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UP: Man throws infant daughter into canal over ‘sibling fights’
Meerut: A man allegedly threw his two-year-old daughter into a canal and later claimed that he did it because she and her brother would fight with each other, police said on Sunday.…
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Stay on Yediyurappa’s arrest betrays court’s selective justice: Mehboba
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday termed the Karnataka High court staying the arrest of BJP leader B S Yediyurappa in a POSCO case on the grounds that he is former…
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Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah defends hike in petrol and diesel prices
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday defended the hike in petrol and diesel prices saying that it will ensure funding essential public services and development projects. With the opposition BJP and…
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Srinagar’s Jamia mosque criticizes wakf board for neglecting Eid prayers
Srinagar: Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid, the management body of historic Srinagar mosque, on Sunday hit out at the Jammu and Kashmir Wakf Board for not making arrangements for Eid Prayers in the…
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Haj 2024: Pakistani pilgrim delivers baby boy in Arafat
Makkah: A 34-year-old Pakistani pilgrim gave birth to a healthy baby boy at the Jabal Al-Rahma Hospital in Arafat on Saturday, June 15. She named him Arafat. This marks the first birth of…
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INDIA bloc wants to include Chandrashekhar Azad for 2027 UP polls
Lucknow: Buoyed up by its recent victory in the Lok Sabha elections, the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Congress in Uttar Pradesh are now looking to expand their vote base by bringing…
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NEET a ‘scam’, goes against students, social justice and poor: TN CM
Chennai: NEET, ‘masquerading’ as a measure of merit, is a ‘scam’ and the Centre must stop defending the national test as it went against the interests of students and it is also…
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HC directs WB govt to ensure 1% quota for transgender persons in public employment
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court has directed the West Bengal government to ensure one per cent reservation for transgender persons in all public employment in the state. Noting that the state government…
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GHMC official shunted out after demolition near Jagan’s residence in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: B Hemant Sahadeo Rao, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) Zonal Commissioner for Khairatabad was transferred on Sunday, June 16, one day after the demolition of ‘illegal’ structures in front of…
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Taliban confirms taking part in upcoming Doha meeting on Afghanistan
Islamabad: The Taliban government on Sunday officially announced its intention to send a delegation to the upcoming Doha meeting on the situation in Afghanistan. Taliban Chief Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told TOLOnews that…
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Six Haj pilgrims lose life due to heatstroke in Makkah
Intense temperatures across the holy sites in Makkah in Saudi Arabia during the current Haj season led to deaths among pilgrims from various Arab countries due to heatstroke. However, authorities in the…
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Amit Malviya slams Karnataka Congress over fuel price hike
New Delhi: Amit Malviya, in-charge of BJP’s national IT cell, on Sunday, came down on Karnataka Congress and Rahul Gandhi over the recent fuel price hike in the state. Malviya took to…
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Medak communal violence: BJP Medak district prez, 7 others arrested
Hyderabad: The Telangana police arrested BJP Medak district president Gaddam Srinivas, BJP Medak town president M Nayam Prasad, BJYM president and seven others in connection with the violence in Medak town. They…
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Union minister clarifies ‘mother of India’ reference about Indira Gandhi
Thiruvananthapuram: A day after his reference to former prime minister Indira Gandhi as “mother of India” received widespread attention, Union Minister Suresh Gopi on Sunday clarified that he called the late leader…
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PM Sharif vows to end Pakistan’s dependency on foreign aid & IMF bailouts
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has pledged to end Pakistan’s dependency on foreign aid and IMF bailouts and surpass neighbouring nations in economic activity, as he outlined a series of bold reforms…
