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Delhi HC summons Mahua Moitra in defamation suit by Jai Anant Dehadrai
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has issued summons to Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra in a defamation suit filed by lawyer and former partner Jai Anant Dehadrai. Earlier this month, the…
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Ras Al Khaimah grows as new destination weddings market for India
New Delhi: After Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi, the UAE’s northernmost emirate with an uninterrupted history of 7,000 years, Ras Al Khaimah (RAK), has begun to attract Indian travellers, whose numbers grew…
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Telangana’s new Governor calls for prioritising people’s needs
Hyderabad: C.P. Radhakrishnan, who assumed office as Governor of Telangana on Wednesday, has urged all political parties, officials, and civil society organizations to prioritise addressing the needs and aspirations of the common…
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Cops step up vigil along Telangana-Maharashtra border
Hyderabad: A day after Maharashtra police neutralised four Maoists from Telangana who had crossed over to Gadchiroli, Mancherial police have beefed up the security and pressed surveillance drones into service to maintain…
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Pakistan not to tolerate cross-border terrorism: PM Shehbaz Sharif
Islamabad: Amidst a spike in terror attacks in Pakistan, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday asserted that his government will not tolerate any acts of cross-border terrorism and that his country would…
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Delhi court allows jailed BRS MLC Kavitha to meet sons, mother
New Delhi: A Delhi court has allowed BRS leader K Kavitha, currently in the Enforcement Directorate custody in connection with a money laundering case linked to the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy, to…
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India criticises UfC model for UNSC reform, calls for UN 2.0
United Nations: India has criticised a model for the UN Security Council presented by the Uniting for Consensus group that includes Pakistan, saying it stands against the idea supported by a majority…
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Nomination process for first phase of Lok Sabha polls begins
New Delhi: The nomination process for 102 parliamentary constituencies spread across 21 states and Union territories, where polling would be held in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections on April…
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Jan Adhikar Party leader Pappu Yadav joins Congress, merges his outfit
New Delhi: Jan Adhikar Party leader Pappu Yadav joined the Congress on Wednesday and announced the merger of his outfit. A former five-time MP from Bihar, Yadav is the husband of Congress Rajya Sabha MP…
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India’s top 1 percent holds 40.1 percent wealth, says study
New Delhi: Inequality in India has skyrocketed since the early 2000s, with the income and wealth share of the top 1 per cent population rising to 22.6 per cent and 40.1 per…
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Telangana: Expert warns of ‘tsunami’ in pollen allergies due to Navy’s radar project
Hyderabad: Fears of a massive spike in pollen allergies in Telangana have emerged due to the upcoming Indian Navy’s Very Low Frequency (VLF) Radar Communication System project in the Damangundam forest of…
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Five held for selling artificially-ripened mangoes in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Five fruit vendors were apprehended by the city police in the span of a week for selling adulterated mangoes ripened using chemicals. The commissioner’s task force on credible information conducted raids…
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ED faces SC ire for keeping accused in custody without trial in PMLA cases
New Delhi: Keeping an accused in custody without trial is akin to detention which hampers liberty, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday while deprecating the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) practice of filing supplementary…
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Watch: Pilgrims perform tawaaf on golf carts at Makkah’s Grand Mosque
Riyadh: In a significant move, the authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) have launched smart golf carts for the pilgrims to perform tawaaf (circumambulation) rituals around the holy Kaaba in…
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Will ‘only veg’ drivers be allowed in ‘pure veg fleet’: Telangana gig workers ask Zomato
Hyderabad: Shaik Salauddin, the founder-president of the Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union (TGPWU) on Tuesday raised questions regarding online food delivery platform Zomato’s decision to introduce a ‘Pure Veg Fleet’. Following…
