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Authorities launch survey of ‘enemy properties’ in Karnataka
Bengaluru: The Custodian of Enemy Property for India (CEPI) has initiated a survey of 24 properties identified as ‘enemy property’ in Karnataka, offering the state government the first opportunity to acquire them…
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Telangana: BRS supremo KCR to take oath as MLA on Feb 1
Hyderabad: BRS president and former chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao is set to be sworn in as MLA on February 1. He was unable to take the oath with the rest of…
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Allahabad HC notice to Gyanvapi mosque on plea seeking survey of ‘wazukhana’
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday, January 31, issued a notice to the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee, which manages the Gyanvapi mosque, on a plea challenging a Varanasi court’s refusal to direct the Archaeological…
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10K Indian construction workers to reach Israel starting next week
Jerusalem: With Israel’s construction sector suffering a severe manpower crisis post the October 7 conflict with Hamas, some 10,000 workers from India are to make their way here starting next week, industry…
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SC refuses to allow woman to terminate over 32-week pregnancy
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to allow a 26-year-old woman, who had lost her husband in October last year, to terminate her over 32-week pregnancy, saying the medical board…
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Hindutva leaders now eye Mumbai’s sufi shrine to polarise voters
On January 4, Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde, while addressing an enthusiastic gathering during ‘Malang-gad Harinam Mahotsav’ in Thane announced that he would fulfil the promise of liberating the old Haji Malang…
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BJP attempting to enforce uniformity with brute force: Aiyar
New Delhi: Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar on Tuesday claimed that Rajiv Gandhi’s government had used its imposing mandate to unite the country but the current BJP dispensation with its “brute majority”…
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Varanasi court allows Hindus to offer puja in Gyanvapi mosque cellar
In a significant development in the Gyanvapi Mosque-Kashi Vishwanath Temple dispute, a Varanasi court on Wednesday, January 31, allowed the Hindu community to perform pujas inside the ‘Vyas Ka Tekhana‘ area inside…
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Parliament security breach: Tortured by cops to accept link with Oppn, accused allege
New Delhi: Five of the six people arrested in the Parliament security breach case on Wednesday told a court that they were allegedly being tortured by Delhi Police to accept their association…
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Donald Trump nominated for Nobel Peace Prize for Middle East policy
Former US President Donald Trump has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize by Republican lawmaker Claudia Tenney, citing his role in facilitating the ‘historic’ policy in the Middle East. In an…
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As cost spikes, number of Haj applicants from UP goes down
Lucknow: Following an increase in cost and post-Covid rules, there has been a visible decline in the number of people applying for Haj from Uttar Pradesh. According to the data from the…
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Ashwin retains No 1 spot, Bumrah moves to 4th in ICC rankings
Dubai: Senior India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin maintained the top spot, while compatriot Jasprit Bumrah jumped to fourth in the latest ICC bowling rankings released on Wednesday. Ashwin, who had grabbed a match…
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Manickam Tagore sends defamation notice to KTR for ‘Rs 50 cr bribe’ remark
Hyderabad: Senior Congress leader Manickam Tagore on Wednesday, January 31, sent a defamation notice to Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K T Rama Rao for his remarks that the Telangana chief…
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ED issues 5th summons to Kejriwal in excise policy money laundering case
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued a fresh and the fifth summons to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for his questioning in the Delhi excise policy linked money laundering case,…
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Saudi Arabia’s King Salman calls for rain prayers on Thursday
Riyadh: The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz has called for performing Istisqa (rain-seeking) prayer throughout the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Thursday, February 1. A statement…
