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Don’t punish students for wearing rakhi, tilak, mehendi during Raksha Bandhan: NCPCR
New Delhi: Child rights body NCPCR has asked schools to not punish students if they wear rakhi, tilak, or mehendi in schools during Raksha Bandhan. In a letter issued to Principal Secretaries…
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UK: British Indian spy Noor Inayat Khan’s portrait unveiled by Queen Camilla
London: Britain’s Queen Camilla has unveiled a new portrait of the Indian-origin spy and descendent of Tipu Sultan, Noor Inayat Khan, at the Royal Air Force (RAF) Club here to honour her…
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China detains Kazakh Muslim for reciting Quran at wedding ceremony
Chinese authorities in East Turkistan detained a 52-year-old ethnic Kazakh man for allegedly reciting the Quran verse at a Muslim wedding. The arrested man, identified as Kusman Rehim, is a citizen of…
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China defends new map; urges India not to ‘over-interpret’ it
Beijing: China on Wednesday defended its move to release a new “standard map” for 2023 showing Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin as part of its territory, saying that it is a “routine…
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Mehbooba’s daughter Ilitija appointed as her media advisor
Srinagar: Iltija Mufti was on Wednesday appointed media advisor to People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president and her mother Mehbooba Mufti, a senior party leader said. The decision to appoint 35-year-old Iltija Mufti,…
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Nuh violence: Bittu Bajrangi who brandished sword, threatened cops, gets bail
Gurugram: Cow vigilante Bittu Bajrangi, who was arrested in connection with the Nuh violence in Haryana earlier this month, has been granted bail by a local court on Wednesday. Bajragi, who was…
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Hyderabad: Traffic cop saves man’s life with timely CPR
Hyderabad: A traffic police officer in the city administered Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) to a man who suffered a cardiac arrest at Begumpet and saved his life. ACP (North), P Madhusudhan Rao, was…
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Telangana: Vendors from UP flee after killing man in Warangal
Warangal: A man was brutally murdered with an iron rod at Shiva Nagar railway station by a group of vendors from UP on Wednesday, August 30, police said. According to police, the…
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‘QR code’ in Mehndi art? Video goes viral on Raksha Bandhan
A video clip of a man making payments to his sister by scanning a QR code Mehndi art on her hand, on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan is turning heads. As digital…
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How can Indians get a 14-day visa after arriving in UAE?
Indian citizens possessing a normal passport are eligible to avail of a 14-day visa on arrival in the UAE if they fulfil certain criteria. Citizens of over 80 countries are eligible for…
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UK foreign min in China to raise human rights issues, manage relations
London: Britain’s Foreign Secretary, James Cleverly, is in Beijing on Wednesday to “manage” the country’s relationship with China and raise human rights concerns as well as the country’s support for Russian President…
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Karnataka: 2 hotel owners arrested for serving beef instead of mutton
Chikkamagaluru: Karnataka police on Wednesday arrested two hotel owners in Chikkamagaluru district for allegedly serving beef to customers at their hotels instead of mutton. The alleged incident took place under the limits…
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Mehbooba Mufti calls for the return of Kashmiri Pandits
Anantnag: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti Wednesday called for the return of Kashmiri Pandits to the valley, saying the atmosphere of gloom in the union territory will end only after that. “The atmosphere…
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Telangana: Woman ties rakhi on dead brother’s wrist in Peddapalli
Hyderabad: Amid Raksha Bandhan celebrations across the state, a woman tied rakhi on the wrist of the dead body of her brother in Peddapalli on Wednesday. According to media reports, Choudhary Kanakayya…
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Manipur: CBI takes over 27 FIRs, including 19 related to crimes against women
New Delhi: The CBI has taken over the investigation in 27 FIRs lodged in connection with ethnic clashes in Manipur that have claimed more than 160 lives in nearly four months, officials…
