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Digvijaya Singh alleges SIR aimed at ‘vote theft’
Barabanki: Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijaya Singh on Thursday alleged that the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) across India is aimed at facilitating “vote theft”, and claimed that the constituent…
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Karnataka cabinet gives nod to Peripheral Ring Road
Bengaluru: The Karnataka cabinet on Thursday gave nod to the Peripheral Ring Road and renamed it as ‘Bengaluru Business Corrdior’ (BBC). Briefing reporters after the cabinet meeting, Deputy Chief Minister D K…
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Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah case: HC fixes next hearing on November 7
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Thursday fixed November 7 for the next hearing in the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah mosque dispute at Mathura. Justice Avinash Saxena fixed the next date after hearing…
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Ahmedabad Air India crash: Pilot’s father moves SC seeking judicial probe
Four months after the deadly Air India Flight AI-171 crash that claimed 260 lives in Ahmedabad, the father of the late pilot, Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, has approached the Supreme Court, urging a…
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SIR in Bihar: EC terms the exercise ‘accurate’
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Thursday termed the Bihar SIR “accurate” and told the Supreme Court that the petitioner political parties and NGOs are merely content with making “false allegations” to…
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HYDRAA clears 45 truckloads of silt from Ameerpet junction pipelines
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Disaster Management and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) has removed 45 truckloads of silt from the pipelines at the Ameerpet Junction in their efforts to solve the waterlogging problem in the…
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Telangana govt sanctions additional Rs 90 crore for Warangal airport
Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Thursday, October 16, sanctioned an additional Rs 90 crore for the acquisition of 280 acres of land for the Mamnoor airport in Warangal. In February this year,…
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Kapil Sharma’s cafe attacked, third time in four months
Shots were fired at comedian Kapil Sharma’s Kaps Cafe in Surrey, Canada, on Wednesday night, which records the third attack in four months. Gangsters Goldy Dhillon and Kuldeep Sidhu, part of Lawrence…
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Elderly woman dies of electric shock at temple in Telangana
Hyderabad: An 85-year-old woman died of electrocution at the Kondagattu Anjaneyaswamy temple in Jagityal district on Thursday, October 16. The deceased, identified as Rajeshwari from Godavarikhani in Peddapalli district, had visited the…
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Hyderabad man forced to join Russian army after being duped with job offer
Hyderabad: A Hyderabad man identified as Mohammed Ahmed alleged he was forcibly recruited into the Russian army after being promised a construction job by a Mumbai-based consultancy. A resident of Khairatabad, Ahmed…
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140 Maoists to surrender before Chhattisgarh CM on Friday
Hyderabad: Around 140 Maoists, including senior Communist Party of India (Maoist) leader Rupesh and Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee’s (DKZC) Maad division in-charge Ranita, will formally surrender before Chhattisgarh chief minister Vishnu Deo…
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SC stays police custody of Telangana women journalists over CM video
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed a Telangana High Court order that upheld police custody of two women journalists booked for alleged circulation of a video with “derogatory” comments against…
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Tamil Nadu: Dalit man beaten for owning costly bike, six arrested
A 21-year-old Dalit man was allegedly assaulted in Pappanadu village of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu for owning a high-end bike. The police apprehended six caste Hindus. The victim has been identified…
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IRCTC announces ‘Bhavya Gujarat’ tourist trains for Telugu states
Hyderabad: Indian Railways (IRCTC) has announced special trains for the Gujarat tour starting from Renigunta railway station on October 26. Under the Bharat Gaurav Tourist trains, IRCTC launched “Bhavya Gujarat” which will…
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BJP MLA asks girls not to go to gyms with unknown trainers
Mumbai: BJP MLA Gopichand Padalkar on Thursday courted controversy by citing a “big conspiracy” and asking Hindu college-going girls to perform Yoga at home instead of visiting gyms “where you don’t know…
