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BPCC to launch statewide agitation against Centre for denying special category status
Patna: The Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee (BPCC) on Saturday announced a statewide agitation from August 12 in protest against the Centre’s refusal to grant special category status to the state. Bihar Congress…
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Finance Secretary T V Somanathan named new Cabinet Secretary
New Delhi: The Centre on Saturday named Finance Secretary T V Somanathan as the new cabinet secretary for a tenure of two years. He will succeed incumbent Rajeev Gauba, who completes his…
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Why didn’t BJP give Maratha quotas, questions Raj Thackeray
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) Chief Raj Thackeray has sought to know why the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has been in power at the Centre for 10 years, failed…
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‘Rahul has become synonymous with politics of deception, propaganda, lies’: BJP
New Delhi: The BJP on Saturday hit out at Rahul Gandhi, alleging non-fulfillment of his party’s poll promises in Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh, and said the Congress leader has become synonymous with…
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PM Modi chairs special review meeting in Wayanad, assures full assistance
Wayanad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi concluded his day-long visit to landslide-ravaged Wayanad with a special review meeting at the makeshift PMO in the Collectorate office here on Saturday. The meeting was attended…
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Former army brigadier released after 8 years following Hasina’s downfall
Following the downfall of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government in Bangladesh, former army Brigadier General Abdullah Aman Azmi has been released after spending eight years in the notorious secret detention…
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Hyderabad: Photographer held for morphing videos of minister, GHMC mayor
Hyderabad: The city police, on Saturday, August 10, arrested a photographer for allegedly creating and spreading a derogatory video involving the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) mayor Gadwal Vijalakshmi and Telangana road…
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PM to release 109 varieties of seeds developed by ICAR: Union minister
Bhopal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Sunday release 109 varieties of seeds that have been developed by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) for different climatic zones and are area specific,…
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Video: Israeli soldier accused of raping Palestinian prisoner appeals for support
A masked Israeli soldier, accused of participating in a horrific gang rape of a Palestinian male prisoner has revealed his identity in a video posted on social media appealing for support from…
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Saudi Arabia arrests 20,000 border security violators in one week
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior conducted inspection campaigns in the Kingdom between August 1 and August 7 to ensure compliance with residency, labour, and border security laws. Across the…
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Telangana proposes Rs 2L urban, Rs 1.5L rural income caps for ration cards
Hyderabad: A proposal has been placed before the cabinet sub-committee appointed for framing the guidelines for the issue of new ration cards (food security cards), to have Rs 1.5 lakh as the…
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Telangana: Tribal woman loses baby due to bad road connectivity
Hyderabad: A heavily pregnant tribal woman from the Koya community lost her newborn after she was unable to reach the ambulance due to bad road connectivity at Venkatapur gram panchayat in the…
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Wayanad Landslide: Kerala ministers hope PM Modi to support state’s request
Wayanad: Kerala Ministers, who took part in the evaluation meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi here in the aftermath of the July 30 landslides, on Saturday expressed hope that the Union…
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350 people detained during Vidarbha statehood protest in Nagpur
Nagpur: The police detained 350 people during a protest march here demanding statehood for the Vidarbha region on Saturday, an official said. Activists of the Vidarbha Rajya Andolan Samiti (VRAS), led by…
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Japanese Olympic champ Higuchi consoles Vinesh; says I understand your pain
Paris: All too familiar with the pain of being disqualified over a few extra grams, Japanese Olympic champion Rei Higuchi offered his support to Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat, who was debarred from…
