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BJP workers clash with cops during protest march in Bengal, several injured
Kolkata: Parts of Bengal turned into a battlefield on Tuesday as BJP activists clashed with the police during a protest march to the state secretariat. Several police officers and saffron camp members,…
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UP: BJP leader arrested for securing loan by forging IAS officer’s signature
Pratapgarh: A BJP leader here has been arrested for allegedly forging the signature of his IAS officer nephew and securing a loan of Rs 1.62 crore, a senior police official said on…
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Gurugram bomb threat a hoax; call traced to autistic man
Gurugram: A 24-year-old mentally challenged man had the city police on their toes for more than an hour after he had them scampering looking for a bomb in The Leela Hotel Tuesday…
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RSS chief offers prayers at Raipur temple; hope he felt peaceful, says CM Baghel
Raipur: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Tuesday offered prayers at the famous Mata Kaushalya temple at Chandkhuri village in Chhattisgarh’s Raipur district, prompting Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel to say…
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Telangana HC orders silent pubs, bars post 10 pm starting Monday
Hyderabad: City pubs will no longer play music beyond 10 pm to 6 am, the Telangana high court passed interim orders on Monday. It also questioned city pub owners on how they…
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Telangana: SC families protest to be included in Dalit Bandhu scheme
Hyderabad: Numerous families belonging to the Schedule Caste category staged a protest during the ‘Prajavani’ performance inside the Karimnagar Collectorate auditorium on Monday. The SC families who were protesting demanded their inclusion…
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Mayawati’s nephew Akash Anand is now number 2 in BSP
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati has entrusted her nephew Akash Anand with the task of mobilising the party in the upcoming assembly elections in Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. Akash…
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China raises alert level as typhoon Muifa approaches
Beijing: China’s national observatory on Tuesday upgraded the typhoon alert to the second highest as Muifa, the 12th of this year, is expected to make landfall in Zhejiang province on Wednesday. Also…
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Varanasi court’s decision in Gyanvapi case ‘clear violation’ of Places of Worship Act: CPI(M)
New Delhi: The CPI(M) has claimed that the decision of the district court in Varanasi in the Gyanvapi mosque case is in “clear violation” of the aim behind the Places of Worship…
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Karnataka introduces quota for ‘male third gender’ in police constable recruitment
Bengaluru: In a first for the state, the Karnataka government has announced reservation for ‘male third gender’ in recruitment to the state armed forces. State Home Minister Araga Jnanendra on Tuesday said…
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‘Arvind Advertisement Party’: Cong’s dig at AAP over ads in Gujarat by Punjab govt
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday accused the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP of getting its Punjab government to spend on advertisements in poll-bound Gujarat, calling it the “Arvind Advertisement Party”. The Congress alleged…
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Telangana: BJP MLA Eatala Rajender suspended from Assembly
Hyderabad: BJP MLA Eatala Rajender was suspended from the Telangana State Assembly for making ‘disrespectful’ comments about the speaker. Following his comments against Speaker Pocharam Srinivas Reddy, BJP MLA Eatala Rajender was…
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TRS MP announces Rs 2 cr for preserving Mahabubnagar’s ‘Pillalamarri’
Mahabubnagar: TRS Rajya Sabha MP Joginapally Santhosh Kumar has announced Rs 2 crore from his MPLAD fund for the preservation of the 800-year-old giant banyan tree ‘Pillalamarri’ in Telangana’s Mahbubnagar district. The…
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BJP’s march to Bengal secretariat: Suvendu Adhikari arrested
Kolkata: BJP’s ‘march to the West Bengal secretariat’ against various issues of corruption on Tuesday afternoon received a setback much before its beginning as one of the three arms of the party…