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Royal sand bath in waterless Yamuna
Agra: Scores of Yamuna river activists on Friday evening, on the festive occasion of Ganga Dussehra, took a ritualistic bath, not with water but with dry and hot sand to highlight the…
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Prophet remarks row: Bangladesh sees protests, calls to boycott Indian products
Dhaka: Several political parties and Islamists of Islami Andolon Bangladesh (IAB), Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam Bangladesh, and Islami Oikyajote demonstrated countrywide after prayers on Friday noon against the remarks on Prophet Mohammad by BJP…
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Ethiopia repatriates 35,000 nationals from Saudi Arabia
Addis Ababa: Ethiopia has repatriated around 35,000 nationals from Saudi Arabia in the past two months, an official said here. Speaking to local media, State Minister of Government Communications Service Selamawit Kassa…
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Karnataka: Students clash at University College over Savarkar’s portraits
Mangaluru: Two groups of students clashed at the University College in the city over a few mounting the portraits of Veer Savarkar and Bharat Mata in the classroom a few days ago,…
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Hyderabad: Copper wire worth Rs 10L stolen from Police Command Centre
Hyderabad: Theft occured in the under-construction Police command and control centre in Banjara Hills. Copper bundles worth approximately Rs 10 lakhs were stolen from the building. Speaking to the Siasat.com, Banjara Hills…
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Bangladesh govt under pressure to act on Prophet remarks row: Ruling Awami League leader
Dhaka: Amid protests over the remarks against Prophet Mohammad by two now-suspended BJP functionaries, a senior leader of the ruling Awami League has said that the Bangladesh government is under pressure to…
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Taliban rejects report on human rights violations in Afghanistan
Kabul: The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has rejected a recent report by the Human Rights Watch (HRW) which expressed concerns over the violations of human rights, especially those of women and girls,…
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Rajya Sabha election results at a glance; BJP wins big
Union ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and Piyush Goyal, Randeep Surjewala and Jairam Ramesh of the Congress and Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut were among the 16 candidates elected to the Rajya Sabha from four…
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‘Do you want bodies dumped on roads?’ HC raps Karnataka govt
The Karnataka high court questioned the state government caustically as to if why remains of dead bodies had to be thrown on the roads, citing that the state claimed failure to provide…
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Telangana: 2 killed during demolition of old building in Warangal
Hyderabad: Two workers were killed while two others sustained injuries in an accident during demolition of an old building in Telangana’s Warangal town on Saturday. The incident occurred in the Charbowli area…
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KCR likely to float national party Bharat Rashtra Samithi
Hyderabad: After failing to make any progress on his idea of a national front, Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao appears to have made up his mind to float a national party.…
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Karnataka: Covid cases cross 500-mark
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has announced strict implementation of Covid-19 safety protocols from Saturday after fresh infections in the state crossed the 500-mark in the past 24 hours. Wearing of masks in…
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Officials, standing counsels responsible for Telangana Wakf Board properties destruction
Hyderabad: The Telangana Wakf Board officials and standing counsels are responsible for the destruction of the Wakf Board properties. These properties were lost due to the infective representation in the courts which led…