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New Delhi: The first set of citizenship certificates under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act was issued Wednesday here to 14 people, nearly two months after rules under the contentious law were notified to grant Indian nationality to persecuted non-Muslim migrants from three neighbouring countries. Union Home...

New Delhi: Annu Mishra kept her modest food stall shut as temperatures in Odisha's Bhubaneswar remained above 40 degrees Celsius for 17 consecutive days in April. This streak was the longest since 1969, severely impacting health and livelihoods. "The crippling heat made it extremely difficult...

New Delhi: Coming down hard on the Uttarakhand government, the Supreme Court said Wednesday it was at pains to say that the state's approach in controlling forest fires was ‘lackadaisical’. A bench headed by Justice BR Gavai directed the Chief Secretary of Uttarakhand to be...

Jaipur: A senior vigilance officer at Hindustan Copper Limited died after a lift collapsed at the Kolihan mine in Rajasthan's Neem Ka thana district, said officials, adding that 14 trapped people have been rescued. Fifteen employees, including vigilance officers and workers of Hindustan Copper Ltd,...

New Delhi: Amid the high-decibel campaign and fierce competition between BJP and the INDIA bloc to woo new voters, the free ration to the country’s 80 crore citizens has become a new rallying point for the latter. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, addressing a joint press...

Kanpur: Seven schools including two run by the government, received bomb threat emails which were found to be a ‘hoax', officials said Wednesday. "Most schools reported the threat emails to police Tuesday after it came to their knowledge, as the schools were closed on Sunday...

A video featuring RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat speaking at a meeting is circulating on social media platforms (here, here, and here), with the claim that he admitted that the RSS is against reservation and cannot openly express this stance. In the video, we can hear Mohan Bhagwat...

Claim Kangana Ranaut has problems with every actor except Narendra Modi, says veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah. Fact Newschecker first ran a keyword search for the viral quote, which did not lead us to any credible news reports or records of such a statement by the...

Fact-Check The Verdict: FalseIn reality, Rahul Gandhi said that Narendra Modi will not become the prime minister after June 4, 2024, the day election results are announced. Claim ID: 9b1c9dba What is the claim? A video circulating on social media platforms purportedly shows Congress leader...

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu expressed grief Wednesday on the demise of former Odisha minister Dambarudhar Ulaka and extended condolences to his family members. Murmu said Ulaka worked for the welfare of people, especially the deprived and the underprivileged. Veteran Congress leader Ulaka breathed his...