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HC adjourns hearing on plea against allowing Hindu prayers in Gyanvapi mosque cellar
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing on the plea challenging the order allowing Hindu prayers in a cellar of the Gyanvapi mosque to February 12. The Allahabad High…
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Manipur Meitei bodies welcome decision to fence India-Myanmar border
Imphal: Imphal Valley-based Meitei organisations have welcomed the Centre’s decision to fence the entire 1,643-km-long India-Myanmar border, while Naga and Kuki bodies in Manipur said “it is not acceptable to them”. In…
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2,000 people suffer from food poisoning after meal at event in Nanded
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Nearly 2,000 people suffered from food poisoning after consuming food at a religious event held at a village in Maharashtra’s Nanded district, an official said on Wednesday. A religious discourse…
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EC has stabbed democracy in the back: Raut on poll body’s order on NCP
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Wednesday alleged that the Election Commission has stabbed democracy in the back through its decision to recognise Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar’s faction…
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Newsclick HR head Amit Chakravarty moves HC seeking bail in UAPA case
New Delhi: NewsClick’s Human Resources department chief Amit Chakravarty on Wednesday urged the Delhi High Court to grant him bail in the case lodged against the news portal under anti-terror law UAPA…
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BJP-BJD ‘partnership’ in Odisha: Rahul Gandhi
Rourkela: Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that the BJP and BJD has a “partnership” in Odisha and the Congress has been opposing them to protect the interest of the people of the…
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‘PM Modi speaks as if he is in opposition; Congress the ruling party,’ alleges Stalin
Chennai: The ruling DMK president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Wednesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of speaking the language of the opposition and targeting the Congress party…
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Oil cos losing close to Rs 3 a litre on diesel, profit on petrol down
Betul: State-owned fuel retailers are losing close to Rs 3 per litre on selling diesel while the profit on petrol has trimmed due to recent firming up in international oil prices, industry…
- India
ED officials sat in living room of Kejriwal’s PA’s house: Atishi
New Delhi: The ED officials who raided the premises of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s personal assistant Bibhav Kumar sat in the living room of his house and did not even pretend to…
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Crude oil price dip benefit not passed on to consumers: Congress
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday attacked the government over fuel prices, alleging that crude oil has become cheaper in the last two years but “looting from the public continues”. Congress general…
- Business
Markets climb for 2nd day running on buying in SBI, Reliance
Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices climbed in early trade on Wednesday amid buying in shares of State Bank of India and Reliance Industries along with firm trends in the US markets. Fresh foreign…
- India
Mumbai cops launch probe as boat from Kuwait arrives at Gateway of India
Mumbai: The Mumbai Police on Tuesday launched a probe after a boat from Kuwait with three persons on board arrived at the Gateway of India, an official said. Prima facie, nothing suspicious was found…
- India
31 Indian fishermen languishing in Saudi jails: Rupala
New Delhi: As many as 266 Indian fishermen are languishing in foreign jails, the government on Tuesday said, adding that efforts are being made to secure their early release. In a written…
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ICICI-Videocon loan case: HC says arrest of Chanda Kochhar, her husband illegal
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday held as “illegal” the arrest of ICICI Bank’s former Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Chanda Kochhar and her businessman-husband Deepak Kochhar by the…
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‘Murder of democracy’: Sharad Pawar group on ECI order
Mumbai: The Sharad Pawar camp on Tuesday described as the “murder of democracy” the Election Commission’s decision to declare the Ajit Pawar faction as the real Nationalist Congress Party which it claimed…
