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Body of nurse ‘gang-raped’ by doctor, hosp staff found in Bihar
A nurse was allegedly gang-raped and murdered by staff of a private nursing home, including a doctor, in Bihar’s East Champaran district. Her body was found in an ambulance in Muzaffarpur. The…
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Kharge urges people to back Cong in 2024 LS elections
Janjgir: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday expressed confidence that his party will once again win the Chhattisgarh assembly polls due by the year-end, and urged people to support it in the…
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CISF officials seize 1 kg gold from 2 passengers arriving from Riyadh
Hyderabad: The Central Industrial Security Force on Saturday August 12 seized nearly 1 kg gold from two persons who had arrived at RGI Airport from Riyadh via Muscat. The accused, identified as…
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JU ragging death: Team from UGC’s anti-ragging cell to investigate
Kolkata: A team from the anti-ragging cell of the University Grant Commission (UGC) will visit Kolkata next week to conduct a field investigation into the death of Swapnadip Kundu, a first year…
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Govt wants to bring ‘dictatorship’: Sibal slams bills to replace criminal laws
New Delhi: Terming the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Bill as “unconstitutional”, former law minister Kapil Sibal on Sunday alleged that the government talks about ending colonial-era laws but their thinking is that…
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Telangana: Govt postpones launch of minority assistance scheme to Aug 19
Hyderabad: The launch of the 100 percent subsidy economic support for minority youth in Telangana has been postponed to August 19, the state government said on Sunday. In a statement, the government…
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BJP to have a say in the selection of NDA candidates for LS polls
New Delhi: As the opposition parties have come together by forging ‘INDIA’ bloc, the BJP also does not want to leave anything to chance, and is gearing up for the 2024 Lok…
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Asian Champions Trophy: Stalin announces cash prize for Indian hockey team
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Sunday announced a cash prize of Rs 1.10 crore to the Indian hockey team members who defeated the Malaysian team 4-3 in the final…
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Tomatoes to get cheaper as prices drop to Rs 40 per kilo in AP
Hyderabad: In a respite for consumers, tomato prices dropped to about Rs 40 to Rs 46 per kg in Chittoor’s Madanapalle market on Sunday, August 13. The Madanapalle market, which is touted…
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Delhi HC mulls over letting prisoners get private time with spouse in jail
New Delhi: Nelson Mandela once said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails and a nation should not be judged by how it treats its…
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Over 350,000 women got divorced in Saudi Arabia in 2022
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has revealed a surge in the number of divorced women, totalling 350,741 in 2022. This came according to a latest report issued by the Kingdom’s General Authority…
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Delhi HC stays IT reassessment proceedings against Oxfam India
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has stayed the income tax reassessment proceedings against NGO Oxfam India. The court issued a notice to the Income Tax (I-T) Department and sought its response…
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Independence Day: Traffic advisory for Hyderabad motorists issued
Hyderabad: The city police have issued a traffic advisory for motorists for August 15, in connection with the Independence Day celebrations at the Rani Mahal Lawns, Golconda Fort from 7 am to…
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UAE prevents entry of passengers disembarked from Israeli flight
Abu Dhabi: The authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has prevented the entry of nearly 170 passengers aboard a Wizz Air flight from Israel, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported. The plane landed…
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Congress calls for wider consultations on 3 Bills to replace India’s criminal laws
New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday called for wider consultations involving experts and the general public on the three Bills that seek to overhaul India’s criminal justice system to stay away from…
