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Sarva Adivasi Samaj may give rise to three-cornered contest in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: The political battle for attaining power in Chhattisgarh is not going to be a cakewalk for the ruling Congress and the main-opposition BJP this time as Sarva Adivasi Samaj (SAS) will…
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Israel to install AI safety warning system on passenger trains
Jerusalem: Israel Railways will install an artificial intelligence (AI)-based safety warning system on passenger trains, the state-owned company said in a statement. The electro-optic systems, developed by the Israeli technology company Rail…
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India to train Afghan diplomats in Kabul
New Delhi: India plans to hold a four-day training programme for Afghan Foreign Ministry officials in Kabul beginning Tuesday. The news regarding the training was issued by the Taliban government’s Ministry of…
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Moeen Ali hints at quitting ODI cricket after World Cup in India
London: Experienced England all-rounder Moeen Ali has hinted that he could call time on his One-day International career after the team’s title defence of the 50-over World Cup to be held in…
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Woman arrested for throwing acid on daughter-in-law in Tamil Nadu
Chennai: A woman was arrested on Monday at Vriddhachalam in Tamil Nadu’s Cuddalore district for allegedly throwing acid at her daughter-in-law, the police said. Andal, 55, threw acid on the face of…
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PM holds meeting with key cabinet ministers in Parliament
New Delhi: Amid protests by treasury benches in Parliament over Congress MP Rahul Gandhi’s democracy comments in London which have disrupted proceedings in both houses, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held…
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Death toll exceeds 48,000 in Turkey’s deadly quakes
Ankara: The death toll from two earthquakes that hit Turkey on February 6 has risen to 48,448, the Turkish Interior Minister said. “The number of foreign nationals among the killed is 6,660.…
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Only clean-shaven grooms can exchange vows: Raj community’s peculiar decision
Jaipur: In what could be ascribed as a strange decision, a local committee organising mass marriage ceremonies in Rajasthan has taken a collective decision of allowing only clean-shaven grooms while those with…
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Kavitha to hold round table conference on women’s quota bill in Delhi on Mar 15
Hyderabad: BRS leader K Kavitha would hold a round table conference in New Delhi on Wednesday with political parties, civil society organisations and others over the Women’s Reservation Bill in Parliament. The…
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Another pee-gate incident, this time on train by TTE in UP
Lucknow: Yet another pee-gate scandal took place — this time aboard the Akal Takht Express between Amritsar and Kolkata. A drunk TTE, Munna Kumar of Bihar, deployed on the train allegedly urinated…
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Places of worship converted into private tenements by priests, imams: HC
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has expressed concern over conversion of public places of worship into private tenements after which rights are sought to be claimed over the property by priests,…
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Bengaluru: Woman’s body dumped in drum, cops suspect serial killer gang
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Police are on high alert following the recovery of the body of a woman in a plastic drum near the Byappanahalli railway station here. Police sources said that they…