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Haj 2024: Arafat day sermon to reach 1 bn in 20 languages
Makkah: The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques is preparing to launch the largest-ever translation project for the Arafat sermon, aiming to reach one billion listeners across the…
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No change of guard in BJP’s Kerala unit, says Surendran
New Delhi: Kerala BJP president, K Surendran, on Monday dismissed reports that there would be a change of guard in the party unit of the southern state. He also dismissed as “fake…
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Karnataka sexual abuse case: Prajwal’s custody ends; to be produced in court
Bengaluru: The custody of former JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna, the prime accused in a sex video case, with the Special Investigation Team (SIT) will end on Monday, June 10, and the sleuths…
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Household consumption expenditure jumps in India as incomes rise
New Delhi: Household consumption expenditure on goods and services in both the rural and urban areas of India, which reflects the standard of living and well-being of the population, has shown a…
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Modi 3.0: First time since independence, no Muslim MP in cabinet
In a first for the country since Independent Indian history, the council of ministers, sworn in alongside Prime Minister Narender Modi, did not include a single representative from the Muslim minority community.…
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Opposition’s jibe at Eknath Shinde, Ajit Pawar over ministerial berths
Mumbai: Leaders of the Maha Vikas Aghadi opposition alliance on Monday took potshots at CM Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Ajit Pawar over their share in the new Union ministry led by…
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Haj 2024: Saudi King to host 1,000 Gazan pilgrims from families of injured, martyrs
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdul Aziz has issued an order to host 1,000 Palestinian pilgrims from the families of martyrs and the injured in the ongoing Israeli…
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Eatala Rajender likely to be appointed Telangana BJP chief
Hyderabad: Telangana BJP MP Eatala Rajender, who was an aspirant for a berth in the Union Cabinet, is likely to be appointed as President of the party’s state unit. Rajender, who was…
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Telangana govt to halt pensions for ineligible recipients, says minister
Hyderabad: Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy announced that the Congress government will stop pensions being received by ineligible individuals based on recommendations. Speaking to the media in his constituency Palair on Sunday,…
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Candidates in tears as ‘one minute rule’ bars latecomers from Group-I prelims
Hyderabad: The Telangana Public Service Commission held the Group-1 services preliminary test at 897 examination centres in the 33 districts of the State on Sunday. However, numerous Group-I aspirants were denied entry…
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Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka’s event to thank voters shifted from Amethi to Raebareli
Amethi: Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s proposed event in Amethi on Tuesday to thank the voters has been moved to neighbouring Raebareli, office bearers of the party…
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Take steps to eliminate NEET, says panel
Chennai: Retired judge of Madras High Court Justice A K Rajan has asked the Tamil Nadu government to take immediate steps to eliminate National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) through legal and/or legislative procedures…
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Kerala govt rejects opposition demand to register corruption case into liquor policy row
Thiruvananthapuram: The Left government in Kerala on Monday rejected the opposition Congress-led UDF’s demand to register a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act into the allegations with regard to the “amendment”…
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BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari moves Cal HC over post-poll violence in West Bengal
Kolkata: Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari on Monday moved the Calcutta High Court, claiming that numerous incidents of post-poll violence were taking place in the state following the…
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Modi-led NDA govt must tackle unemployment problem: Rajiv Kumar
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi led-NDA government in its third term must tackle the problem of unemployment in the country, especially in the unorganised sector and in small and medium enterprises,…
