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BJP leader files complaint against Cleric for alleged ‘Fatwa’
New Delhi: A BJP leader has got a police complaint filed here against Islamic cleric Maulana Sajjad Nomani, alleging that he has issued a “fatwa” calling for the social boycott of Muslims…
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8 Bangladesh nationals arrested in Tripura for illegal entry
Agartala: Eight Bangladesh nationals, who allegedly entered India illegally, were arrested from a railway station in Tripura on their to Hyderabad, police said. Spotting suspicious movement in front of the ticket counter…
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Navy plans pan-India coastal defence exercise with 6 ministries from Nov 20
New Delhi: The Indian Navy will conduct a pan-India Coastal Defence Exercise ‘Sea Vigil-24′ on November 20 and 21, involving six ministries and 21 different agencies. The exercise will focus on strengthening…
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Karnataka: BJP protests over alleged Waqf Land encroachments
Bengaluru: Upping the ante following allegations by a section of farmers and others in Karnataka that their lands were marked as Waqf properties, the BJP on Friday held protests in various districts…
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26th arrest in Baba Siddique murder case: Man held in Akola
Mumbai: A man was arrested on Friday from Maharashtra’s Akola district in connection with the Baba Siddique murder case, an official said. The NCP leader and former Maharashtra minister was shot at…
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Surge in communal incidents in India: 673 cases reported by Oct, only 47 FIRs filed
Violence against the Christian community across India has reached alarming levels with 673 incidents reported on the United Christian Forum (UCF) helpline by the end of October 2024. The USCF’s “Violence Monitor…
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Israeli leaders label ICC’s arrest warrant for Netanyahu as ‘anti-semitic’
As the International Criminal Court on Thursday issued arrest warrants for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, Israeli leaders from across the political spectrum united to…
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47 killed, 22 injured in Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon’s Baalbek-Hermel
At least 47 people were killed and 22 others wounded in Israeli airstrikes on the eastern Lebanese governorate of Baalbek-Hermel, its governor Bachir Khodr said. The casualties occurred in various towns and…
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Over 880,000 people displaced in Lebanon, food security deteriorates: UN
UN humanitarians said that evacuation orders and air strikes forced more than 880,000 people from their homes in Lebanon, with more than 500,000 of them fleeing into Syria. The UN Office for…
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Hamas claims killing of 15 Israeli soldiers in Gaza
The Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, announced that its fighters had killed 15 Israeli soldiers at close range in the town of Beit Lahia, northern Gaza. In a press statement,…
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Hyderabad drug racket busted: Rs 6.91L antibiotics, narcotics from UP seized
Hyderabad: The Drugs Control Administration, Telangana, in a joint operation with the STF, Prohibition and Excise Department, busted a spurious drug racket in Hyderabad. The racket involved the shipment of spurious antibiotic…
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Hungarian PM invites Netanyahu for visit, calls ICC warrants ‘brazen and cynical’
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Friday severely criticised the International Criminal Court (ICC)’s decision to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and country’s former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant,…