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Hyderabad: Amit Shah, Kishan Reddy dropped from FIR
Hyderabad: The city police have dropped the names of Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Telangana BJP chief G Kishan Reddy from an FIR they filed on a complaint relating to allegedly…
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Christian man critically injured by mob in Pakistan’s Punjab province dies
Lahore: An elderly Christian man who was critically injured last week by a violent mob over a blasphemy allegation in Pakistan’s Punjab province has died, police said on Monday. An enraged mob…
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LS polls witnessed polarisation on caste, religious lines: Experts
New Delhi: As India waits with bated breath for the Lok Sabha poll results, political analysts say this year’s election was “one of the most polarised” with parties using caste and religion…
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Entire counting process was robust, works similar to precision of clock: CEC
New Delhi: Amid the opposition parties raising concerns over the counting process of the votes, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Monday, June 3, said that the entire counting mechanism is robust…
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El Nino ending; at least 60 pc chance of La Nina during July-Sept
New Delhi: The 2023/24 El Nino event, which drove record-breaking temperatures and extreme weather around the world, is predicted to transition to La Nina conditions later this year, according to a new…
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Israeli airstrikes kill 12 in Syria
Israeli airstrikes after midnight on Monday killed 12 pro-Iranian militias in Syria’s northern province of Aleppo, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The militias, consisting of Syrian and non-Syrian nationals, have…
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ECI responds to ‘Laapata Gentlemen’ memes over lack of action against poll violators
A day before counting day, the Election Commission of India reacted to the various memes on social media on the lack of action against poll violators. One meme that caught their attention…
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SC dismisses plea filed against ECI relaxing postal ballot norms
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a petition filed by the YSR Congress Party challenging the Election Commission of India’s circular relaxing the norms for deciding on the…
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Zerodha faces tech glitch as markets hit record high; users complain
New Delhi: Several users took to social media platform X on Monday to complain about a technical glitch they were facing while trading on the brokerage firm Zerodha’s trading app Kite. The…
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Jerusalem population doubles Tel Aviv, report finds
More than one million people live in Jerusalem, more than double the number living in Tel Aviv, according to an annual report released on Sunday, ahead of Jerusalem Day. The report, compiled…
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Several students detained amid pro-Palestine protest in Bengaluru
Fifteen pro-Palestine demonstrators, a majority of who were students, were detained by the police for more than five hours on Sunday evening, June 2, in Fraser Town, Bengaluru. The students were protesting…
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EVM smashing case: SC bars Andhra MLA from entering counting centre
Hyderabad: The Supreme Court on Monday castigated YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) legislator Pinnelli Ramakrishna Reddy, who was caught on camera smashing an EVM inside a polling booth in Andhra Pradesh and barred…
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Mahalakshmi scheme: TGSRTC to procure 2,900 new buses to meet demand
Hyderabad: To meet the surge in passenger demand following the introduction of the Mahalakshmi scheme, the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) is set to procure 2,900 new buses. Managing Director VC…
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UP: Drunk thief dozes off amid robbery attempt in Lucknow
In a rather comical turn of events, a thief was caught sleeping peacefully in an attempted robbery on a house floor in Lucknow near Indiranagar in UP. Police alleged the man was…
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Man killed as bomb planted by Maoists goes off in Telangana
Hyderabad: One person was killed when a bomb suspected to have been planted by Maoists went off in a forest in Telangana’s Mulugu district on Monday. The incident occurred near Kongala village…
