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India emphasises importance of equity and accessibility in food grain distribution
United Nations: Highlighting the importance of equity, affordability and accessibility when it comes to food grain distribution, India has said open markets must not become an argument to perpetuate inequity and promote…
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Imran Khan fails to appear before poll panel over failure to hold intra-party elections
Islamabad: Pakistan’s former prime minister and chief of PTI Imran Khan on Friday failed to appear before the election commission despite having been served a final notice over the party’s failure to…
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Ganja peddlers from Telangana, Odisha held in interstate racket bust
Hyderabad: Ganja worth Rs 3000 was seized and five peddlers were arrested in an interstate drug racket bust on Thursday by SOT LB Nagar and Abdullahpurmet police. The accused have been identified…
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Modi surname row: Truth always triumphs, says Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said truth always triumphs and thanked people for their support, soon after the Supreme Court stayed his conviction in a defamation case. Party president…
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Assam CM draws flak over silence on Bajrang Dal arms training camp
Guwahati: The Assam Civil Society, an organisation of intellectuals, has slammed chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over his silence on the issue of an arms training camp organised by the Rashtriya Bajrang…
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Dubai set to host Para-Powerlifting World Championships
Abu Dhabi: With the Paris Paralympic Games just over a year away, the crème de la creme of Para-Powerlifting including many Paralympic champions will gather here, in a fortnight’s time, when the…
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SC permits ASI’s scientific survey at Gyanvapi mosque complex
New Delhi: In a relief to the Hindu side, the Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay the Allahabad High Court order allowing the the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to conduct…
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Corporal’ punishment to NCC students: Maha Police launch suo moto probe
Thane: The Thane Police have taken suo moto cognizance and were probing the disturbing case of several National Cadet Corps (NCC) trainees who were brutally flogged and tyrannized by their trainer at…
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Need more time to sign TSRTC merger bill: Telangana Guv
Hyderabad: Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Saturday said that she will sign the TSRTC merger bill (Absorption of employees into government service) after examining all the legal issues around it and the…
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Tamil Nadu CM Stalin hails SC verdict staying Rahul Gandhi conviction
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday hailed the Supreme Court verdict staying the conviction of Rahul Gandhi in a 2019 defamation case, saying it affirmed belief in the…
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South Sudan lifts suspension of UN radio station
Juba: South Sudan’s media regulator has lifted the suspension of Radio Miraya, the UN-owned radio station. Michael Makuei Lueth, minister of Information and Communication, Technology and Postal Services, said journalists working for…
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1984 anti-Sikh riots: Delhi court grants anticipatory bail to Jagdish Tytler
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Friday granted anticipatory bail to Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in a case related to the Pul Bangash killings during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Special Judge Vikas…
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Justice Rohit Deo of Bombay HC resigns, says can’t work against self-respect
Nagpur: Bombay High Court Justice Rohit Deo on Friday said he has resigned. Justice Deo of Nagapur bench made the announcement in court in the presence of several lawyers following which his…
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Adhir Ranjan urges Chair to allow Rahul Gandhi to attend House at earliest
New Delhi: Congress leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Friday urged the Chair to allow Rahul Gandhi to attend the House after the Supreme Court stayed his conviction in a…
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Celebrations break out in Wayanad after SC relief to Rahul
Thiruvananthapuram: Celebrations broke out in Wayanad on Friday soon after the Supreme Court stayed Rahul Gandhi’s conviction in a criminal defamation case. It was on March 23 that the lower court in…
