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WB Panchayat polls: HC asks central forces to stay put until 10 days post results
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the central armed forces to remain deployed in West Bengal for 10 days after the results for the July 8 panchayat elections are declared…
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Telangana: Tomato prices to come down by July end
Hyderabad: Prices of tomatoes now being sold for Rs. 120 a kilogram are likely to come down by the end of July. Officials of the Horticulture Department in Telangana maintain the prices…
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Caste discrimination on campuses ‘very serious issue’, says SC; questions UGC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the University Grants Commission (UGC) to specify steps it has taken and proposed to take, to provide non-discriminatory, enabling environment for the students belonging…
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IIT Hyderabad students protest against fee hike, other charges
Hyderabad: In what is seen as a rare occurrence at the premier Institution, PhD and Post Graduate students of the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad protested against the administration’s apathy regarding fee…
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Hyderabad: GHMC to seek opinion on Punjagutta flyover’s structural stability
Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) came into action after the Punjagutta flyover’s photograph depicting large chunks of chipped off from the pillars went viral on social media. Following the inspection,…
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First IIT campus outside India to be set up in Tanzania’s Zanzibar
New Delhi: The first campus of an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) outside India will be set up in Zanzibar, Tanzania. An MoU for setting up the campus of IIT Madras in…
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MP urination case: CM Chouhan washes feet of victim, apologises
Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan apologised to the tribal man, who was subjected to an inhumane act by an upper-caste man in the state’s Sidhi district. BJP worker. In a…
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Relaxation in IELTS bands required for Canadian student visa under SDS Category
Starting from August 10, students applying for a Canadian student visa under the Student Direct Stream (SDS) will no longer be required to obtain a minimum of six bands in each individual…
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‘Tamasha’ not democracy: Kapil Sibal on Maharashtra developments
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Thursday dubbed the political developments in Maharashtra as a “tamasha”, and said the law seems to allow it. He also said the political developments…
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New Telangana BJP prez Kishan Reddy holds meeting in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Union Minister and newly-appointed president of BJP in Telangana G Kishan Reddy held a meeting with party leaders here to discuss the arrangements for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the state…
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Hyderabad RPO to conduct special passport drives at PSKs on four Saturdays
Hyderabad: The Regional Passport Office (RPO) in Hyderabad has decided to conduct special passport drives at five Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs) and 14 POPSKs in Telangana on Saturdays. This initiative is scheduled…
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Uniform civil code a difficult issue: Amartya Sen
Santiniketan: Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen on Wednesday claimed that the Uniform Civil Code is a “difficult” issue and efforts are on to make it easy. The 90-year-old economist also said the UCC…
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UP cleric refuses to solemnise ‘nikah’ after seeing people dancing on DJ music
Bahraich: A cleric in Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich district refused to solemnise a wedding after he saw guests dancing to the tune of DJ music at the ceremony. Expressing his displeasure over it,…
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AAP takes to streets, burn effigies of Centre’s ordinance
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday organised protest rallies at multiple locations here and burnt effigies of the Central government’s ordinance on control of services in the national capital.…
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Jharkhand: Congress protests against MP urination incident
Jamshedpur: The Congress on Wednesday staged a protest in Jharkhand’s East Singhbhum district against the incident in which a man allegedly urinated on a tribal youth in Sidhi district of BJP-ruled Madhya…