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SC to hear Telangana’s plea on MBBS, BDS ‘local’ admissions issue
Hyderabad: The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the special leave petitions (SLPs) on the issue of ‘local’ MBBS, BDS admissions criteria filed by the Telangana government on September 20. This comes…
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Polling begins for first phase of J&K Assembly elections
Srinagar: Voting began for the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, first time since the abrogation of Article 370, as 24 constituencies spread over seven districts of the Union Territory…
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Gaza publishes identities of 34,344 Palestinians killed in war with Israel
Ramallah: Gaza’s Health Ministry has identified 34,344 Palestinians killed by Israeli attacks in the territory, publishing a list of names, age, gender and ID numbers that cover more than 80 per cent…
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Donald Trump to meet PM Modi next week
Washington/New Delhi: US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has said at a campaign event that he will meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi next week, media reports said. Trump announced the meeting…
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Digvijaya says bail becomes ‘exception’ for Muslims, demands release of Umar, others
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Tuesday said bail becomes an exception when the affected party is a Muslim, as he joined the families of some jailed activists including former…
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RG Kar Case: Medics undecided on resuming work; new Kolkata Police chief appointed
Kolkata: The agitating junior doctors are yet to decide on whether to call off their ‘cease work’ and rejoin work, despite the West Bengal government appointing senior IPS officer Manoj Kumar Verma…
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Telangana CM explains why Congress decided to call Sept 17 ‘People’s Governance Day’
Hyderabad: The Congress government has taken a diplomatic stand with regard to celebrating September 17, the date when Hyderabad was annexed to India in 1948, as ‘Praja Palana Dinotsavam’ or ‘People’s Governance…
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Kejriwal to vacate official bungalow in coming weeks: AAP
New Delhi: Outgoing chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, who submitted his resignation letter to Lt Governor V K Saxena on Tuesday, will vacate his official bungalow in north Delhi’s Civil Lines within a…
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India sends 32 tonnes of relief supplies to typhoon-hit Myanmar
New Delhi: India on Tuesday sent a second tranche of 32 tonnes of relief supplies to Myanmar in a military transport aircraft under its Operation Sadbhav, launched two days ago to assist…
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Five arrested in Chhattisgarh for hoisting Palestine-like flags
Bilaspur: Five people were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly hoisting flags resembling that of Palestine on Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi in Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur city, police said. A complaint was received on Monday evening that Palestinian…
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Will ensure Vizag steel plant operations streamlined: AP CM Naidu
Amaravati: Amid reports that Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (RINL) is struggling to tide over a financial crisis, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday said he would try his best…
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MP Congress welcomes SC’s verdict on ‘bulldozer justice’
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh has been among those states where controversial ‘bulldozer justice’ flourished as part of action from the administration. The Supreme Court on Tuesday halted the unauthorised demolition of private property,…
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Ambedkar’s statue removed from DUSU’s entrance, ABVP writes to DU
New Delhi: A day after a statue of Bhim Rao Ambedkar was installed at the Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) office in North Campus, local authorities removed it from the entrance, a…
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Karnataka govt to request Centre for Rs 5000 cr annual grant for Karnataka region
Kalaburagi: The Karnataka Cabinet held in Kalaburagi on Tuesday decided to request the Union government for a Rs 5,000 annual grant for the development of the Kalyan Karnataka region. Speaking at a…
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DGCA probes tail strike incident involving IndiGo plane; derosters flight crew
New Delhi: Aviation watchdog DGCA is probing the incident of tail strike involving an IndiGo aircraft on September 9 and the flight crew has been derostered, a senior official said on Tuesday.…
