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Telangana HC notice to state on illegal parking of lorries on NHs
Hyderabad: Telangana High Court on Wednesday, October 12, issued notices to various departments of the state government over the illegal parking of heavy vehicles on National Highways (NHs). A bench of the…
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SC reserves verdict on pleas against convicts in Bilkis Bano case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on a batch of petitions filed against the early release of convicts in the Bilkis Bano case by the Gujarat government. A…
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Jharkhand: Maoists burn 4 vehicles at railway construction site in Hazaribagh
Ranchi: Maoists set on fire four vehicles engaged in railway line construction work in Shahpur-Hesa Kudar Village in Hazaribagh District in the wee hours of Thursday. The Maoists also left leaflets at…
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Termination of 26-week pregnancy: We can’t kill a child, says SC
New Delhi: “We cannot kill a child,” the Supreme Court observed on Thursday while hearing the Centre’s plea seeking recall of its order allowing a married woman, a mother of two, to…
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Batla House Encounter: HC refuses to confirm death penalty to Ariz Khan
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday commuted to life term the death penalty awarded to Ariz Khan following his conviction in the sensational 2008 Batla House encounter in which decorated…
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Karnataka govt urged to allow Muslim vendors on temple premises
Dakshina Kannada: The sticky issue of the boycott of Muslim traders doing business on the premises of temples has come to the forefront again in Karnataka. The Dakshina Kannada and Udupi Districts…
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Lulu group to open hyper market in Noida
Lucknow: The Lulu Group is all set to launch its next hyper mall in Noida apart from opening small-scale retail malls in five more cities in a phased manner. The decision has…
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Unemployment rate is at its lowest level in 6 years: PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India’s expanding economy is creating new possibilities for the youth and the unemployment rate in the country is at its lowest level in…
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Twelve UN employees killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza
At least twelve employees of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) were killed in airstrikes in Gaza since the start of the Israeli airstrikes on Gaza since…
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30% of UAE’s jewellery, gems from India, says Export Promotion Council
Dubai: The gem and jewellery trade between India and UAE has grown significantly, particularly following the India-UAE CEPA agreement, and about 30 per cent of the total gems and jewellery imported by…
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Telangana polls: Sharmila’s party to go solo, no merger with Cong
Hyderabad: YSR Telangana Party (YSRTP), headed by YS Sharmila, is set to contest the next month’s Assembly elections in Telangana as its merger with the Congress is now ruled out. Sharmila has…
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HC reserves order on Chandrababu Naidu’s bail petition in Angallu case
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Thursday reserved orders on the anticipatory bail petitions of former Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu in Angallu violence case. After hearing the arguments from both…
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Karnataka govt to challenge direction of Cauvery body to release water to TN
Bengaluru: Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Thursday said Karnataka will appeal against the direction of the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) once again recommending the state to release river water…
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Our 5,000-year-old culture is secular: RSS chief Bhagwat
New Delhi: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has said India’s 5,000-year-old culture is secular and called upon people to remain united and present the best example of human behaviour before the world. Addressing…
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No electricity, fuel, water for Gaza until hostages freed: Israel Minister
Jerusalem: Israel’s Energy Minister Israel Katz on Thursday said that there will be no supply of electricity, fuel or water for the Gaza Strip until the Hamas militant group frees hostages. In…
