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Lakhimpur Kheri violence: HC judge withdraws from bench hearing Ashish Mishra’s bail plea
Lucknow: An Allahabad High court judge withdrew himself on Wednesday from a bench hearing the bail plea of Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra’s son Ashish Mishra Monu in the…
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Omar welcomes SC decision to list petitions on Article 370 for hearing
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah on Wednesday welcomed the Supreme Court’s announcement that petitions regarding the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution would be listed after the summer vacation…
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Karnataka move to inspect syllabus of Christian schools likely to stir controversy
Bengaluru: The Karnataka education department’s direction to Block Education Officers to inspect the syllabus of all Christian schools in the state over making reading of Bible compulsory is likely to stir a…
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From boycott of traders to cricketers; Muslims in MP suffer silently
Tensions following the violence that broke out during Ram Navami rallies starting April 10 have simmered down in Madhya Pradesh. However, there are visible instances of communal unrest which have surfaced in…
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New Delhi: Youth Congress protests Jignesh Mevani’s arrest
New Delhi: Youth Congress on Wednesday protested the arrest of Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani by Assam police and demanded his release. The protesters wanted to march towards Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s…
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Congress attacks Modi for high excise duty, demands roll back
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he attacked the opposition-ruled states for not reducing the Value Added Tax(VAT) on petrol and diesel, saying the…
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Is it proper to use term ‘jumla’ against PM? Delhi HC asks Umar Khalid
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday, while hearing the bail application of student activist Umar Khalid in the larger conspiracy case of the northeast Delhi riots, asked whether it was proper to…
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India key market for Saudi Arabian tourism: Fahd Hamidaddin
Manila: Saudi Arabia has embarked on an ambitious programme to boost inbound tourism and considers India a key market, said Saudi Tourism Board CEO Fahd Hamidaddin. Hamidaddin, who has been the chief…
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SC to commence final hearing on pleas challenging constitutional validity of sedition law on May 5
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre to file its response by the end of the week on a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the sedition…
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Some states did not reduce local taxes on petrol, diesel despite Centre’s excise duty cut: Modi
New Delhi: Coming down hard on Opposition-ruled states, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said some states did not reduce VAT on petrol and diesel despite the excise duty cut by the…
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Uttar Pradesh: Move to remove loudspeakers gains momentum
Lucknow: The campaign to remove loudspeakers from religious shrines is gaining momentum in Uttar Pradesh and nearly 433 loudspeakers have been removed from various shrines in Lucknow alone, on Wednesday. Nearly 683…
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Time for secular forces to stand up against communal hatred: Arfa Khanum Sherwani
New Delhi: Arfa Khanum Sherwani, the senior editor of ‘The Wire’, while reiterating her earlier statement comparing the violence across the country on the occasion of Ram Navami with the 9/11, appealed…
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11 electrocuted in Tamil Nadu religious chariot procession
Chennai: Eleven persons were electrocuted and 16 others injured when the top of a chariot belonging to Appar mutt touched the overhead power cable in Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday…
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‘Hate-in-India’ & Make-in-India can’t coexist: Rahul to PM
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the exit of some global brands from India, and said “Hate-in-India” and Make-in-India cannot coexist. He…
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Hema Malini says Mathura ‘not a very clean place’
Amreli: Actor-turned-politician Hema Malini on Tuesday flagged the issue of cleanliness in her parliamentary constituency Mathura. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP participated in the inaugural programme of a new government school…
