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PM Narendra Modi bestowed Bhutan’s highest civilian award
Thimphu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday received Bhutan’s highest civilian award, the Order of the Druk Gyalpo,’ the first foreign Head of the Government to receive the honour. The award has…
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DMK asks EC to act against PM Modi for ‘insult to Hinduism’ remark
Chennai: Alleging violation of Model Code of Conduct, the ruling DMK has appealed to the Election Commission to take appropriate action against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his ‘insult to Hinduism’ taunt…
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LS polls: Congress tickets for turncoats in Telangana ruffles feathers
Hyderabad: Shortly after Congress announced candidates for five Telangana seats on Thursday, senior party leader G Niranjan vehemently opposed the decision to give Lok Sabha tickets to leaders who recently joined Congress…
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Hyderabad’s Food4Thought establishes 622 libraries nationwide
Hyderabad: The city-based Food4Thought Foundation, founded in 2015, aspires to bridge the gap between idle books and eager readers by establishing libraries across the India. The foundation has so far helped establish…
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JFK seeks immediate release of Kashmiri journalists held under UAPA
The Journalist Federation of Kashmir (JFK) has expressed grief over the continued imprisonment of a Kashmiri journalist, Irfan Mehraj, and advocated for his immediate release. Mehraj, who is a well-known journalist in…
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Hyderabad: Commotion near Salar Jung Museum after cobra surfaces on road
Hyderabad: A cobra snake was spotted near the Salarjung Museum road on Thursday night, scaring people in the area. The 5-foot-long snake had come onto the road and was visibly trying to…
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Congress National spokesperson quits Congress, cites insult to Sanatan Dharma
New Delhi: In more trouble for the Congress, its National Spokesperson, Rohan Gupta, resigned from all posts and the primary membership of the party on Friday, citing “constant humiliation” and “character assassination…
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LS polls: BRS announces candidates for Nagarkurnool & Medak
Hyderabad: BRS party president K Chandrashekhar Rao on Friday, March 22, announced two more MP candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Former state Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief and former IPS…
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Kejriwal once raised his voice against liquor: Anna Hazare
Mumbai: Social activist Anna Hazare, who had a decade ago become the face of the anti-corruption movement, Friday said he had warned Arvind Kejriwal, arrested in the excise policy case, to stay…
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ED produces Arvind Kejriwal in trial court to seek his custody
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Friday produced Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal before the Rouse Avenue court and is likely to seek his custody in the excise policy-linked money laundering case.…
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Allahabad HC declares UP Madarsa Education Act, 2004, ‘unconstitutional’
Lucknow: The Allahabad High Court Friday declared the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004, “unconstitutional” and violative of the principle of secularism, and asked the state government to accommodate current students…
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6.0-magnitude earthquake rocks Indonesia
Jakarta: A 6.0 magnitude quake struck off Indonesia’s province of East Java on Friday, the country’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said. The undersea quake rocked at 11.22 a.m. Jakarta time (0422…
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Telangana ULBs to crack down on single-use plastic use
Hyderabad: The widespread use and sale of single-use plastic (SUP) items among local shops and street vendors, the Telangana Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), will collaborate with the Telangana State Pollution Control Board…
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Golf carts for tawaaf at Makkah’s Grand Mosque; check timings, cost & more
The General Authority for the Care of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque has set up a golf cart service to help the elderly and people with disabilities…
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Hyderabad: Class 6 student’s letter spurs HC notice on bar location issue
Hyderabad: Telangana High Court has taken action in response to a letter from a sixth-grade student urging the relocation of a bar situated amidst a residential neighborhood, directing notices to the State…
