engine shutdown on Monday morning, according to sources.

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Demolition of MGNREGA to have catastrophic consequences: Sonia Gandhi New Delhi: Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Monday said the "demolition" of the historic Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) will have catastrophic consequences for crores of people across rural India and called upon all to unite and safeguard the rights that protect everyone.

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Goa nightclub fire: Police remand of Luthra siblings extended by five days Panaji: A Goa court on Monday extended by five days the police custody of Saurabh Luthra and Gaurav Luthra, owners of the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub where a devastating fire on December 6 resulted in 25 deaths.

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Gross errors in SIR exercise conducted so far by EC in West Bengal: Mamata Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday lashed out at the Election Commission, alleging that there were “gross errors” in the draft rolls published following the enumeration phase of the SIR in the state.

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India, New Zealand conclude FTA talks; pact to offer duty-free access, USD 20 bn FDI New Delhi: India and New Zealand on Monday announced the conclusion of talks for a free trade agreement that will give duty-free access to a range of domestic goods, particularly from labour-intensive sectors, and includes an FDI commitment of USD 20 billion over 15 years.

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SC stays conviction of ex-Maharashtra minister Manikrao Kokate in cheating case New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the conviction of former Maharashtra minister Manikrao Kokate in a cheating and forgery case and clarified that he shall not face any disqualification as an MLA.

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National Herald case: Delhi HC seeks Gandhis' reply on ED plea against trial court order New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday asked Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and others to respond to a plea by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) challenging the order of the trial court that refused to take cognisance of its chargesheet against them in the National Herald case.

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Delhi HC protects actor R Madhavan's personality rights, orders takedown of objectionable content New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday protected the personality rights of Bollywood actor R Madhavan by restraining several websites and online platforms from illegally using his name or images for commercial gain without his consent.

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Jaishankar to arrive in Sri Lanka on Tuesday as PM Modi's special envoy Colombo: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will arrive in Sri Lanka on Tuesday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's special envoy and meet with the island nation's leadership, the Indian High Commission here said on Monday.

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After Hadi, another Bangladesh student leader shot in head Dhaka: Unidentified gunmen on Monday shot in the head Motaleb Shikder, a second leader of Bangladesh’s violent student-led 2024 uprising.

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