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PM Modi attacks Congress over Sikh riots, alleges it allowed ‘massacre of Sikhs’
Gurdaspur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday attacked the Congress over the 1984-anti Sikh riots, alleging that while it allowed the “massacre of Sikhs” and its governments at the Centre protected the…
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PM Modi’s Hindu dharma is different from India’s ‘true’ Hinduism: Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday claimed that the Hindu dharma of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is different from the “true” Hinduism of India. Banerjee also announced that her…
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Provisions of suit by or against minor to apply in Krishna temple case: HC
Prayagraj: The Hindu side on Friday submitted before the Allahabad High Court that the provisions which deal with procedures regarding a suit by or against a minor will apply in the Krishna…
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‘Aa bail mujhe maar’, says SC about poll panel’s Voter Turnout app
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday cited the Hindi proverb “aa bail mujhe maar” to explain the plight of the Election Commission over a mobile application it has launched to provide…
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Severe cyclone forming in Bay of Bengal to make landfall on Sunday, red alert in WB
Kolkata: A depression in the Bay of Bengal is likely to concentrate into a severe cyclonic storm and make landfall along the adjoining coasts of West Bengal and Bangladesh around May 26…
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Covid pandemic reversed progress of last 10 years in global life expectancy: WHO
Geneva: The recent deadly Covid-19 pandemic reversed the last 10 years’ steady gain seen in life expectancy at birth and healthy life expectancy at birth (HALE) worldwide, according to a new report…
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Heat like ‘literal hell’ sends thousands to hospital in Pakistan
Islamabad: Thousands of heatstroke victims were being treated at hospitals across Pakistan on Friday as temperatures reached 50 degrees Celsius amid a blazing heatwave, officials said. The heat gripped the South Asian…
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MP: Muslims sporting black bands offer namaz at Bhojshala complex to protest ‘excavation’
Dhar: Members of the Muslim community sporting black bands offered prayers at Bhojshala in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district on Friday to protest against the alleged excavation in some parts of the 11th-century…
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ECI gives nod for Telangana Formation Day celebrations on June 2
Hyderabad: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has given its nod for the State government to organise Telangana Formation day celebrations on June 2. The celebrations will be officially held at the…
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Germany has no plans to recognise Palestinian state, says Chancellor Scholz
Berlin: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday that his government has no plans to officially recognise a Palestinian state. There is “no reason” to recognise the Palestinian Authority (PA) as a…
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6th phase: Voting in 58 seats tomorrow; Delhi in focus
New Delhi: Voting for the sixth and penultimate phase of Lok Sabha polls will be held on Saturday in 58 constituencies in six states and two Union territories, including all the seven…
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‘Food poisoned’ woman files police complaint against Hyderabad restaurant
Hyderabad: A 35-year-old woman, K. Sravanthi, filed a complaint against a well-known restaurant in Lakdi-ka-pool on Thursday, May 23. She alleged that she experienced vomiting and diarrhea after being served a spoiled dessert.…
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Like British, Modi govt looted India’s resources in 10 years: Kharge
Deoghar: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday, May 24, accused the Narendra Modi government of looting the country’s water, forest, and land in the past 10 years as had been done by…
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Hyderabad: Man duped of Rs 14 lakh by scammer posing as woman
Hyderabad: The city police on Friday, May 24, arrested a 23-year-old man in Cyberabad for allegedly duping a victim of Rs 14 lakh whom he had befriended online using a fake profile.…
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Hyderabad techie duped of Rs 3 lakh in international parcel scam
Hyderabad: A 32-year-old software engineer was duped into believing that a FedEx parcel was stuck in Mumbai customs with illegal content. Subsequently, under the guise of preventing such fraudulent activities, he was…
