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ASI seeks another four weeks’ time to complete survey in Gyanvapi mosque case
Varanasi: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Wednesday filed an application in the court of the Varanasi district judge, seeking an additional four weeks’ time after the deadline of October 6…
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Hindu marriage not valid without ‘saptapadi’: Allahabad High Court
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has observed that a Hindu marriage is not valid without the ‘saptapadi’ ceremony (taking seven rounds around the sacred fire) and other rituals. On this ground, the…
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10 dead, 22 army men among 82 missing as flash flood wreaks havoc in Sikkim
Gangtok: At least ten people died and 80 others, including 22 army personnel, went missing on Wednesday after a cloudburst over Lhonak Lake in north Sikkim triggered a flash flood in the…
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VHP, Bajrang Dal members hold panchayat in support of Monu Manesar in Gurugram
Gurugram: Members of Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal among others held a panchayat on Wednesday in support of cow vigilante Monu Manesar, who is in judicial custody in Rajasthan in…
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Tremor of 1.6 magnitude reported in Maharashtra’s Latur district
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: A tremor of 1.6 magnitude was reported at Hasori village in central Maharashtra’s Latur district on Wednesday evening, an official release said here. No casualties or damage to property were…
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Congress calls CWC meeting on Oct 9, to discuss caste census, OBC issue
New Delhi: Amid debate over caste-based census gaining momentum, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has called for a meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) on October 9 to decide its strategy on…
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ED asks TMC’s Abhishek to appear; MP challenges agency to provide evidence
Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee to appear before its officers in Kolkata on October 9 in connection with the West Bengal school jobs scam, prompting…
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Trump lawyers go after accountant & appeal major pretrial ruling in NY fraud case
New York: Warned to mind his out-of-court comments, former President Donald Trump returned to his New York civil fraud trial on Wednesday as lawyers on both sides closely questioned an accountant who…
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Kejriwal, his wife meet Sanjay Singh family, says BJP forcibly arresting people
New Delhi: Hours after the arrest of party’s Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvond Kejriwal on Wednesday evening met his family members…
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ISRO conducts satellite image-based studies of South Lhonak lake in Sikkim
Bengaluru: The National Remote Sensing Centre, one of the ISRO centres, has conducted a satellite-based study on the outburst of the South Lhonak lake in Sikkim by obtaining temporal satellite images (before…
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Video: Rahul Gandhi surprises mother Sonia Gandhi with puppy
New Delhi: Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday shared a video of how he surprised his mother and Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) chairperson Sonia Gandhi recently with a Jack Russell Terrier…
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Disgruntled Congress leader Nandikanti Sridhar joins BRS
Hyderabad: The former president of the Medchal-Malkajigiri District Congress Committee (DCC), Nandikanti Sridhar, formally joined the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) on Wednesday. Sridhar’s decision to leave the Congress was rooted in…