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EC ready to implement SIR; Kerala CM calls all-party meeting to oppose it
Thiruvananthapuram: As the Election Commission of India gears up to implement SIR of voter lists in Kerala, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday said the Cabinet has decided to convene an all-party…
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Assam CM orders treason case after Congress leaders sing Bangladesh anthem
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said he has instructed the police to register a case of treason against Congress leaders of Sribhumi district for singing the national anthem…
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SP leaders Azam Khan, Irfan Solanki meet in Rampur after release from jail
Rampur: Senior Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan and former MLA Irfan Solanki, both recently released on bail after long periods in jail, met at Khan’s residence in Rampur on Wednesday. Accompanied…
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Former Kerala minister visits Hyderabad eatery threatened by Bajrang Dal
Hyderabad: Former Kerala minister PK Sreemathy visited Kerala Thattukada, the restaurant near the English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), and took stock of how the restaurant was shut down by a mob…
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Bihar polls: Rahul, Priyanka to address 15 rallies in all
New Delhi: Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra are likely to address around 15 rallies in all in poll-bound Bihar, party sources said on Wednesday, as the electoral contest hots…
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Telangana releases Rs 303 Cr for pending overseas scholarship dues
Hyderabad: The Telangana government has released Rs 303 crore towards pending overseas scholarship dues for SC, ST, BC, OC and minority students, clearing all arrears since 2022, stated Deputy chief minister Mallu…
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ECI launches Book-a-call helpline to resolve voter complaints
Hyderabad: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has introduced a new ‘Book-a-Call with BLO’ facility and voter helpline number 1950 to ensure quick redressal of voters’ queries for upcoming elections. The central…
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Paris police acknowledge major gaps in Louvre’s defences after jewel theft
Paris: French police acknowledged major gaps in the Louvre’s defences on Wednesday — turning this month’s dazzling daylight theft into a national reckoning over how France protects its treasures. Paris Police Chief…
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All-party meet on SIR aimed at ‘safeguarding democracy’, all parties should join: Stalin
Tenkasi: The all-party meet over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is an attempt to “safeguard democracy” and all parties should attend it, setting aside political differences, Chief Minister M…
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Telangana court sentences two to 14 years imprisonment for child labour
Hyderabad: A district and sessions court in LB Nagar on Tuesday, October 28, awarded 14 years of imprisonment and a fine of Rs 1000 each to two individuals convicted in a child…
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Falaknuma police arrest rowdy sheeter, friend for kidnapping youngsters
Hyderabad: The Falaknuma police arrested two individuals, including a rowdy sheeter, for allegedly kidnapping and threatening two youngsters. According to the Falaknuma station house officer (SHO), A Seethiah, the elder brother of…
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Nizampet couple dupes 52 people of Rs 12 crore in chit fund scam; escape
Hyderabad: The Cyberabad Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has registered a case against a Nizampet-based couple for allegedly defrauding 52 people of about Rs 12.06 crore through a chit fund scam. Mohammed Ali…
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Amnesty urges inquiry into US strike on Yemen prison killing migrants
Sanaa: An American airstrike in April on a prison run by Yemen’s Houthi rebels that killed over 60 detained African migrants should be investigated as a possible war crime, activists said Wednesday,…
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Actress backs NY City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani; shares 20-yr bond
New York: Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o has lent her support to New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, who, if elected, would make history as the first Muslim immigrant to hold a…
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Two Russians face sentencing in plot to kill Iranian-American journalist
New York: A plot to assassinate Iranian American journalist Masih Alinejad at her Brooklyn home came “chillingly near success,” prosecutors told a judge who will sentence two purported Russian mobsters. Prosecutors are…
