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Bihar: Tejashwi comes out with code of conduct for RJD ministers
Patna: Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Saturday came out with a list of directives for cabinet colleagues belonging to the RJD, in an obvious attempt at an image makeover for…
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Canada approves 1st Covid booster for kids aged 5-11
Ottawa: Canada’s drug regulator announced it has authorised Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty Covid-19 vaccine for use as a booster dose in children aged 5 to 11 years. Health Canada said this booster dose provides…
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Telangana reports 357 new COVID-19 cases
Hyderabad: Telangana on Saturday recorded 357 new COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 8,31,622 so far. Hyderabad district saw most of the cases with 165. A health department bulletin said 440 people…
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Amit Shah to address public meeting in bypoll-bound Munugode on Sunday
Hyderabad: Union Home Minister Amit Shah would be participating in a public rally on Sunday at Munugode in Nalgonda district of Telangana, which is to go for bypoll following the resignation of…
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CBI court rejects TMC leader’s bail plea, extends custody till Aug 24
Asansol: A special CBI court here on Saturday rejected Trinamool Congress leader Anubrata Mondal’s bail plea in the alleged cattle smuggling scam and extended his custody with the central agency for four…
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Panchamasali reservation: Karnataka HC stays high-level committee’s work
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has issued an interim stay on the high-level committee, which was tasked to suggest whether the Panchamasali sub-sect of Lingayats was eligible for inclusion in the 2A…
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I am still with Trinamool Congress: Partha Chatterjee
Kolkata: Former West Bengal minister and ex-Trinamool Congress secretary general, Partha Chatterjee, on Saturday made an indication that he is still with the party. The statement, despite being suspended from the party…
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UP: After officials’ assurance, Lakhimpur Kheri farmers call off protests
Lakhimpur Kheri: A farmers’ agitation seeking the removal of Union minister Ajay Kumar Mishra and a law guaranteeing MSP among other demands, was called off on Saturday after top district officials met the…
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Extend financial help to Andhra Pradesh, N.V Ramana tells Centre
Amaravati: The Centre should extend liberal financial assistance to Andhra Pradesh as the State suffered due to its bifurcation, Chief Justice of India Justice Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana said here on Saturday. There…
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Bilkis case: 3 MLAs request President to revoke decision to release convicts
Ahmedabad: Three Gujarat Congress MLAs have written to President Droupadi Murmu seeking her direction to the state government to withdraw its “shameful decision” to release the 11 convicts serving a life sentence…
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Rajiv’s single term as PM will be remembered: Cong on birth anniversary
New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday paid rich tributes to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary, saying his single term as PM will be remembered for far-reaching achievements, including…
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Yet to ascertain caste angle: RSCPCR member on Dalit boy’s death
Jaipur: The Rajasthan State Commission for Protection of Child Rights is yet to ascertain whether the death of the 9-year-old Dalit boy in Jalore district was a result of caste-based discrimination, its…
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SCR consumes 1.65L litres of diesel as Telangana awaits electrification
Hyderabad: The South Central Railway (SCR) hauls moving stock with high-speed diesel locomotives on around 25 percent of its network, spending crores of rupees each month, despite the railways’ goal of electrifying…