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19 March,2023 10:50 PM IST | MumbaiShiv Sena (UBT) Leader & 4 time Rajya Sabha Member Sanjay Raut speaks with Mid-day. Talking about his jail term & how he feels politics in a democracy is about fighting ideologies & not personal vengeance. Raut slams the BJP govt for supporting the governor even after his remarks on Shivaji. Watch... [Read More]
26 November,2022 02:29 PM ISTIndian Coast Guard, along with local administration and other agencies carry out a search and rescue operation at the spot of Morbi Bridge on November 01. Gujarat government has constituted a five-member committee headed to probe the bridge collapse incident. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Morbi today. ... [Read More]
01 November,2022 02:47 PM ISTMumbai has logged four-digit Coronavirus infections for the seventh day in a row, though it reported 685 fewer Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours compared to 1,803 infections on Sunday, which also saw two fatalities linked to the infection... [Read More]
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