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SL celebrates I-Day amid boycott by Oppn, public protests
COLOMBO: Highlighting the gravity of the financial crisis Sri Lanka has been undergoing, President Ranil Wickremesinghe, while addressing the nation on the eve of 75th Independence, said “we have reached the point…
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Pakistan politician booked for using Kalashnikovs against police in Lahore
Lahore: A former provincial lawmaker of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Shabbir Gujjar, was on Saturday booked under terrorism charges, local media reported. According to the police, 12 provisions, including terrorism, have been…
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Assam: Crackdown against child marriages continues; over 2K held
Guwahati: Continuing the crackdown on child marriages, Assam Police have arrested a total of 2,258 people so far, an official said on Saturday. Rajib Saikia, PRO of Assam Police, has said that…
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Modi to dedicate HAL’s helicopter factory in Karnataka to nation on Feb 6
Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation a helicopter factory of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) at Tumakuru in Karnataka on February 6. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and senior officials…
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SC imposes interim stay on demolition order passed by Calcutta HC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Saturday imposed an interim stay on a February 3 order of the Calcutta High Court order directing the demolition of a building. In a special hearing,…
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Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code impacted startup culture: SC judge
New Delhi: Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul of the Supreme Court on Saturday said the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) has had a big role to play in India’s new “startup culture” as…
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Five new judges appointed to SC to take oath on Feb 6
New Delhi: The five new judges appointed to the Supreme Court on Saturday will take the oath of office at 10.30 am on February 6, sources in the apex court said. Chief Justice…
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Public is ‘malik’ remarks Rijiju amid tussle with SC
Prayagraj: A day after the Supreme Court warned of action for any delay in clearing transfer and appointment of judges, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday said the country will be…
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Gujarat: Two arrested for assaulting Bank of India employee
Nadiad: The police have arrested two persons for assaulting an employee at Bank of India’s (BOI) Nadiad branch. Manish Dhangar is serving as an officer with the Bank of India’s Nadiad-Kapadwanj branch,…
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3 arrested in Uttarakhand assistant and junior engineer paper leak case
Haridwar: Three people, including an Uttarakhand Public Service Commission official, were arrested on Saturday in connection with last year’s assistant and junior engineers (AE/JE) recruitment exam paper leak case, police said. They…
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Telangana: Leaders, politicians of Maharashtra meet CM KCR
Hyderabad: It was a day of rendezvous with chief minister and Bharat Rashtra Party (BRS) supremo K Chandrashekar Rao as former MPs, district chairmen and senior leaders of Maharashtra met him at…
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Amit Shah lays foundation stone of Rs 450-cr nano urea plant in Jharkhand
Deoghar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday laid the foundation stone of a Rs 450-crore nano urea plant and township of the Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO) in Jharkhand’s Deoghar. Shah…