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AFSPA extended in 4 districts of Assam, withdrawn from 4 others
Guwahati: The Assam Police on Sunday said the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act or AFSPA has been extended in four districts of the state for six more months. At the Assam Police…
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Threat letters to writers: Accused is school dropout, says Karnataka cops
Bengaluru: The probe into the case of life-threatening letters to progressive writers, and actors has revealed that accused Shivaji Rao Jadhav was a school dropout and studied only till eighth standard. During…
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Palaniswami slams ruling DMK over Cauvery issue
Chennai: AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami on Sunday lashed out at the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu over the Cauvery river dispute and wondered if Chief Minister M K Stalin was concerned…
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Bengaluru: Man who sexually assaulted lonely women in isolated areas arrested
Bengaluru: A man, who targeted and sexually assaulted women in isolated areas in Bengaluru, has been arrested, police said on Sunday. The crime came to the fore when one of the victims…
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Fresno becomes 2nd US city to ban caste discrimination
New York: After Seattle, Fresno in California has become the second US city to ban caste discrimination following the city council’s unanimous 7-0 vote in favour of adding caste as a ‘protected…
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World Cup: India is a solid team but middle-order confusion persists
New Delhi: An emphatic performance in the Asia Cup followed by a dominant show with the willow against Australia placed the Indian team in good headspace going into the World Cup but…
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I-T department attaches second property in benami assets case against Mukhtar Ansari
Lucknow: The Income Tax department has attached a second land property worth about Rs 10 crore in Lucknow as part of its ongoing alleged benami assets possession probe against gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari…
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Telangana: KCR to again skip PM Modi’s program in state today
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao will skip Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s program in the state on Sunday. Telangana Minister and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader Talasani Srinivas Yadav confirmed to…
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Bharatiya Adivasi Party gears up to challenge BJP, Congress in Rajasthan’s tribal belt
Jaipur: A new political outfit — formed by tribal leaders following a split in the Bharatiya Tribal Party — has thrown the gauntlet to the BJP and the Congress in Rajasthan’s tribal…
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India records 56 fresh COVID-19 cases
New Delhi: India saw a single-day rise of 56 new COVID-19 infections while the active cases have been recorded at 440, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The death…
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PMLA court issues arrest warrants against Haryana Cong MLA, his sons
Gurugram: A special PMLA court here has issued non-bailable warrants against Congress MLA Dharam Singh Chhokar and his two sons in a case of alleged money laundering and taking license for a…
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Like Chandrayaan, US-India relationship will go to the moon & even beyond: EAM Jaishankar
Washington: The India-US relationship is at an all-time high and the Modi government is going to take it to a different level, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said, stressing that like…
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Iran ready to help Pakistan in fight against terrorism
Tehran: A top Iranian military official has said that Iran’s armed forces are ready for any form of cooperation with Pakistan in the “all-out fight” against terrorism. Chairman of the Chiefs of…