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Lok Sabha polls: DMK begins seat allotment to allies
Chennai: Tamil Nadu’s ruling DMK, a key constituent of the opposition INDIA bloc, on Saturday, February 24, allotted one Lok Sabha constituency each to two of its allies. Weeks after initiating seat-sharing talks…
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Saudi: Domestic Haj pilgrims to be compensated over accommodation violations, meals delay
Riyadh: In an unprecedented move, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s ministry of Haj and Umrah has announced that domestic pilgrims will receive compensation in case of any accommodation violations and meal delays…
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BJP MP Anantkumar Hegde calls Karnataka CM ‘Siddaramulla Khan’
Karwar: Calling Chief Minister Siddaramaiah “Siddaramulla Khan”, BJP MP Anantkumar Hegde has alleged that Karnataka is becoming bankrupt under the Congress government led by him, which wants to loot the state to garner…
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Rich tributes paid to late Jayalalithaa on her 76th birth anniversary
Chennai: Rich tributes were paid to former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister late J. Jayalalithaa on her 76th birth anniversary on Saturday, February 24. AIADMK leaders led by General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami…
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Lasya Nandita’s death: Govt to test fitness of Telangana MLAs’ drivers
Hyderabad: Following the tragic death of MLA Lasya Nandita in a road accident on the outskirts of Hyderabad, the Telangana government has decided to implement fitness tests for drivers of VIPs, including…
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Hyderabad college denies permission for namaz, students protest
Hyderabad: Muslim students of K V Ranga Reddy Degree College for Women in Santoshnagar protested against the management on Saturday, February 24, for allegedly denying them permission to offer namaz. Videos surfaced…
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Haldwani violence alleged mastermind arrested from Delhi
Haldwani: Haldwani violence alleged mastermind Abdul Malik was arrested from Delhi on Saturday, Nainital SSP Prahlad Narayan Meena said. He said six teams were formed to search for Malik and his son…
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Saudi Arabia: Rs 22.10 lakh fine for defacing urban heritage
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has announced the imposition of a fine of up to 100,000 Saudi riyals (Rs 22,10,050) and a one-year jail term or one of these two…
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Priyanka slams UPs BJP govt for demolishing homes of innocents
Lucknow: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday, February 24, lashed out at the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh, alleging that bulldozers are used to demolish homes of “innocent people” while the “guilty”…
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Israel has the right to defend itself; calls for ceasefire naive and dangerous: Braverman
Mumbai: UK’s former Home Secretary Suella Braverman on Saturday said Israel has the right to defend itself from attacks by terrorists and calls for an immediate ceasefire to end the conflict with…
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Introduce service for caller name display on phones: TRAI
New Delhi: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Friday recommended that Calling Name Presentation (CNAP) Supplementary Service be introduced in telecom network and that the service involving display of caller…
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UP govt cancels police constable recruitment exam held on Feb 17-18
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday cancelled the recently held police constable recruitment examination following allegations of question paper leak and ordered a re-test within six months. The state government also announced…
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Voters should know about feasibility of assurances by parties, says CEC
Chennai: The voters have a right to know about the feasibility of fulfilling poll assurances made by political parties, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said on Saturday and made it clear that the…
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Haldwani clashes: Minor girl accuses police of sexual harassment
A 15-year-old girl was allegedly harassed by police on the pretext of a search operation following the communal violence in the Haldwani district of Uttarakhand. A video has come forward on social…
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Trinamool ignores Congress’ call to keep doors open for seat-sharing talks
Kolkata: Congress’ desperate attempts to convince the Trinamool Congress to keep the doors for seat-sharing negotiations open do not seem to be cutting any ice with the ruling party of West Bengal.…
