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India-Saudi Arabia ties have limitless potential: PM Modi New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has hailed Saudi Arabia as one of India's most values partners, and a trusted friend and ally, describing the current period as promising times for their ties having a "limitless potential".

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BJP MP Swaraj carries bag with 'National Herald's loot' message to JPC meet on simultaneous polls New Delhi: Keeping the heat on the Congress over the National Herald issue, BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj on Tuesday carried a bag with a message about the "loot" in the case as she arrived in Parliament annexe for the committee meeting over the bills proposing simultaneous polls.

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US Vice President J D Vance, family visit Jaipur's Amber Fort Jaipur: US Vice President J D Vance, along with his family members, visited the Amber Fort here on Tuesday, officials said.

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Hyderabad: ED summons actor Mahesh Babu in money laundering case Hyderabad: The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Telugu actor Mahesh Babu for questioning in a money laundering case linked to an alleged real estate fraud case perpetrated by some local groups, officials said Tuesday.

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Ex-DGP murder: CCB probing motives and details, says Home Minister Bengaluru: Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Tuesday said the Central Crime Branch (CCB) is probing the motive and other details behind the murder of former Karnataka DGP Om Prakash.

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Jharkhand: ED raids in Bokaro forest land case Ranchi: The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday raided multiple locations in Jharkhand and Bihar as part of an alleged Bokaro forest land scam linked money laundering investigation, officials said.

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SC agrees to hear next week plea on Nishikant Dubey's remarks on judiciary New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear next week a plea flagging BJP MP Nishikant Dubey's recent criticism of the apex court and Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna.

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SC to consider pleas of Kerala against Guv over delay in approving bills passed by House New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear on May 6 the pleas of the Kerala government against the governor over the delay in approving bills passed by the state assembly.

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Ramdev's 'sharbat jihad' remark shocks court's conscience: Delhi HC New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday observed that Yoga guru Ramdev's purported remark of "sharbat jihad" on Hamdard's Rooh Afza shook its conscience and was indefensible.

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Mourning, tributes for Pope Francis shared around world Vatican City: Grief and tributes for Pope Francis were shared around the world Tuesday, a day after the popular pontiff died at age 88.(AP)

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FM Sitharaman invites global IT companies to explore opportunities in India San Francisco: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday met several IT industry leaders and invited them to explore opportunities for technical collaboration and investment.

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