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Congress bats for women reservation in government jobs
New Delhi: The Congress will reserve 50 per cent of government jobs for women if it is voted to power, former party chief Rahul Gandhi said on Friday, asserting that powerful women…
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Delhi HC to examine Google’s Advertising terms for legal remedies in India
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has said that it will examine whether the terms of Google’s advertising programme unjustly restricts advertisers from seeking legal remedies or opting for arbitration within India.…
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Mayawati demands probe into death of Mukhtar Ansari
Lucknow: BSP president Mayawati on Friday demanded a high-level inquiry into the death of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, saying the truth of the case needs to come before the public. Ansari, 63, died…
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ED wants AAP’s LS poll strategy details from Kejriwal’s phone: Atishi
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate is working as BJP’s political weapon and it wants to get details of AAP’s Lok Sabha election strategy by accessing Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s phone, senior…
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Maha caste certificate row: Congress’ Shyamrao Barve replaces wife in Ramtek
Ramtek: After the Congress’ discomfiture over the invalidation of the caste certificate of its official nominee Rashmi Barve, her husband Shyamrao Barve has replaced her as the new party candidate in Ramtek…
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Bus driver, conductor bite off UP passenger’s ear & finger
Lucknow: A dispute over seating arrangement on a UP Roadways bus took an ugly turn when the driver and conductor bit the ear and finger of a passenger. The passenger, identified as…
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NIA questions Bareilly preacher in Bengaluru cafe blast case
Lucknow: The Lucknow unit of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) raided the house of a preacher in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly district and questioned him for several hours after picking him up in…
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4 Rohingyas arrested for entering India illegally
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) have arrested four persons, including three women, allegedly of Rohingya origin, on charges of illegally crossing the India-Bangladesh border and entering India under false identities,…
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Security beefed up ahead of INDIA bloc protest in Delhi
New Delhi: Following a protest call by the INDIA bloc, security measures have been intensified on the routes leading to BJP headquarters in Central Delhi. Multiple layers of barricades and a significant…
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Oppn in UP seeks high-level probe in Mukhtar Ansari’s death
Lucknow: Opposition parties in Uttar Pradesh are demanding a high-level probe into the death of jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, who had earlier alleged that he was being given slow poison in his…
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AFSPA extended in four districts of Assam
Guwahati: The Assam government has extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 in four districts for six months from April 1. The state government’s political department issued a notification, stating that…
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CPI to contest five seats in UP, names candidates
Lucknow: The CPI has declared candidates for five Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh. The party will field candidates from Shahjahanpur, Faizabad, Laalganj, Ghosi and Robertsganj. Out of these, Shahjahanpur, Laalganj and…
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PM Modi recalls profound sacrifice of Jesus Christ on Good Friday
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi remembered the “profound sacrifice” of Jesus Christ on Good Friday, saying it teaches people compassion and forgiveness. He said on X, “Today, on Good Friday, we…
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Phone-tapping case: Former DCP, police officer interrogated
Hyderabad: A former DCP of the Commissioner’s Task Force, a wing of Hyderabad Police, and another police official were questioned by the police in connection with a case of phone tapping and…
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Guterres hopes ‘everyone’s rights protected’ in India’s elections: Spokesperson
United Nations: Secretary-General Antonio Guterres hopes that in India’s elections, “everyone’s rights are protected”, his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric has said. “What we very much hope that in India, as in any country…