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EC orders YSRCP to clarify reports that Jagan is its ‘permanent’ president
New Delhi: Against the backdrop of media reports that Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy has been appointed the permanent president of YSRCP, the Election Commission on Wednesday directed the party to make…
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Punjab governor withdraws order summoning special Assembly session
Chandigarh: Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Wednesday withdrew his order summoning a special Assembly session on September 22 for the AAP govt to move a confidence motion. Punjab Governor cancels special Vidhan…
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No criminality was found in Niira Radia tapes, CBI tells SC
New Delhi: The CBI on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that no criminality has been found in the taped conversations of former corporate lobbyist Niira Radia with a range of politicians, industrialists, and…
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Cong prez polls: Notification to be issued on Thursday
New Delhi: The Congress’ central election authority will issue a notification for the AICC president polls on Thursday, setting the ball rolling for electing the successor to the longest-serving party chief Sonia Gandhi.…
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UP: 19-year-old gang raped, made to walk naked; 1 arrested
A 19-year-old girl was gang raped by five men on September 6 in Bhojpur village of Moradabad district in Uttar Pradesh. She was stripped of her clothes and made to walk naked…
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Waqf board graft case: Amanatullah Khan’s aide nabbed in Telangana
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party MLA Amanatullah Khan’s aide Kaushar Imam Siddique was apprehended from Telangana on Wednesday, a Delhi Police official said. “Kaushar Imam Siddique alias Laddan has been apprehended from…
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Bengaluru: ‘PayCM’ posters target CM Bommai over corruption
Posters of “PayCM” featuring Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai’s photograph appeared in various parts of the city on Wednesday. They were similar to advertisements for the electronic wallet Paytm. Basavaraj Bommai’s face…
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Muslim men accuse MP jail official of forcing them to shave beard; probe launched
Rajgarh: Five Muslim men arrested for an offence have alleged that a Rajgarh district jail officer forced them to shave their beards, following which a senior Madhya Pradesh prison official on Wednesday…
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‘No criminality found in 5800 conversations’, CBI in Radia tapes
New Delhi: The CBI on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that no criminality was found in Radia tapes case. Ratan N. Tata, chairman emeritus Tata Sons, had moved the apex court seeking…
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Sonia Gandhi, Rahul permission not required to contest Cong presidential poll: Party
Kochi: The Congress on Wednesday said no one requires the permission of its president Sonia Gandhi or its leader Rahul Gandhi to contest in its presidential polls which is likely to be…
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PM Modi was right when he said this is not time for war: French Prez Emmanuel Macron at UNGA
United Nations: French President Emmanuel Macron told world leaders at the UN General Assembly session that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was right when he told Russian President Vladimir Putin that this is…
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India will overtake UK to become 3rd largest economy: British High Commissioner
New Delhi: India will overtake the United Kingdom to become the third largest economy by the end of the decade and thus New Delhi and London need to work together, British High…
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Comedian Raju Srivastav dies after being on ventilator for over a month
New Delhi: Comedian Raju Srivastava died in Delhi on Wednesday at the age of 58, his family said. Srivastava was admitted to AIIMS Delhi on August 10 after he experienced chest pain…
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EX-LU V-C stands as surety for journalist Siddique Kappan
Lucknow: Prof Roop Rekha Verma, former Vice-Chancellor of the Lucknow University (LU), has volunteered to stand as surety to fulfil the court conditions for Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan following the bail granted…
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Panel to study the condition of Dalits converting to Islam and Christianity
The Union government is getting ready to set up a panel to study the condition of Dalits who have converted to Islam or Christianity. This move comes amidst dozens of petitions pending…