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Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification: Cong says it will launch ‘Jan-Andolan’ across country
New Delhi: The Congress on Friday announced a nationwide agitation against Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification from Lok Sabha, alleging that the government acted with lightning speed to “gag” him, and called for taking…
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India must immediately end crackdown on Kashmiri human rights defenders: UN expert
United Nations: A top UN expert on Friday asked India to immediately end the crackdown on Kashmiri human rights defenders and urged New Delhi to release and close all investigations initiated against…
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Hyderabad: 12 fall ill after eating Mandi in Sanathnagar; hotel sealed
Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) officials have sealed a restaurant in Sanathnagar after 12 people became unwell after eating Mandi served there. According to GHMC authorities, 12 people who ate…
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Andhra urges Centre to extend SC status to those converting to Christianity
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh Assembly on Friday passed two resolutions, one urging the Centre to include the Boya/Valmiki community in the list of the Scheduled Tribes, and second to extend Scheduled Caste…
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Modernising madrassas: Rajya Sabha turns down resolution seeking special fund
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha on Friday rejected a resolution which sought creation of a special fund for modernisation of madrassas in view of educational and social backwardness of Muslims, especially women. The…
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Will take all measures to bring Zakir Naik to justice in India: MEA
New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday reiterated that it will take all necessary measures to bring back televangelist Zakir Naik and have him face justice in India. In the…
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Fighting for voice of India, ready to pay any cost: Rahul post disqualification
Post his disqualification from Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi on Friday evening said that he is ready to pay ‘any cost’ as he is fighting for the ‘voice of India’. “I am fighting…
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‘Black day..’: KCR condemns Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification as LS MP
Hyderabad: In a rare moment of solidarity between the BRS and the Congress, Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao condemned Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification from Lok Sabha and called it a ‘black day’…
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Renuka Chowdhury to file defamation case against PM Modi
New Delhi: After a Surat court held Rahul Gandhi guilty in a 2019 criminal defamation case over his remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s surname, Congress leader Renuka Chowdhury announced that she…
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Nadia Kahf becomes first-headscarf wearing judge in New Jersey
After a year of waiting, Nadia Kahf, a family law and immigration attorney from Wayne, has become the first headscarf-wearing woman to serve as a state Superior Court judge in the Passaic County, United…
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Oppn MPs take out protest march over Adani issue, seek JPC probe
New Delhi: The MPs from like-minded opposition parties on Friday took out a march from the Parliament House to the Vijay Chowk on Friday holding placards to demand a joint parliamentary committee…
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Revanth Reddy, other Congress leaders placed under house arrest
Hyderabad: Telangana Congress president A. Revanth Reddy and other party leaders were placed under house arrest on Friday to prevent them from joining a protest at Osmania University over Telangana State Public…
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Video: Glider plane crashes into house in Jharkhand shortly after takeoff
In a shocking incident, a private joyride glider plane crashed into a house in Jharkhand shortly after takeoff, leaving two people seriously injured. The incident occurred when the glider plane took off…
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‘Misuse of central agencies’: 14 parties move SC; seek guidelines on arrest
New Delhi: Fourteen political parties led by the Congress on Friday moved the Supreme Court against the alleged misuse of investigative agencies in arresting opposition leaders, and sought guidelines on arrest. Senior…
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PM Modi extends wishes on beginning of Ramzan
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended greetings as the month of Ramzan began on Friday. “May this holy month bring greater unity and harmony in our society,” PM Modi said in…