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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…
- India
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…
- India
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.…
- India
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…
- India
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.…
- India
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…
- World
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…
- World
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…
- Politics
BJP never had any respect for the national flag: Akhilesh Yadav
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party (SP) President Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday urged people to hoist the national flag from their houses from August 9 to 15 as he accused the BJP of feigning to…
- India
Ballot boxes of presidential polls brought to Delhi
New Delhi: ‘Mr Ballot Box’ carrying votes cast by the lawmakers in the presidential election in all states and Union territories reached the strongroom of Parliament on Tuesday evening. The team from…
- India
Court dismisses plea seeking judicial inquiry into structure found in Gyanvapi mosque
Lucknow: The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday dismissed a PIL seeking a judicial inquiry about a recently-found structure in the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi by a high court or a Supreme Court…
- Pakistan
Pakistan rupee at all time low owing to political instability
Islamabad: Pakistani rupee fell to an all-time low against the dollar on Tuesday when it closed at Rs 222 in the interbank market, as the coalition government announced to complete its term.…
- India
India-China military talks to resolve Ladakh standoff ‘constructive, forward-looking’: Beijing
Beijing: China on Tuesday termed as “constructive and forward-looking” the 16th round of Sino-India talks to resolve the outstanding issues on the remaining friction points in the eastern Ladakh border and said…
