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Free edu in govt schools, colleges in Chhattisgarh: Rahul’s poll promise
Bhanupratappur: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday promised free education in government schools and colleges in Chhattisgarh, Rs 4,000 a year for ‘tendu’ leaves collectors if his party retains power in the…
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Telangana Congress’s second list triggers dissent, resignations
Hyderabad: The second list of candidates announced by the Congress for Telangana Assembly elections has triggered resignations and open revolt by leaders unhappy over denial of tickets. Some of the leaders publicly…
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‘Those of Italy origin won’t understand…’: Shah targets Rahul & Priyanka
Chhindwara: In a veiled swipe at Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said a brother and sister duo whose “origins are in Italy” won’t be…
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‘Textbook case of crony capitalism’: Congress on Adani ports
New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday cited a media report on the Adani Group’s growing share in port operations to allege that this is not only a “textbook case of crony capitalism”…
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Tagore’s name missing in plaques on UNESCO heritage status to Santiniketan: Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday urged the Centre to remove the plaques on UNESCO World Heritage Site status to Santiniketan. Banerjee said the plaques do not bear the…
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1984 riots case: Delhi LG gives nod for filing plea in SC against HC order
New Delhi: The lieutenant governor of Delhi has given his nod to the prosecution for filing a special leave petition in the Supreme Court against a Delhi High Court order acquitting 12…
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NOTA option should be scrapped: Chhattisgarh CM Baghel
Raipur: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Bagel on Saturday said that the NOTA option, for citizens who are not inclined to vote for any candidate, on the electronic voting machines should be scrapped.…
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Rajasthan: 3 Cong leaders, including ex-Jaipur Mayor, join BJP
Jaipur: In a boost for the BJP ahead of the November 25 Assembly elections in Rajasthan, three senior Congress leaders, including former Jaipur Mayor Jyoti Khandelwal, joined the saffron camp on Saturday.…
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Telangana: Come see Karnataka’s welfare, D K Shivakumar tells KCR, KTR
Hyderabad: Karnataka’s deputy chief minister and KPCC chief D K Shivakumar invited BRS chief K Chandrashekhar Rao and its working president K T Rama Rao to Karnataka to come along with ministers…
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Iranian teen dies after alleged assault over hijab on metro
Tehran: A 16-year-old Iranian girl, Armita Geravand who was hospitalised and was in coma for weeks after an incident on Tehran’s Metro while she was not wearing a headscaf has died, Iran’s…
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Brands with ‘Israel links’ sweat under Arab-led boycott heat
PepsiCo, Walt Disney, McDonald are among the companies that suffer setbacks because of their reported links with Israel. Boycott campaign, led by Arab countries against the organisations that support Israeli occupation of…
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Owaisi questions India’s abstention from UN vote on Gaza, slams PM Modi
Hyderabad: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday said it is “shocking” that India abstained from the UN General Assembly resolution on the Israel-Hamas conflict and termed the abstention as “an inconsistent foreign…
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Telangana polls: 2 NRIs fielded by Congress gear up for fierce battle
Jeddah: A high-profile NRI Hanumandla Jhansi Reddy, who aspired for Congress ticket, has proved to be a seasoned politician within a short time even though she will not be contesting the upcoming…
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Hyderabad: Ruckus at Cong office over Jubilee Hills seat allocation
Hyderabad: Ruckus happened at Gandhi Bhavan over the party’s decision to allocate Jubilee Hills seat to cricketer turned politician Mohammad Azharuddin. Associates of P Vishnuvardhan Reddy, who was denied a ticket from…
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Telangana polls: Osman Mohd Khan to be TPCC Minority wing chief
Hyderabad: Osman Mohammed Khan, Organising Secretary of the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) and Waqf activist is likely to be appointed as the party’s Minorities Department Chairman. Shaik Abdullah Sohail, who was…
