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Al Aqsa Mosque: Over 100K Palestinians offer Taraweeh prayer on Friday
More than 100,000 Palestinian worshippers performed the Taraweeh prayer in Al-Aqsa Mosque in the occupied city of Jerusalem on the second Friday of the holy month of Ramzan, March 22. This comes…
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SC warns Telangana govt, police on use of preventive detention
Hyderabad: The Supreme Court pulled up the Telangana government and police for their repeated use of preventive detention on habitual offenders without considering the fundamental rights guaranteed under the constitution, on Thursday,…
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Army to organise seminar on UCC in Kashmir, Omar raises questions
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah on Saturday questioned the Indian Army getting involved in a “divisive” issue like the Uniform Civil Code in a “sensitive” place like Kashmir. The…
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Telangana: Same contestants but with different political identities in Chevella
Hyderabad: The winner and runner-up of the 2019 elections in the Chevella Lok Sabha constituency will be taking on each other this time on the tickets of different parties. Sitting MP G.…
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Release India, Pak fishers as Ramzan goodwill, urges Mumbai pacifist
Mumbai: A peace activist has urged the governments of India and Pakistan to release and repatriate the fisherfolk, including women, languishing in jails of both countries, as a gesture of goodwill in…
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AAP office in Delhi ‘sealed’, matter to be raised with EC: Atishi
New Delhi: The AAP office in Delhi has been “sealed off” from all sides, senior leader Atishi claimed on Saturday and said the party will report the matter to the Election Commission.…
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Himachal: Six rebel Congress MLAs join BJP
New Delhi: Six former MLAs of the Himachal Pradesh Assembly, who were disqualified as Congress legislators after defying a party whip, joined the BJP on Saturday amid the continuing political crisis in the…
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India summons German diplomat over remarks on Delhi CM’s arrest
New Delhi: India on Saturday summoned a senior diplomat from the German Embassy and lodged a strong protest over comments on the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. The Deputy Head…
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UAE, Egypt deliver 11th airdrop of humanitarian aid to Gaza
Dubai: The Joint Operations Command of the Ministry of Defence has announced the completion of the 11th airdrop of humanitarian and relief aid by the UAE Air Force and the Egyptian Air…
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Youth found dead in central Kashmir’s Budgam, family allege murder
Srinagar: A youth was found dead on Saturday, near his home in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district. The family alleged murder. Officials said that the body of 23-year-old Shabir Ahmad Jehrah was…
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Gujarat BJP’s candidates pull out of LS poll race for ‘personal reasons’
Ahmedabad: Two Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates – one each from Vadodara and Sabarkantha Lok Sabha constituencies in Gujarat – on Saturday expressed their unwillingness to contest the upcoming general elections citing personal…
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Mumbai college forces students to attend BJP event, confiscates ID cards
The students of a college in Mumbai were forced to attend a session hosted by Union minister & BJP leader Piyush Goyal’s son, with the management shutting exits and confiscating ID cards.…
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ED officials asking same questions repeatedly, arrest illegal: Kavitha
A Delhi court on Saturday, March 23, extended the Enforcement Directorate custody of BRS leader K Kavitha, an accused in the Delhi excise policy scam case, till March 26. The Bharat Rashtra Samithi…
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Disqualified Congress MLAs, Independents likely to join BJP
New Delhi: Several former MLAs of the Himachal Pradesh Assembly are expected to join the BJP and contest the upcoming bypolls on its ticket, sources said on Saturday, as the political crisis plaguing…
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Andhra Pradesh: Three of a family die by suicide in Kadapa
Amaravati: Three members of a family died by suicide in Kadapa district after their land record was allegedly tampered with by local revenue officials. Subba Rao (47), a weaver, his wife and…
