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Money laundering concerns and KYC non-compliance led to ban on Paytm Bank by RBI
New Delhi: Money laundering concerns and questionable dealings of hundreds of crores of rupees between popular wallet Paytm and its lesser-known banking arm had led Reserve Bank of India to clamp down on…
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Advani saved Modi’s Gujarat CM chair in 2002: Jairam Ramesh
Deoghar: Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday alleged that BJP stalwart Lal Krishna Advani had saved Narendra Modi’s Gujarat CM chair in 2002. He claimed reporters at Mohanpur in Jharkhand’s Deoghar on…
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‘Only TTD’s spiritual programmes’ can catapult India as ‘Vishwa Guru’: Pontiffs
Tirupati: Transforming India into a ‘Vishwa Guru’ (world leader) will only be possible through the wide-ranging ‘Dharmic’ or spiritual programmes of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, claimed pontiffs on Saturday. The pontiffs and seers…
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I resigned as minister last Nov; will fight for OBCs till end: Chhagan Bhujbal
Ahmednagar: Maharashtra minister Chhagan Bhujbal, who has accused the state government of facilitating the backdoor entry of the Maratha community into the OBC quota, on Saturday disclosed that he had tendered his resignation…
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Maharashtra: Professor, 5 students held for play based on ‘Ramleela’ get bail
Pune: A professor and five students of Pune University were arrested for allegedly hurting religious sentiments by staging a play based on ‘Ramleela’ that reportedly had objectionable dialogues and scenes, police said on…
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Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra is Bharat Todo Anyay Yatra: Nadda
Dharamsala: Terming Congress leader Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra as Bharat Todo Anyay Yatra, BJP national president J P Nadda on Saturday questioned the silence of the Congress leaders on the remarks…
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UP: SP members walk out from Legislative Council over BHU gang rape
Lucknow: Members of the Opposition Samajwadi Party walked out of the Legislative Council on Saturday, the second day of the budget session of the Uttar Pradesh Legislature, expressing dissatisfaction over the government’s response…
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Case against NIT professor in Kerala for ‘proud of Godse’ comment
Kozhikode: The Kerala police on Saturday registered a case against a woman professor of the National Institute of Technology-Calicut (NIT) for her Facebook comment “expressing pride” in Nathuram Godse for assassinating Mahatma Gandhi…
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Malali Mosque row: Wakf Board to take control amid fake news
The district president of the Wakf board in Dakshina Kannada B A Nasir held a press conference on Saturday to address the Malali mosque issue. “The Wakf board has stepped in to…
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Fake certificates used in CAPF recruitment: CBI raids 8 places in Bengal
Kolkata: Teams of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted simultaneous raids at eight different locations in West Bengal on Saturday in connection with a case related to the alleged use of…
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I clicked button 124 times to disburse Rs 2.55L cr: Jagan
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Saturday said he clicked the button 124 times to disburse Rs 2.55 lakh crore under welfare schemes during the last five years…
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Hyderabad: TSNAB arrests peddlers who trapped woman with ‘free drugs’
Hyderabad: A case highlighting the exploitation of women after making them drug addicts surfaced in the city on Saturday, February 3, after the Telangana State Anti Narcotics Bureau (TSNAB) nabbed three drug…
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Muslim leaders urge Telangana CM to implement 4 percent quota
Hyderabad: The minority representatives have appealed to the Telangana state government to ensure the implementation of four percent reservation for minorities in education and employment. In a review meeting held at the…
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Saudi Arabia ranks third in Arab countries in obesity cases
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has been ranked third among Arab countries in obesity cases, after Kuwait and Qatar, local media reported. Dr Walid Al-Bakr, a diabetes and endocrinology consultant, recently…
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Hyderabad court asks Lenovo to pay Rs 20K as compensation to customer
Hyderabad: The district consumer disputes redressal bench found Lenovo’s authorized service center accountable for a service deficiency on Saturday, February 3, after it was unable to repair a problem with a Lenovo…
