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Hyderabad cops seek UAE’s help to track Instagram moral-policer ‘Jhamunda’
Hyderabad: Living true to its character of Jhamunda – an indestructible shape shifting monster with super magical powers (from the 2003 film in the Jajantaram Mamantaram) – an Instagram account with the…
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Patidars fuming with rage in Gujarat after arrest of Gopal Italia, says Kejriwal
New Delhi: Shortly after the Delhi police detained Gujarat AAP chief Gopal Italia on Thursday, the Aam Aadmi Party came down heavily on the BJP for the selective targeting and subjugation of…
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Stop the ‘sin’ of closing down 14K schools for poor, Congress tells Maha CM Shinde
Mumbai: The Congress’ Maharashtra unit on Thursday called upon Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to stop the “sinful” move of shutting down some 14,000 schools ostensibly due to low enrolment of students. State…
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Centre approves cable-stayed cum suspension bridge across Krishna River
New Delhi: The iconic cable-stayed-cum-suspension bridge across Krishna river in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana has been approved by the Central government at the total cost of Rs 1,082.56 crore with a construction…
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58-year-old Indian engineer wins over Rs 8 crore lottery in DDF
Abu Dhabi: A 58-year-old Oman-based Indian engineer won the grand prize of one million dollars (Rs 8,22,19,500) on Wednesday in the Dubai Duty Free (DDF) Millennium Millionaire draw. The winner of the draw,…
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Hijab row: Karnataka HC decision was ‘bad’, it misused Quranic commentaries, says Owaisi
Hyderabad: Following a split verdict by the Supreme Court on the Karnataka hijab ban case, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi said the decision of the Karnataka High Court was…
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5 arrested in Karnataka for forceful conversion of Hindu man to Islam
Bengaluru: The Karnataka police have arrested five persons for the forceful conversion of a Hindu man to Islam. The arrested persons have been identified as Ansar Pasha, former corporator in Bengaluru, Nayaz…
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Fire-Boltt launches smartwatch with Bluetooth calling feature
New Delhi: Homegrown smartwatch brand Fire-Boltt on Thursday launched its latest smartwatch titled ‘Dazzle Plus’ which comes with a 1.83-inch screen in a square dial. With smart notifications along with an upgraded…
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Telangana, Odisha govts violate model code ahead of bypolls, BJP complains to EC
New Delhi: A delegation of BJP leaders met the Election Commission here on Thursday to complain against the “illegal” transfers and postings by Odisha and Telangana governments ahead of bypolls in both…
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Sourav Ganguly sacked because he refused to bow down to political pressure
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has been unceremoniously dumped and will not remain as the President of BCCI after 17th of October. However, Jay Shah, son of Home Minister Amit Shah, will continue…
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Gujarat: Foreign cigarettes valued at Rs 17 Crore seized
Ahmedabad: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized a container loaded with 85,50,000 smuggled cigarette sticks worth Rs 17 crore from Mundra Port in Ahmedabad. Acting on specific intelligence, the DRI…