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Watch: Lightning strikes Makkah clock tower amid heavy rainfall
Riyadh: The holy city of Makkah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Tuesday witnessed heavy rainfall accompanied by thunder, lightning and strong winds, bringing respite from scorching heat. Video clips…
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Karnataka farmers body meets CM after protest over loan recovery action
Amid protests and mounting concerns over alleged farmer harassment in Karnataka related to bank loans, a delegation from the Karnataka Rajya Rythu Sangh, affiliated with AIKMKS, held a crucial meeting with chief…
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Haryana: Nuh administration denies permission to hold VHP yatra on Aug 28
Gurugram: Authorities have denied permission to hold on August 28 the VHP’s Brij Mandal Jalabhishek Yatra in Haryana’s Nuh that was disrupted after communal violence in July, police said on Tuesday. The…
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Delhi HC issues notice to NewsClick’s founder on police’s plea against protection from arrest
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued a notice to Prabir Purkayastha, the founder and Editor-in-Chief of NewsClick, seeking his response to the police application directing the vacation of a…
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Karnataka: BJP will protest if NEP is scrapped, says Bommai
Bengaluru: Karnataka former chief minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday warned the Congress government that if the National Education Policy (NEP) is scrapped they will launch a movement in the state against it.…
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Bihar: Internet services suspended in Bagaha following communal clash
Patna: A day after a communal clash between two communities in Bagaha city of Bihar, the state Home Ministry has suspended the internet services for next two days. The internet will remain…
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‘Red’ rain alert in Himachal, schools ordered closed for next 2 days
Shimla: Rains lashed parts of Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday and the meteorological office here issued a red alert predicting “heavy to very heavy” rainfall with isolated spells of “extremely heavy” rains in…
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Congress demands 27% reservation for OBCs in Gujarat local bodies, budgetary allocation
Gandhinagar: The Congress on Tuesday demanded a 27 per cent reservation for the Other Backward Classes (OBC) in local bodies in Gujarat and asked the government to make public the Justice Jhaveri…
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Around 100 Haryana farmers enroute to Chandigarh protest detained
Ambala: Around 100 farmers from Haryana were taken into custody on Tuesday as they headed towards Chandigarh for a demonstration to seek compensation for losses caused by floods, police said. In Longowal…
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A day to go! Chandrayaan-3 gets ready to make history with soft-landing on Moon’s surface
Bengaluru: ISRO’s ambitious third Moon mission Chandrayaan-3’s Lander Module (LM) is all set to land on the lunar surface on Wednesday evening, as India eyes to become the first country to reach…
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Odisha: ‘Tortured’ by IPS officer’s wife, woman home guard loses legs in suicide bid
Bhubaneswar: A woman home guard of Odisha lost both of her legs under the wheels of a running train in her attempt to die by suicide allegedly after being tortured by a…
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AP: Man sentenced to death for murdering mother, daughter, raping minor
Rayachoti: A court in Andhra Pradesh sentenced a man to death on Tuesday for murdering two women and raping a 12-year-old girl in 2021. The Chittoor District Court handed the death sentence…
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Telangana home minister expresses concern over misinformation
Hyderabad: Fake news and false messages are being rampantly shared on WhatsApp and other social media platforms, particular in the Old City, which is resulting in false propaganda and adversely affecting the…
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Manipur Governor Anusuiya summons assembly session on August 29
Imphal: The Manipur Governor Anusuiya Uikey on the recommendations of the state cabinet summoned the monsoon session of the state assembly on August 29, officials said on Tuesday. An official said that…
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Video: Ambulance stopped in Patna to make way for Nitish’s convoy
Patna: A video of Patna Police stopping an ambulance to make way for Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s convoy which was passing through the Gaighat circle of the city even as the…
