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Art 370 prevented progressive laws from being extended to J&K: Jaishankar
Singapore: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said that Article 370 was a temporary measure and it prevented very progressive laws from being extended to Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Addressing…
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UP: Teen hires shooters to kill father over pocket money, held
Pratapgarh: A 16-year-old boy who hired three shooters to kill his father has been apprehended, police here said on Saturday. Businessman Mohammed Naeem (50) was shot dead by bike-borne assailants in the…
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INDIA bloc intact, will cross 272 seats: Jairam Ramesh
New Delhi: The INDIA bloc is intact despite Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s “somersault” and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee deciding to be Mamata Banerjee, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has said, rejecting…
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Telangana, 3 other states hold higher burden of breast cancer cases: ICMR study
New Delhi: Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka and Delhi had a higher burden of breast cancer than eastern and northeastern states, according to an ICMR study that also projected a “substantial rise” in…
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YSRCP MLA Varaprasad Rao joins BJP, likely to be party’s Tirupati candidate
Amaravati: YSR Congress Party’s MLA Velagapalli Varaprasad Rao joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday and he is likely to be fielded as the BJP candidate from Tirupati Lok Sabha constituency.…
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2 mosques covered in Aligarh by police ahead of Holi
Aligarh: At least two mosques in the city have been covered with tarpaulin to avoid people splashing colours on them on Holi in the city have been covered with tarpaulin to avoid…
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Nearly 80% of Afghans lack access to drinking water: UNDP
Kabul: Nearly 80 per cent of Afghanistan’s population lacks access to potable water, according to a report from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Afghanistan. The report pointed out that the severe…
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Nani vs Chinni: Vijayawada to witness battle between brothers
Vijayawada: Two brothers are pitted against each other in Andhra Pradesh’s Vijayawada Lok Sabha constituency for the May 13 elections. Kesineni Sivanath is contesting on the ticket of Telugu Desam Party (TDP)…
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BJP alleges TN minister used expletive against PM Modi
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu BJP on Sunday alleged that state Fisheries Minister and DMK leader Anitha R Radhakrishnan publicly uttered an expletive against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said it would approach…
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UP: Muslim family harassed by group playing Holi, 1 arrested
A Muslim family was allegedly harassed by a group playing Holi in Uttar Pradesh’s Bijnor district and a video of the incident surfaced online leading to widespread condemnation of the incident. A…
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BJP attacks Kerala CM over anti-CAA protests, says fostering communal division
Thiruvananthapuram: As the ruling Left party in Kerala intensified its protest against the implementation of the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), the BJP on Sunday attacked Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and said…
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Bilawal Bhutto wishes Hindu community in Pakistan on Holi
Islamabad: Pakistan’s former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto on Sunday wished the Hindu community in the country on Holi, asserting that the festival serves as a reminder of shared humanity that transcends religious…
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Ramzan 2024: Saudi Arabia holds Iftar banquet in Kerala
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has hosted an Iftar banquet in the state of Kerala in southern India during the current holy month of Ramzan. The event, organized by the…
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Iconic towers in UAE lights up in solidarity with Moscow terror attack victims
Abu Dhabi: The most iconic landmarks in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) draped in the colours of the Russian flag on Saturday, March 23, in solidarity with the victims of the terrorist…
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Saudi Arabia’s defense minister awarded Nishan-i-Pakistan
Saudi Arabian Minister for Defence Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud was honoured with the Nishan-e-Pakistan, the country’s highest civilian award, by President Asif Ali Zardari, during his one-day…
