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CBI set to take over nine more cases on Manipur violence, taking total to 17
New Delhi: The CBI is set to investigate nine more cases related to Manipur violence, which will take the total number of cases probed by the agency to 17, officials have said.…
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Palwel Hindu mahapanchayat: Hate speeches continue despite warning
Speakers at the Hindu mahapanchayat held at Palwel in Haryana on Sunday, August 13, issued open threats to the police on guard in the state despite a warning from the state police…
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Nadda holds back-to-back meetings with Bengal BJP leaders
Kolkata: BJP president JP Nadda on Sunday held a series of meetings in Kolkata with party leaders of the state, and asked them to strengthen the booth-level organisation ahead of the 2024…
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IIT Delhi drops one set of mid-semester exams to reduce student stress: Rangan Banerjee
New Delhi: The Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi has revamped its evaluation system and dropped a set of mid-semester exams to reduce students’ stress, according to institute director Rangan Banerjee. The decision…
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Bill replacing CrPC to bring changes in police probe, trial with technology aid
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) Bill, which seeks to replace the colonial-era CrPC, proposes key changes in criminal justice delivery system, including a provision for attachment of properties of…
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UAE President, Iraqi PM discuss bilateral ties
Dubai: The UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani discussed over phone bilateral relations and ways to strengthen cooperation. In the phone conversation, the…
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UK’s Suella Braverman speaks of tragic loss of lives as migrants drown
London: The British government is under renewed pressure on Sunday as six migrants drowned in the English Channel and 59 were rescued after their vessel sank off the French coast. Home Secretary…
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BJP conspiracy to damage AIUDF through delimitation, Cong part of it: Badruddin Ajmal
Guwahati: Badruddin Ajmal, the chief of the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF), has alleged that both the BJP and Congress hatched a controversy to politically corner his party through the delimitation…
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Field survey exercise of ongoing caste-based headcount in Bihar complete: Officials
Patna: The field survey exercise pertaining to the ongoing caste-based headcount survey in Bihar is complete now, officials said. District authorities across the state have intensified the process of digitally recording the…
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Death toll from IS attack on Syrian military bus rises to 33
Damascus: The death toll from the Islamic State (IS) attack on a Syrian military bus on rose to 33, a war monitor reported. The IS militants attacked the bus in the desert…
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Review current parameters for declaring drought and amend it: Karnataka CM to Centre
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has written to the union government to review the current parameters for a state to declare drought and consider amending it, to establish a more responsive framework…
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BJP trying to restrict tribals to jungles by calling them ‘vanvasis’: Rahul
Wayanad: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday accused the ruling BJP at the Centre of attempting to restrict the tribal communities to the jungles and deny their status as original owners of…
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Two more arrested in Jadavpur University fresher’s death case
Kolkata: Kolkata Police on Sunday arrested two more students of Jadavpur University in connection with the mysterious death of a fresher Swapnadip Kundu on August 10. The two arrested have been identified…
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Hyderabad: School official suspended over sexual harassment allegations
Hyderabad: A senior official of Telangana State Sports School in Hakimpet here, who is facing allegations of sexually harassing some girl students of the institute, was on Sunday placed under suspension by…
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Taiwan vice-president’s US ‘stopover’: China expresses unhappiness
Beijing: China’s foreign ministry on Sunday condemned Taiwan’s vice president William Lai’s stopover in the US, calling him a “troublemaker”. Lai arrived in New York on Saturday en route to Paraguay, Taiwan’s…
