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Over 50 detained during pro-Palestine protest at Jantar Mantar
New Delhi: Police on Friday briefly detained over 50 students and civil society members who gathered at Jantar Mantar for a pro-Palestine protest, police said. Demonstrators had arrived in different batches at…
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If voted to power in Mizoram, Congress will pass new Bill protecting land, forests: Jairam
New Delhi: Congress on Saturday once again accused the Centre of bulldozing amendments to the Forest Conservation Act during the monsoon session of Parliament, while promising that the first session of the…
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After PM’s Pawar jibe, Shiv Sena (UBT) asks ‘what did Modi do in 10 years’
Mumbai: Two days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s much-debated jibe targeting Nationalist Congress Party President Sharad Pawar – without naming him – Maha Vikas Aghadi ally Shiv Sena (UBT) rose to his…
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India abstains on UNGA resolution for humanitarian truce in Israel-Hamas conflict
United Nations: India has abstained in the UN General Assembly on a resolution that called for an immediate humanitarian truce in the Israel-Hamas conflict leading to a cessation of hostilities. It also…
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Hyderabad: Fire at Shamshabad footwear shop, destruction in lakhs
Hyderabad: A fire broke out at a footwear shop in Shamshabad on Friday night leading to the destruction of property worth lakhs of rupees. While the entire shop-godown was gutted in the…
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EFLU postpones students’ council elections for Telangana polls
Hyderabad: Citing Telangana Legislative Assembly elections scheduled on November 30, the English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU) postponed the elections to their students’ council. The EFLU election was scheduled for next month…
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University of Hyderabad to receive Rs 50L in grant for 5G Lab
Hyderabad: The University of Hyderabad (UoH) is one of the three institutions from Telangana to receive the 5G Use Case Lab being developed under the ‘100 5G labs initiative’. The initiative was…
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Cong infighting: Siddaramaiah dines with HM Parameshwar; Shivakumar sidelined
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah attending a dinner party at state Home Minister G. Parameshwara’s residence has stirred a controversy with sources claiming that DyCM D.K. Shivakumar was kept out of the…
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US & China discuss potential meeting between Biden and Xi next month
Washington: President Joe Biden has emphasised that the United States and China need to manage competition in the relationship responsibly and maintain open lines of communication as he met Chinese Foreign Minister…
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Did Dalit prez K.R.Narayanan’s 103rd birthday go ‘unnoticed’ in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram: It turns out that the 103rd birth anniversary of K.R. Narayanan, country’s first Dalit president and the first individual from Kerala to hold the top office in the country, for some…
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Conspiracy to topple Karnataka Cong govt won’t work – DyCM Shivakumar
Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar on Saturday asserted that the BJP’s conspiracy to topple the Congress government in the state will not work. Shivakumar was interacting with reporters in…
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Goa jail inmates burn Ravan’s effigy to celebrate Dasara, 4 officials suspended
Panaji: Four officials of the Colvale Central Jail in Goa were suspended for alleged dereliction of duty after videos surfaced on social media showing the prison inmates burning an effigy of demon king…
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Saudi Prince cites India’s ‘civil disobedience’ for Israel-Palestine resolution
Houston: Saudi Prince Turki al-Faisal, the former intelligence chief of Saudi Arabia, while referring to the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, referred to the historic Civil Disobedience Movement in India which brought down the…