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JD(U) president Nitish Kumar resigned as the Chief Minister of Bihar, saying 'things were not working well' for him in the Mahagathbandhan and the Opposition bloc INDIA, and staked claim to form a new government with the BJP, which he had dumped less than 18 months ago. After submitting his resignation to Governor Rajendra Arlekar, Kumar, who is likely to form a new government by the evening, said: "I have submitted my resignation to the Governor. The government that was in place now comes to an end. I have let it go".
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India is now cooperating with Canada in the ongoing probe into the murder of a Sikh separatist leader in British Columbia and bilateral ties are improving following months of tensions over the matter, a former Canadian national security advisor has said, describing the changing relationship as an 'evolution.' This is the first time a Canadian official has acknowledged that India has moved things forward following allegations of non-cooperation against India by Canada amid tensions over Nijjar's killing.
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Congress President M Mallikarjun Kharge said his party has held talks with all alliance partners of INDIA bloc on seat-sharing for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, and reached an understanding with some of them, while the dialogue with others is at the final stages. On seat sharing with alliance partners, he said he has constituted a six-member committee headed by Congress leader Mukul Wasnik.
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A vacancy reserved for SC or ST or OBC candidates can be declared unreserved if enough candidates from these categories are not available, according to new draft guidelines by University Grants Commission (UGC). The guidelines have been receiving backlash from several quarters.
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Rahul Gandhi-led ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ resumed from West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district on Sunday after a two-day break. The yatra will halt for the night near Siliguri, a state Congress leader said.
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Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren went on an unplanned visit to Delhi after the Enforcement Directorate issued him a fresh summons, asking him to join the investigation in a money laundering case. His trip to Delhi came in the backdrop of the ED asking him whether he would be available for questioning on either January 29 or January 31.
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The head of the main UN aid agency in the war-battered Gaza Strip warned late Saturday that its work is collapsing after nine countries decided to suspend funding over allegations that several agency employees participated in the deadly Hamas attack on Israel four months ago. Philippe Lazzarini, head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, said he was shocked such decisions were taken as 'famine looms' in the Israel-Hamas war.
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Iran said it successfully launched three satellites into space with a rocket that had multiple failures in the past, the latest for a programme that the West says improves Tehran's ballistic missiles. While Iran has not intervened militarily in the conflict, it has faced increased pressure within its theocracy for action after a deadly Islamic State suicide bombing earlier this month and as proxy groups like Yemen's Houthi rebels conduct attacks linked to the war.
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Rahat Fateh Ali Khan found himself at the centre of a controversy after a video of him allegedly slapping a person went viral on social media, following which the renowned Pakistani singer said it was an attempt to tarnish his image. It couldn't be ascertained when and where the said video was filmed.
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A 45-year-old woman died and 17 people were injured when a stage set up for a religious function at the Kalkaji temple in Delhi collapsed in the early hours, police said. According to police, a 'jagran' (religious function) was organised at the Mahant Parishar of Kalkaji temple and around 1,600 people attended it.
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