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Karnataka govt extends deadline by 2 weeks to implement 60% Kannada rule
Bengaluru: The Congress government in Karnataka on Thursday extended the deadline by two weeks for the commercial establishments and other buildings to ensure Kannada-English is in a 60:40 ratio on the signboards.…
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Himachal Pradesh: 6 Congress MLAs disqualified by Assembly speaker
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Assembly Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania on Thursday disqualified six Congress MLAs who defied the party whip to vote in favour of the government on the Finance Bill in the House.…
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Posing as girl on Snapchat, man blackmails minor to share objectionable pics
New Delhi: A 27-year-old man was nabbed from Uttarakhand for allegedly impersonating as a girl while tricking and blackmailing a minor girl to share her obscene images on social media site Snapchat,…
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90% of Himalayas will face year-long drought at 3 degrees warming: Study
New Delhi: About 90 per cent of the Himalayan Region will experience drought lasting over a year if global warming increases by 3 degrees Celsius, according to new research. The findings, published…
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Sheikh Shahjahan arrested 55 days after attack on ED sleuths
Kolkata: Fifty-five days after the orchestrated attack on the Enforcement Directorate and Central Armed Police Forces personnel in Sandeshkhali, the absconding mastermind of the attack and local Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan…
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Power tariff slashed ahead of Lok Sabha polls in Karnataka
Bengaluru: Ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has approved significant reduction in electricity tariff for commercial, industrial and domestic consumers consuming more than 100 units…
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Court rejects petition challenging maintainability of suit on Teele Wali Masjid
Lucknow: The court of additional district judge has rejected the revision petition of Muslim parties challenging junior court’s order on maintainability of a civil suit seeking rights to offer prayers at Lord…
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5 held for stealing Padma Bhushan medal while trying to sell it
New Delhi: Five people, including a woman, were arrested in connection with the theft of the Padma Bhushan medallion of former Panjab University V-C G C Chatterjee, Delhi Police said on Wednesday.…
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Venkappa Ambaji Sugatekar: Karnataka’s folk music legend
Bagalkote: In the heart of Bagalkote Navnagar resides a living legend whose voice resonates with the soul of Karnataka’s folk music. Meet Venkappa Ambaji Sugatekar, an 81-year-old maestro renowned for his enchanting…
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SC asks if Parliament can curb taxes imposed by states on mineral-rich land
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked mineral-rich states like Jharkhand and Odisha whether Parliament can prescribe any limitation on the taxes they impose on mineral bearing land. A nine-judge constitution…
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Modi’s hope of two digits in Kerala could be zero and zero: Tharoor
Thiruvananthapuram: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday mocked Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambition for the BJP to secure seats in double digits in Kerala in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, saying…
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Disney, Reliance merger to create Rs 70K-crore behemoth in India
New Delhi: Walt Disney Co and Reliance Industries on Wednesday announced signing of binding pacts to merge their media operations in India to create a Rs 70,000 crore behemoth. Reliance and its…
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Haldwani violence a template for erasing Muslim history: Harsh Mander
Human rights activist Harsh Mander, who started the Karwan-e-Mohabbat campaign in solidarity with the victims of communal violence, has described the recent Haldwani violence, between February 8 and 9, as “a template…
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‘One Vehicle, One FASTag’ likely to be extended initiative till March-end
New Delhi: State-owned National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is likely to extend ‘One Vehicle, One FASTag’ initiative compliance deadline to March-end, in view of the problems being faced by Paytm FASTag users,…
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Sandeshkhali violence: ABVP to submit memorandum to President Murmu
Kolkata: Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) on Wednesday said it will submit a memorandum to President Droupadi Murmu to draw her attention on the Sandeshkhali issue. At a central working committee meeting in…
