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Sri Lanka presidential poll heads to second round; Wickremesinghe out
Colombo: In a historic first, Sri Lanka’s presidential election on Sunday, September 22, went into a second round of counting after no candidate secured over 50 percent of the vote needed to…
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CPI(M) says it lost over 60,000 members after BJP came to power in Tripura
Agartala: The CPI(M), which had ruled Tripura for 35 years in two phases, on Sunday, September 22, said the party lost over 60,000 members after the BJP came to power in the…
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Hyderabad: Cleaner sexually assaults woman on private bus
Hyderabad: A bus cleaner has been accused of sexually assaulting a 28-year-old married woman while she was travelling in a private bus from Kukatpally on Wednesday, September 18. The woman, who resides…
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Telangana: 17-year-old sexually assaults two minor girls; probe on
Hyderabad: A 17-year-old boy from Yellendu town of Bhadradri Kothagudem district allegedly sexually assaulted two six-year-old girls when they were playing near their residence. According to reports, the accused, who is said…
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India, EU to begin next round of talks on free trade pact on Monday
New Delhi: Senior officials of India and the 27-nation European Union (EU) will commence the next round of talks for a proposed free trade agreement from Monday here, an official said. The…
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Pakistan feeling pain watching democracy flourishing in J&K: Rajnath Singh
Poonch: Defence minister Rajnath Singh lauded the people of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday for overwhelmingly taking part in the first phase of polling in the Assembly election on September 18 and…
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Congress appoints Uday Bhanu Chib as new IYC president
New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday appointed Uday Bhanu Chib as the president of the Indian Youth Congress (IYC), replacing Srinivas B V. Srinivas B V had held the post for over…
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Cong govt takes loans, gives it to Sonia Gandhi: Kangana Ranaut
Shimla: BJP MP Kangana Ranaut on Sunday alleged that the Himachal Pradesh government takes loans and gives it to former Congress president Sonia Gandhi which has made the state’s coffers “hollow”. Addressing…
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Parliament panel on Waqf Bill receives over 1.2 crore responses
New Delhi: A parliamentary panel examining the Waqf (Amendment) Bill has received a staggering 1.2 crore email responses amid campaigns launched by rival groups to ratchet up support for their respective viewpoints…
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Video: Stray dogs attack woman, child in Karimnagar
Hyderabad: A woman and her child were attacked by stray dogs in Kashmir Gadda, Karimnagar district, on Saturday evening, September 22, as captured by CCTV footage circulating on social media. The video…
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Hyderabad: HYDRA flattens illegal structures, reclaims 8 acres of land
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Disaster Response and Assets Monitoring Agency (HYDRA) on Sunday, September 22 said it reclaimed eight acres of land after razing down illegal structures in Kukatpally, Kistareddypet and Patelguda. HYDRA…
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HYDRA demolitions in Sangareddy leaves residents in disarray
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Disaster Response and Assets Protection Agency (HYDRA) demolished illegal structures in survey number 12 of Krishnareddypet, under Ameenpur Municipality in Sangareddy District, on Sunday, September 22. HYDRA identified 16…
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FIR registered against SP MP Awadhesh Prasad’s son for assaulting man
Ayodhya: An FIR was registered on Sunday against Samajwadi Party’s Faizabad MP Awadhesh Prasad’s son Ajit Prasad for allegedly kidnapping, threatening, and assaulting a man, police said. The FIR was lodged in…
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Karnataka: Rs 25 lakh recovered from customs officer facing bribery charges
New Delhi: The CBI has recovered Rs 25 lakh cash from a superintendent of customs posted at Inland Container Depot, Whitefield, Bengaluru during a search in connection with a bribery case against…
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J-K elections: Pre-poll alliance with Congress to avoid hung assembly, says Omar Abdullah
Srinagar: The National Conference’s pre-poll alliance with the Congress for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections was formed to give people an option to avoid a hung House, party vice-president Omar Abdullah…
