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J-K: Place of worship ‘vandalised’ in Reasi; officials assure action against culprits
Jammu: A place of worship was allegedly vandalised by unidentified people in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, triggering protests on Sunday, June 30, by locals belonging to both the Hindu and Muslim…
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UP: Woman, daughter dies by suicide by consuming insecticide
Bhadohi: A woman and her 22-year-old daughter allegedly died by suicide by consuming insecticide on Sunday, June 30, police said. Suman Tiwari (42) and her daughter Komal, residents of Arai village, consumed sulphas…
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Ashoka University students show solidarity with Palestine at graduate ceremony
Students of Ashoka University displayed pro-Palestine placards during their graduation day ceremony held on May 24. A video from the ceremony recently has surfaced on social media platforms, showing some students hob.…
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Minorities must get facilities enjoyed by Hindu counterparts: Faizan Mustafa
Patna: Denial of affirmative action to castes among Muslims and Christians, which are “worse off than Hindu Dalits”, is tantamount to discrimination along religious lines, and hence, against the Constitution, noted jurist…
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Tensions simmer in MP’s Katangi as Hindu extremists threaten Muslim residents
Members of Hindutva outfits Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal have been making provocative and inflammatory statements against Muslims in Katangi, Madhya Pradesh, leaving the minority group in a state of…
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TISS withdraws notice to staff members over non-renewal of contracts
Mumbai: The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) on Sunday, June 30, said it has withdrawn the notices given to 55 teaching and 60 non-teaching staff of non-renewal of contracts and asked…
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Andhra govt to soon roll out free bus travel for women
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh’s Minister for Transport, Mandipalli Ramprasad Reddy said on Sunday that the state government will soon roll out a free travel facility for women in Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport…
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Delhi: BJP leader issues apology after threatening to kill 2 lakh Muslims
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Karnail Singh has posted an apology video after he threatened to “slaughter 2 lakh Muslims” in New Delhi’s Sangam Vihar area. “On June 21, somebody had…
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Hyderabad: Two arrested for online cricket betting, Rs 25L recovered
Hyderabad: Police arrested two persons involved in illegal online cricket betting at Maruthi Nagar here on Saturday and recovered Rs 25.5 lakh in cash. They were betting on the just concluded ICC…
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Old City murders: Hyderabad police take up ‘disarming operation’
Hyderabad: With a sharp rise in bodily offences such as murder and attempts to murder, the Hyderabad police took up a major ‘disarming operation’ in the city to seize weapons from people…
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10 arrested for gangrape of 13-year-old girl in Hyderabad; victim pregnant
Hyderabad: Police apprehended ten individuals on Saturday, June 30, for allegedly gangraping a 13-year-old girl girl in Naredmet. The accused have been identified as Vijay Kumar, Bollepogu Ajay, Guddanti Krishna, Sabavath Hathya…
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Three Hezbollah members killed in Israeli airstrike on Lebanese village
Beirut: Three Hezbollah members were killed on Sunday in an Israeli airstrike in the southeast village of Houla, a media report said. An Israeli drone targeted, with four air-to-surface missiles, a two-story…
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EAM Jaishankar arrives in Doha as India and Qatar deepen bilateral ties
Doha: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar arrived in Doha on Sunday on a day-long official visit to Qatar during which he is scheduled to meet Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh…
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Gujarat BJP leader’s birthday bash in police station draws flak
The Gujarat police recently organised a birthday for a BJP local leader inside a police station, sparking outrage and criticism from the opposition Congress party. The birthday bash of the BJP leader…
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Telangana: Woman booked for assault on ‘drunk’ husband
Hyderabad: A 33-year-old man from Sarangapur, Nizamabad, filed a police complaint on Thursday, June 27, accusing his wife of harassment and assault. According to reports, the complainant, Mahesh, from Manchipppa Thanda, often…
