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‘Extremely Compromised EC’ can now become ‘Extremely Competent EC’: TMC MP
New Delhi: The “Extremely Compromised EC” can now become “Extremely Competent EC”, TMC MP Derek O’Brien said on Thursday, reacting to a Supreme Court ruling on the appointments of the Chief Election…
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Tamil Nadu: Congress surges ahead in Erode East by polls
Erode: Congress’ EVKS Elangovan established a comfortable lead of over 18,000 votes against his nearest rival KS Thennarasu of the AIADMK in the Erode East Assembly bypoll. The counting of polled votes was…
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Meghalaya polls: NPP ahead in 22 seats, UDP in 7
Shillong: The ruling NPP in Meghalaya was leading in 22 seats, while the UDP was ahead in seven, the Election Commission said on Thursday as the counting of votes for the assembly…
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HC rejects ‘love jihad’ claim, says interfaith relations can’t have religious angle by default
Mumbai: A relationship cannot be dubbed as a form of ‘love jihad’ just because the boy and the girl belong to different religions, the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court has…
- Telangana
KCR visits Venkateshwara Swamy Temple in Telangana’s Kamareddy
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao participated in the ‘Kalyanotsavam’ ritual of Lord Venkateshwara Swamy at Sri Tirumala Venkateshwara Swamy temple in Thimmapur in Kamareddy district on Wednesday. KCR, as Rao…
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AI urination incident: DGCA rejects plea to revoke suspension of pilot’s licence
New Delhi: Aviation regulator DGCA has rejected the plea to revoke the suspension of the licence of an Air India pilot in connection with the urination incident onboard New York-Delhi flight in…
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Adani-Hindenburg row: SC to pronounce order on panel of experts on Thursday
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce on Thursday its order on a batch of PILs on the recent Adani Group shares crash triggered by the Hindenburg Research’s fraud allegations. A…
- Telangana
Two workers die in flash fire at pharma unit in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Two young workers, including a chemist, died in a flash fire while cleaning a reactor at a pharmaceutical company in Jeedimetla area here on Wednesday, police said. The incident occurred when…
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Delhi court discharges AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan in rioting case
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Wednesday discharged AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan in a case of alleged rioting and stone pelting on police personnel in May 2022 while opposing a demolition drive…
- World
Biden appoints two prominent Indian American corporate leaders to his Export Council
Washington: US President Joe Biden has announced his intent to appoint two prominent Indian-Americans corporate leaders, Punit Renjen and Rajesh Subramaniam, to his powerful Export Council which is the principal national advisory…
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Strict action to be taken against double-meaning Bhojpuri songs: Bihar minister
Patna: Strict action will be taken against double-meaning Bhojpuri songs and obscene music videos, Bihar minister Bijendra Prasad Yadav said on Wednesday. Speaking in the assembly, Yadav, the minister of planning and…
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Atiq Ahmed moves SC claiming he may be killed in fake encounter by UP police
New Delhi: Jailed former Samajwadi Party MP and gangster Atiq Ahmed on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court for protection, claiming that he and his family have been falsely “roped in” as accused…
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Nadda kickstarts BJP’s ‘Vijay Sankalp Yatre’ in poll-bound Karnataka
Chamarajanagara: BJP national president J P Nadda on Wednesday kickstarted the first part of ‘Vijay Sankapla Yatre’ here reaching out to tribal communities, as he expressed confidence about the party coming back…
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Sisodia’s portfolios given to Kailash Gahlot, Raaj Kumar Anand till appointment of new ministers
New Delhi: Delhi Revenue Minister Kailash Gahlot has been given the additional charge of finance and power while Social Welfare Minister Raaj Kumar Anand will be handling education and health departments till new ministers are…
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Maha: Brawl case convict ordered to plant trees, offer Namaz daily instead of jail-term
Mumbai: A court at Malegaon in Maharashtra’s Nashik district has convicted a Muslim man in a case of road accident brawl but instead of imprisonment, it has ordered him to plant two…
