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Lankan protesters to continue demanding resignation of Wickremesinghe
Colombo: The anti-government protesters in Sri Lanka, who forced President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee the country and quit, on Wednesday demanded the resignation of his successor Ranil Wickremesinghe who has been elected…
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Monsoon Session of Parliament
New Delhi: Opposition members stage a protest in the well of the Rajya Sabha against inflation and the Union Government’s decision to increase GST on food items, during ongoing Monsoon Session of…
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Weather: Monsoon rains in Delhi
New Delhi: A woman wades through a waterlogged road following incessant monsoon rains, in New Delhi, Wednesday, July 20, 2022. (PTI Photo) New Delhi: School children walk down a road amid monsoon…
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Haryana DSP murder: Curbing illegal mining in Aravallis an uphill task
Nuh: The mowing down of a Haryana police officer by a dumper truck here reflects the enormous challenge authorities face in curbing illegal mining in the Aravallis despite frequent crackdowns and a…
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SC to hear AAP’s plea challenging postponement of MCD polls on July 26
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday said it would hear on July 26 a plea by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) challenging the postponement of the Municipal Corporations of Delhi (MCD) polls…
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Stone mining protest: Seer sets himself afire in Bharatpur’s Deeg
Jaipur: A seer set himself afire amid a protest over illegal stone mining in Bharatpur’s Deeg on Wednesday, a day after another seer climbed atop a mobile tower demanding a ban on…
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Punjab govt’s non-payment of scholarship results in 2L SC students dropping out
New Delhi: Around two lakh students from the Scheduled Caste category dropped out of college due to non-payment of dues under a scholarship scheme worth around Rs 2,000 crore by the Punjab…
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Encounter underway between Punjab Police, 2 suspected Moosewala killers
Chandigarh: An exchange of fire was underway in Amritsar on Wednesday between the Punjab Police and two gangsters, believed to be involved in the killing of singer Sidhu Moosewala, official sources said.…
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1984 anti-Sikh riots: SIT arrests 5 more for setting building afire in Kanpur
Kanpur: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the mass killings during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots on Wednesday arrested five more people accused of setting a building afire in which three persons were…
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Elgar Parishad: Can’t allow Navlakha to make calls, Maha govt tells HC
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government told the Bombay High Court on Wednesday that it could not allow activist Gautam Navlakha to make phone calls from prison since he was facing charges of terrorism.…
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Rajya Sabha proceedings washed out completely, House adjourned for the day
New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha proceeding washed out completely on Wednesday and was adjourned for the day amid continued protest by the Opposition parties led by the Congress over price rise and…
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Sri Lankan lawmakers elect Ranil Wickremesinghe as new president
Colombo: Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe was on Wednesday elected as Sri Lanka’s new President by Parliament, following a high-voltage political drama which saw his predecessor Gotabaya Rajapaksa fleeing the country and resigning…
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Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in Noida
Noida: A visitor clicks a selfie with Bollywood actor Kareena Kapoor Khan’s wax figure that was unveiled at Madame Tussauds Wax Museum, at a mall in Noida, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. (PTI…
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Meeting on ‘Present Situation in Sri Lanka’
New Delhi: Jammu & Kashmir National Conference President Farooq Abdullah speaks to media after attending a meeting chaired by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar regarding ‘Present Situation in Sri Lanka’, in New…
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Sri Lanka: Voting begins to elect new president
Colombo: The Sri Lankan Parliament on Wednesday began voting to elect the successor to Gotabaya Rajapaksa in a three-way presidential contest, following a high-voltage political drama which saw the former president fleeing…
