Sold-out hotels, packed flights: How India is becoming a global concert destination | India News

India’s Global Concert Economy “Ecstatic! Hell yeah, I’ve been waiting for this all my life.” Linkin Park fan Joel’s words almost encapsulate the emotions of all the Indian millennials and Gen Zs who have been waiting to see the iconic rock band live.“They’ve been with me from my tiny MP3 player to my current smartphone,”…

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SIR ‘harassment’: West Bengal districts erupt in protest; forces deployed | India News

Malda: People block National Highway 12 during a protest against the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, at Gazole in Malda district. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Roads were blocked and tyres set ablaze as several districts in West Bengal erupted in protests on Tuesday over alleged harassment of people during…

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‘Where is the election?’ Congress’ swipe Nitin Nabin takes charge as BJP chief; RJD joins criticism | India News

Nitin Nabin, BJP national president NEW DELHI: The Congress on Tuesday took a swipe after Nitin Nabin formally took charge as the BJP’s new national president without a leadership contest and also took a dig at Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, whom the largest opposition party has been attacking, alleging irregularities in elections.“Where is…

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Tejashwi Yadav vs Misa Bharti? RJD national executive meeting on Jan 25; to decide ‘working president’ | India News

Misa Bharti and Tejashwi Yadav (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) is set to convene a meeting of its national executive in Patna later this week, with key leadership decisions expected to be made.“Yes, the national executive meeting will be held on January 25. Besides Lalu ji, all top leaders are expected…

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‘Expose them to public’: PM Modi targets parties ‘protecting’ illegal immigrants; flags ‘threat’ | India News

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday doubled down on his government’s ambition to detect and deport illegal immigrants in the country, while strongly criticising the political parties “protecting or covering up for illegal immigrants for the sake of vote bank politics”.Addressing the party workers after the new BJP chief Nitin Nabin took charge,…

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‘Nitin Nabin is my boss’: PM Modi congratulates new BJP chief; calls himself a ‘party worker’ | India News

Prime Minister Narendra Modi NEW DELHI: “When it is about the party, Nitin Nabin is my boss,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, calling himself a “party worker” of the BJP, while addressing the gathering after the inauguration of young leader Nitin Nabin as the Bharatiya Janata Party’s youngest-ever national president.45-year-old Nitin Nabin, who hails from…

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From party worker to its president: Nitin Nabin becomes BJP’s youngest chief — 10 things to know | India News

Nitin Nabin takes charge as BJP chief NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Nitin Nabin on Tuesday assumed charge as the party’s new national president, marking a key transition in the ruling party’s organisational leadership.The swearing-in ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with several senior party leaders. BJP chief ministers, national…

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Alcohol, sugary drinks stay cheap in India as WHO flags weak taxes in South-East Asia | India News

NEW DELHI: Despite strong evidence linking alcohol and sugar-sweetened beverages to cancers, liver disease, obesity, diabetes, heart disease and road injuries, both products are becoming more affordable in India, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned, calling weak tax design across South-East Asia a major public-health failure.Across two recent global reports, the WHO ranks South-East…

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