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Assembly bypolls: INDIA bloc wins 10 seats, BJP 2, Independent 1
New Delhi: INDIA bloc parties won 10 assembly seats, while the BJP clinched two and an Independent one, as votes were counted on Saturday for the by-elections held earlier this week on…
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Cricket: James Anderson pulls down curtains on a well-planned and successful career
The world’s most successful fast bowler James Anderson of England has called it quits. In his last Test match played against the West Indies at Lords, he took four wickets in two…
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Anger against Independents joining BJP helped Congress win in bypolls: Pratibha Singh
Shimla: There was anger among the electorate against the Independents who vacated their seats to join the BJP, Himachal Pradesh Congress president Pratibha Singh said, claiming this to be a reason behind…
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New criminal laws, decolonisation and everyday legality in India
On July 1, 2024, the three new criminal laws passed by the Parliament in 2023 came into effect. These laws are the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS),…
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Assembly bypolls: INDIA bloc wins 4 seats, leading on 6; BJP bags 1, ahead on another
New Delhi: INDIA bloc parties won four assembly seats and were leading on six, while the BJP clinched one, and it and an Independent were ahead on one each as votes were…
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Notice issued to firm in Gujarat for chaos at job interview site
Bharuch: A notice has been issued to a private firm days after nearly 800 persons turned up for walk-in interviews organised by it for 40 vacancies, triggering chaos at the venue in…
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Congress candidate Qazi Nizamuddin wins Manglaur by-poll in Uttarakhand
Despite communal tension simmering in the last couple of days in Manglaur, Uttarakhand, Congress candidate Qazi Nizamuddin won the Manglaur by-elections by 422 votes. Bharatiya Janata Party’s candidate Kartar Singh Bhadana and…
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J&K political parties defy Centre’s move to vest L-G with more powers
Srinagar: Political parties in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday voiced their strong opposition to the Centre’s move to vest more powers in the Union Territory’s Lieutenant Governor for taking decisions on matters…
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Congress gen secy accuses Centre of targeting his phone with ‘malicious spyware’
New Delhi: Congress general secretary K C Venugopal on Saturday accused the Modi government of targeting his phone with a “malicious spyware” and asserted that “we will oppose this blatantly unconstitutional act”…
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TMC all set to sweep Bengal bypolls, continues its LS victory streak
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress on Saturday, July 13, wrested Raiganj, Bagda and Ranaghat Dakshin assembly seats from the BJP and secured an unassailable lead in the Maniktala segment in West Bengal bypolls,…
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Pakistan: After nearly a year in jail, Imran Khan acquitted in illegal marriage case
Islamabad: A Pakistani court on Saturday acquitted jailed former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in the un-Islamic marriage case, the only case keeping the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party founder…
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NMC directs medical colleges to set up ‘tobacco cessation centres’
New Delhi: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has directed medical colleges across the country to set up ‘tobacco cessation centres’ to combat the adverse effects of tobacco use and promote public health.…
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Turkiye moves to revoke citizenship from those serving Israel army
The Turkish Parliament passed a bill in its first reading that seeks to revoke the citizenship of Turkish nationals who participated in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) genocidal war in Gaza. The…
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Telangana: Man booked for torturing pet dog in Hanamkonda
Hanamkonda: A man was booked by Hanamkonda police for allegedly trying to strangle the pet dog of another man on Thursday, July 11. Adulapuram Gautham, who runs the NGO Stray Animal Foundation…
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Pakistan’s apex court declares Imran Khan’s party eligible for reserved seats
Islamabad: The Supreme Court of Pakistan declared former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party eligible for the reserved seats, a decision which might make it the largest party in the…
