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President Ram Nath Kovind today called for a “sustained debate” on holding simultaneous polls for the Lok Sabha and the state assemblies, saying all parties need to arrive at a consensus over the issue. In his maiden address to the joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament at the beginning of the Budget session here, he said citizens alive to the state of governance in the country were concerned about frequent elections in one part of the country or another, which adversely impacted the economy and development. “Frequent elections…

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As many as 112 people were arrested and security forces personnel intensified vigil in the strife-torn Kasganj in Uttar Pradesh where the situation remained tense but peaceful today, two days after clashes between two communities claimed one life. In the evening, the UP Police said the situation was headed towards normalcy. They also said three drone cameras had been deployed for aerial surveillance. Explosives were found during house-to-house searches following which the state police chief said the stringent National Security Act (NSA) would be invoked against the culprits. The Yogi…

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Four people, including two children, were killed and seven others injured in three separate accidents caused due to dense fog here today, police said. Two brothers, aged 9 and 10, were killed and and six others, including the mother of the children, were injured when a bus collided with their auto near Ading village, under the Goverdhan police station area, amidst dense fog this morning, they added. The deceased were identified as Krishna (9) and Yash (10). Their mother, Ruchi, and other injured were undergoing treatment, police said, adding that…

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