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Delhi HC seeks Centre’s reply on plea against closure of MEAF
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said that it will hear on March 7 a petition challenging the Ministry of Minority Affairs’ decision approving a proposal of Central Waqf Council…
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Congress will decide on party LS candidates during March 7 meet
New Delhi: The top leadership of the Congress will meet in the national capital on Thursday to finalise the party’s candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections amid speculation that Rahul Gandhi…
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Senior Trinamool leader Tapas Roy joins BJP ahead of LS polls
Kolkata: Ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, former Trinamool Congress leader and veteran politician Tapas Roy, who had resigned both from his Assembly post and primary party membership on March 4,…
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Central govt staff to gain as DA likely to be hiked to 50%
New Delhi: The Central government is likely to announce a 4 per cent increase in dearness allowance (DA) for its employees this month to compensate them for inflation. At present, the DA…
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Attack on cargo vessel in Gulf of Aden: 23 member crew including 13 Indians safe
New Delhi: Two days after assisting a Liberian-flagged commercial ship after it came under a drone strike in the Gulf of Aden, the Indian Navy on Wednesday said the cargo ship’s 23…
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Chhatrapati Prince opts out of Maha LS race in favour of ‘revered’ father
Mumbai: In a ‘royal’ gesture, Yuvraj (Prince) Sambhajiraje Chhatrapati on Wednesday decided to bow out of the Lok Sabha election race from the erstwhile kingdom of Kolhapur in favour of his father,…
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‘Jungle Raj’ of previous regimes responsible for migration of youth, says Modi
Patna: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the ‘jungle raj’ of previous regimes in Bihar was responsible for the migration of the youth from the state. Addressing a massive rally…
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BRS protests to demand Land Regularisation Scheme without charges
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) on Wednesday organised protests across Telangana, demanding the Congress government to implement Land Regularisation Scheme (LRS) without charges as promised by the ruling party before the elections.…
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After prolonged drama, CBI finally gets Sheikh Shahjahan’s custody
Kolkata: After prolonged drama for the past two days, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday evening finally got the physical custody of Sheikh Shahjahan, the accused mastermind behind the attack…
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Dropped by BJP, works of notable authors, poets back in Karnataka textbooks
The Congress-run Karnataka government has reintroduced the works of imminent poets, authors, and progressive writers in the state education system that were deleted by the previously Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in…
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Supreme Court upholds AP order to classify ‘ghee’ as livestock product
New Delhi: Ruling that ‘ghee’ is a livestock product under an Andhra Pradesh law, the Supreme Court has upheld the state government’s 1994 notification empowering market committees to levy a fee on…
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‘Heavy police force in Delhi confirms our stir is nationwide’, says farmers
Chandigarh: The Centre, by deploying heavy force in and around Delhi to prevent the farmers from reaching the national capital, has accepted the ongoing stir is now countrywide, farmer leader Sarwan Singh…
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Karnataka Minister’s remarks raise pitch for ‘Dalit CM’ call
Bengaluru: Karnataka Social Welfare Minister HC Mahadevappa has raised the issue of Dalits not being chosen for the post of chief minister, stating that the community does not rally behind their leaders,…
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Maharastra: Over 40 cattle die of starvation in Bhandara district
Bhandara: More than 40 cattle, including cows, have died due to absence of fodder and water near a village in Maharashtra’s Bhandara district, police said on Wednesday. Around 100 cattle were kept…
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ED files fresh complaint against Delhi CM for skipping summons
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has filed a fresh complaint before a Delhi court seeking prosecution of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for skipping its summonses in a money laundering investigation, official sources…
