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‘Modi’s guarantee’ a jumla, real issue in India is unemployment, inflation: Priyanka
New Delhi: Hitting out at the Centre over people seeking jobs in Israel, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday said talk of five trillion dollar economy and Modi’s guarantee are just…
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Many Congress leaders set to join BJP next month, says Assam minister
Guwahati: Days after former Assam youth Congress president Angkita Dutta and former Congress MLA Bismita Gogoi joined the BJP, state minister Pijush Hazarika claimed that more leaders from the grand old party…
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US kick-starts five-week H1-B visas renewal drive, to accept 20,000 applications
Washington: H1B workers, including Indian nationals, can begin applying to renew their visas without leaving the US, marking a significant change after nearly two decades. Up to 20,000 qualified nonimmigrant workers can…
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Work at Ram Janmabhoomi complex to restart on February 15
Ayodhya: Preparations are now underway to resume unfinished work at the Ram Janmabhoomi complex in Ayodhya. Two tower cranes are being set up again on the western side of the temple while…
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AIM refutes ASI survey report on Gyanvapi
Varanasi: The Gyanvapi mosque management committee, Anjuman Intezamia Masjid (AIM), has termed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) report on the scientific study and survey of the mosque as an attempt to…
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Meat, beef shops to remain closed in Hyderabad today
Hyderabad: In view of Mahatma Gandhi’s death anniversary, all sheep, goat, and cattle slaughterhouses, as well as retail meat and beef shops, will remain closed within the limits of the Greater Hyderabad…
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Earthquake of 3.4 magnitude strikes Leh, Ladakh: NCS
Leh: An earthquake of magnitude 3.4 on the Richter scale was recorded in Leh, Ladakh, on Tuesday morning, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said. According to the NCS, tremors were felt…
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Cop suspended for dragging girl student by hair in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: A policewoman, who dragged a girl student by her hair during a protest in Hyderabad last week, has been suspended. On Monday, Cyberabad Police Commissioner Avinash Mohanty ordered the suspension of…
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CAA has been in demand of Hindu refugees since 1945: BJP leader
Kolkata: BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Monday said that CAA, which has been the demand of Hindu refugees since 1945, is going to be fulfilled. He added that Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
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US: Missing Indian student from Purdue University confirmed dead
Indiana: An Indian student studying at Purdue University who was reported missing since Sunday has been confirmed dead, according to the Tippecanoe County Coroner. According to the Tippecanoe County Coroner’s Office, officials…
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Shankaracharya stopped from marching to Gyanvapi Mosque
Varanasi: The Varanasi district administration stopped Jyotishpeeth Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati’s bid to march to the Gyanvapi complex on Monday evening to perform a circumambulation of the “original Vishwanath,” the police said.…
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10K Pocso cases, 200 conviction: Is Karnataka failing to protect kids?
Bengaluru: The alarming surge in POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) cases in Karnataka over the past three years has raised concerns, with a staggering 9,862 cases registered between 2021 and…
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5,162 Indian women to perform Haj ‘without mehram’ in 2024
New Delhi: A total of 5,162 women would be going for Haj without ‘mehram’ this year, the largest since the reform was introduced in 2018 which did away with the compulsion of…
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Watch: PM Modi praises Egypt girl for singing ‘Desh Rangeela’ on R-Day
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday praised a patriotic song rendered by an Egyptian girl at India’s 75th Republic Day celebrations in Cairo. Dressed in traditional Indian attire, Kariman sang…
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India, other nations attend conclave hosted by Taliban in Kabul
New Delhi: India on Monday was among around 10 countries that attended a conclave in Kabul organised by the Taliban with a broader aim for regional cooperation, according to the Afghan media.…
