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Anurag Thakur questions BBC’s journalistic independence
New Delhi: Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday questioned the journalistic independence of the BBC after the media house suspended a former footballer and star anchor for his remarks on…
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AAP launches month-long membership drive in Haryana; targets 10 lakh new members
Chandigarh: The Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday launched a mega membership drive in Haryana, under which it plans to enroll 10 lakh members over the next one month. Senior AAP leader and…
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Delhi Police asked to enquire, register FIR against litigant for forging docs
New Delhi: The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) has directed the Delhi Police to enquire and register an FIR against a litigant for placing on record a fake court order to claim…
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BBC under fire over Attenborough episode, sports presenter Lineker’s Twitter row
London: The BBC on Saturday is dealing with a deepening row as it emerged that it decided not to broadcast an episode narrated by world-famous conservationist Sir David Attenborough for a new…
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Telangana: Kavitha’s hunger strike is ironic and theatrics, says Tarun Chugh
Hyderabad: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national general secretary and the state in-charge, Tarun Chugh stated that the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC K Kavitha’s hunger strike was ironic and called it “theatrics”…
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ED summons NCP MLA Hasan Mushrif for questioning in money laundering case
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has summoned senior NCP leader and MLA Hasan Mushrif for questioning in a money laundering investigation being conducted against him and others, officials said Saturday. The politician…
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TN govt will fulfil demands of handloom and powerloom weavers: CM Stalin
Coimbatore: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday assured both handloom and powerloom weavers that their long-pending demands would be fulfilled soon. Speaking at a function organised by a weavers’…
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AP: Naidu announces TDP tie-up with PDF for upcoming polls
Hyderabad: The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) national president Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday made it clear that his party had an alliance with the People’s Democratic Front (PDF) in the ongoing polls for…
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BJP aping Cong in misusing probe agencies, will meet Cong’s fate: Akhilesh
Ahmedabad: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said the Bharatiya Janata Party is following in the footsteps of the Congress in using probe agencies to carry out “political raids,” and will…
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Hyderabad: Cops check OYO rooms and lodges, 2 booked
Hyderabad: Police conducted a checking of 39 lodges and OYO rooms along with nine farmhouses in Cyberabad Commissionerate limits on Saturday. Two lodges were found in violation of the rules and two…
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After 21 years, US releases Saudi engineer from Guantanamo military prison
The United States authorities released a Saudi Arabian engineer who was imprisoned for 21 years at Guantanamo Bay military prison, the Department of Defence announced. Forty-eight-year-old Ghassan Abdullah al-Sharbi was returned to Saudi Arabia…
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Man arrested for threatening to kill Punjab Cong MLA Khaira
Kapurthala: A man has been arrested here on Saturday for allegedly threatening to kill senior Congress leader and Bholath MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira, police said. Khaira, in his complaint, said that he…
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Dubai: Private schools to increase fees from next academic year
Abu Dhabi: Dubai’s Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) announced on Friday that private schools can increase tuition fees for the next academic year. Tuition fees for private schools in Dubai were frozen…