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Jamaat concerned over misleading Gyanvapi mosque campaign
The vice president of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH), Malik Moatasim Khan, has expressed concern over the misleading campaign regarding Gyanvapi Masjid. In an official statement issued on Wednesday, January 31, he said that…
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Delhi authorities raze 600-year-old mosque without prior notice
Before the first light of dawn on Tuesday, January 30, a team Delhi Development Authority (DDA) officials accompanied by police, reached Mehrauli area in the South Delhi district to demolish a 600-year-old…
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Earlier it was my wife, now it’s my daughter, my hands are clean: Vijayan
Thiruvananthapuram: Breaking his silence on the affairs of his daughter’s IT firm Exalogic, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan told the Kerala Assembly on Wednesday that his hands were clean. “Before it was against…
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Bihar: Z-plus security cover withdrawn from ex-dy CM Tejashwi
Patna: Days after the fall of the Mahagathbandhan government in Bihar, Z-plus security cover accorded to former deputy chief minister and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav was withdrawn by the new dispensation on…
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PETA seeks ban on buffalo, Bulbul fights in Assam in Gauhati HC
Guwahati: The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India has approached the Gauhati High Court seeking a ban on traditional buffalo and Bulbul bird fights, which were restarted in Assam…
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IRS officer who criticized Nirmala suspended 2 days before retirement
Indian Revenue Services (IRS) officer B Balamurugan, who had complained to President Murmu against Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, was suspended on January 29 and disciplinary proceedings were initiated against him, as…
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Preparations in full swing ahead of PM Modi’s mid-Feb UAE visit
Dubai: With Prime Minister Narendra Modi set to visit to the UAE mid-February for a massive Indian community gathering and a dedication ceremony of a large Hindu temple, officials from the Indian…
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AP to rope in Geneva-based education body to train govt school teachers
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government has decided to have Geneva-based educational organisation International Baccalaureate (IB) as partner for training the teachers of government schools and staff of the education department in handling…
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UAE send first diplomat to Syria since war broke out in 2011
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has appointed its ambassador to Damascus for the first time since the outbreak of war in Syria in 2011, the Syrian News Agency (SANA) reported.…
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AP: Man attempts to smother elderly woman for gold chain, held
The police apprehended a man who attempted to murder an elderly woman in Andhra Pradesh’s Anakpalle and recovered a gold chain weighing 8 tolas, which he had stolen from her. Two days…
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Will fill 2 lakh govt job vacancies by Dec 2024: Telangana CM
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy promised to fill 2 lakh government job vacancies by December 2024. “We are committed to our promise to unemployed youth,” he said, addressing the event…
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350 Muslims reach Ayodhya to ‘pay homage’ to Ram Lalla after 6-day yatra
Ayodhya: Completing a six-day foot march from Lucknow, 350 Muslim devotees reached Ayodhya and paid obeisance at the Ram temple. Led by Muslim Rashtriya Manch (MRM), an RSS-backed Muslim organisation, the group…
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Saudi Arabia bans children’s strollers in mataf area
Riyadh: The authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) recently imposed a ban on children’s strollers in the circumambulation area around the Holy Kaaba known as the mataf in the Grand…
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Etihad Airways adds more flights to India, Saudi Arabia
Abu Dhabi-based carrier Etihad Airways has announced a major increase in its flights to key destinations across the Middle East and the Indian Subcontinent. It now offers almost 27 percent more weekly…
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CM Revanth holds meet to tackle traffic jams in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Chief minister Revanth Reddy convened a review meeting at the Telangana Secretariat on Wednesday, January 31, to tackle traffic congestion in the city. He directed the home department officials to prepare…
