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Honeymoon murder case: Two main accused get 14-day custody extension
Shillong: A Meghalaya court has extended the judicial custody of Sonam Raghuvanshi and Raj Kushwaha, the prime accused in the murder of Indore businessman Raja Raghuvanshi, by another 14 days, officials said…
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Actor Vijay”s TVK to train poll agents on membership app on Aug 3
Chennai: Actor-politician Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagm will train the party polling agents on using the “My TVK App” during the door-to-door membership drive, the party informed on Saturday. The App was launched…
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EC junks as ‘baseless’ Tejashwi’s claim that his name missing from draft electoral rolls
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Saturday dubbed as “baseless” claims of RJD leader Tejaswi Yadav that his name was missing from the draft electoral rolls of Bihar. Officials said that in…
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15-yr-old Odisha girl set on fire by miscreants dies in AIIMS Delhi
Bhubaneswar: The 15-year-old girl who was allegedly set on fire by three unidentified miscreants in Puri district a fortnight ago, succumbed to her burn injury while undergoing treatment in AIIMS Delhi, Odisha…
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Pune village erupts in communal violence over WhatsApp post; 18 held so far
Communal violence was witnessed after an irate mob vandalised properties and indulged in arson in Yavat village of Maharashtra‘s Pune district on Friday afternoon (August 1) over an objectionable WhatsApp status allegedly…
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Rahul Gandhi’s remarks completely baseless, he is yet to respond to June 12 letter: EC
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has hit back at Rahul Gandhi over his repeated allegations about irregularities in the Maharashtra Assembly elections held in 2024, asserting that the Congress…
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Woman told to speak in Marathi at Mumbai govt office; bystander defends her
A Muslim woman was allegedly asked to speak in Marathi by a municipal corporation official in Navi Mumbai, leading to a commotion at the office. The woman had come to the corporation…
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Amarnath Yatra suspended due to rain damage on tracks
Srinagar: Authorities have suspended this year’s annual Amarnath Yatra, just a week before its scheduled conclusion, due to the need for maintenance on the tracks that were damaged by recent heavy rainfall,…
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Election commission doubles annual pay for booth level officers
New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) on Saturday said it has doubled the annual remuneration of its booth-level officers (BLOs), the grassroots-level functionaries who help it prepare electoral rolls. Since 2015, the…
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Malegaon blasts: Court dismisses Abhinav Bharat’s role as a terror group
Mumbai: A special court that acquitted seven persons in the 2008 Malegaon blast case debunked the prosecution’s claims that right-wing extremist group Abhinav Bharat had carried out the blast, noting that the…
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Won’t let BJP cross 150 seats in next Lok Sabha polls: Telangana CM
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday, August 2, said that the Congress will ensure the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will not cross 150 seats in the next Lok Sabha…
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My name missing from electoral rolls, RJD’s Tejashwi claims; Bihar govt refutes
Patna: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday claimed that his name was missing in the “draft electoral rolls” published by the Election Commission as part of the special intensive revision in Bihar,…
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Malegaon blasts: Pragya Thakur calls acquittal a ‘Victory of Sanatan Dharma’
Mumbai: In her first public statement following acquittal in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, former BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur delivered a scathing indictment of the investigative process, alleging custodial torture, coercion,…
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Former JD (S) MP Prajwal Revanna gets life imprisonment to rape case
The Bengaluru Special Court, on Saturday, August 2, sentenced life imprisonment to former MP and suspended JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna in a sexual assault and rape case involving a 48-year-old domestic help. The court…
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IT workers’ union condemn TCS decision to layoff 12,000 employees
In a strongly worded statement, the IT & ITES Democratic Employees Association (IIDEA) condemned Tech giant Tata Consultancy Services’s (TCS) decision to layoff over 1,200 employees, roughly 2 percent of its global…
