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WB BJP demands CM Mamata Banerjee’s resignation
Kolkata: The BJP West Bengal unit on Wednesday demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, alleging that the law and order situation in the state has reached its nadir under her…
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At least 28 Pakistani pilgrims killed in Iran bus accident
Tehran: At least 28 Pakistanis were killed and 23 others injured after a bus carrying pilgrims to Iraq met with an accident in Iran’s Yazd city, Pakistan’s envoy to Tehran said on…
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PIL filed in HC demanding ED probe against RG Kar ex-principal Sandip Ghosh
Kolkata: A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed at the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday, demanding an Enforcement Directorate (ED) probe into the alleged financial irregularities at RG Kar Medical College &…
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JNU V-C meets protesting students, urges them to end hunger strike
New Delhi: JNU Vice-Chancellor Santishree D Pandit on Wednesday met the students protesting against the university’s alleged unresponsive attitude to their various demands, including increasing scholarship amounts, and urged them to end…
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AIMPLB delegation meets Stalin over Waqf Bill, UCC
Bhopal: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has assured a delegation of All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), that he and his party would continue to stand with the Muslim community…
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BMW hit-and-run: HC asks cops to respond to Mihir Shah’s plea
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday sought the police’s reply on the pleas filed by Mihir Shah, the main accused in the BMW hit-and-run case, and his driver Rajrishi Bidawat, seeking…
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Dubai airport expects 3.4 million passengers over next 13 days
Dubai: As residents return from their summer vacation, Dubai International Airport (DXB), the world’s busiest for international travel, is getting ready to welcome 3.43 million guests over the next 13-day period. As many as 264,000…
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Man sentenced to 10 years jail for kidnapping-raping minor
Noida: A court in Gautam Budh Nagar district on Tuesday sentenced a man to 10 years imprisonment for kidnapping and raping a 16-year-old girl in 2021. A police spokesperson said the court…
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Azerbaijan applies for BRICS membership
Baku: Azerbaijan has formally applied to join the BRICS group, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry has announced. The bid follows Azerbaijan’s expression of interest at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Astana in…
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Pawan Khera defends Hasina’s ‘prolonged’ stay
New Delhi: Congress leader Pawan Khera on Wednesday defended former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s extended stay in the country amid calls from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) for her extradition and…
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Maha: Sule urges Dy CM Fadnavis to withdraw her security cover, deploy it for public
Mumbai: NCP (SP) MP Supriya Sule on Wednesday blamed the MahaYuti government for deteriorating law and order situation, especially in the wake of Badlapur sexual abuse case, and demanded Maharashtra Deputy Chief…
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Badlapur sexual assault: Sule seeks Maha Dy CM Fadnavis’ resignation
Pune: NCP (SP) leader Supriya Sule on Wednesday targeted the Maharashtra government over the Badlapur sexual abuse case and demanded the resignation of Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who holds the home…