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Bureaucracy can't operate on outdated frameworks;govt working on policies to shape next 1,000 yrs:PM New Delhi: Asserting that India's bureaucracy and policymaking cannot operate on outdated frameworks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the policies that his government is working on are going to shape the future of the next 1,000 years and asked everyone to work tirelessly towards this shared vision.

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US Vice President JD Vance to visit Amber Fort in Jaipur Jaipur: US Vice President JD Vance will visit the Amber Fort in Jaipur and deliver an address on US-India relations at Rajasthan International Centre (RIC) on Tuesday.

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Our march to eliminate Naxalism continues unabated: Shah New Delhi: In the wake of killing of eight Naxals by security forces in Jharkhand, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday asserted that his government's commitment to eliminate Naxalism continues unabated.

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Very clear EC is compromised: Rahul Gandhi in US; BJP calls him 'traitor' Boston/New Delhi: The Election Commission is "compromised", Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged at an event in the US as he attacked the poll panel citing turnout figures in the Maharashtra election, drawing a strong reaction from the BJP which called him a "traitor".

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Jammu-Srinagar NH shut after landslides, Mughal Road provides alternative link to Kashmir Rajouri/Jammu: As the landslide-hit Jammu-Srinagar National Highway remained shut for a second consecutive day on Monday, the reopening of the Mughal Road connecting the twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch in Jammu to south Kashmir's Shopian district brought huge relief to the stranded people.

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Ex-DGP murder case: Wife threw chilli powder before stabbing, say police Bengaluru: Police probing former Karnataka DGP Om Prakash's murder case have learnt that his wife Pallavi allegedly threw chilli powder on his face before stabbing him to death, police sources said.

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We are alleged of encroaching upon parliamentary, executive functions: SC New Delhi: "As it is, we are alleged of encroaching upon the parliamentary and executive functions," Supreme Court's Justice B R Gavai said on Monday in an apparent reference to recent attacks on the judiciary while hearing a matter over West Bengal violence.

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SC takes note of plea alleging Samay Raina ridiculed disabled New Delhi: In what could spell fresh trouble for "India's Got Latent" host Samay Raina, the Supreme Court on Monday said it would examine a plea alleging he ridiculed the disabled, including a person with visual disability and those suffering from a rare disorder like Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA).

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Child trafficking: Situation gone from bad to worse, says SC New Delhi: While asking Delhi Police to take steps to arrest an accused behind a children trafficking racket in the capital, the Supreme Court on Monday said the "situation seems to have gone from bad to worse".

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Corruption case: SC refers to larger bench issues over ex-CM B S Yediyurappa plea New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday referred to a larger bench the legal issues stemming from a plea of BJP leader B S Yediyurappa, including the question whether a prior sanction to prosecute is needed under the Prevention of Corruption Act after a magisterial court order of inquiry.

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Pope Francis, Latin America's first pontiff who ministered with charm and humility, dies at 88 Vatican City: Pope Francis, history's first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humility and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives over climate change and critiques of capitalism, died Monday. He was 88. (AP)

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Israeli President urges India to deepen ties by working together on geostrategic issues Jerusalem: Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Monday urged India to further deepen bilateral ties by working together on geostrategic issues, especially emphasising on the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) project, which he described as the "future of the world". By Harinder Mishra

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