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Kejriwal writes to Sitharaman, flags Delhi’s ‘frozen’ share in central taxes
New Delhi: Ahead of constitution of the 16th Central Finance Commission, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has written to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, flagging Delhi’s “frozen” share in central pool of taxes…
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Filming in restroom row: Karnataka BJP announces state-wide protest on July 27
Bengaluru: The Karnataka unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday announced organising a state-wide protest on July 27 over the filming of Hindu girls by Muslim female students in a college…
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YSRCP regime pushed agriculture into crisis, says TDP chief Naidu
Amaravati: Telugu Desam Party supremo N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday alleged that four years of the Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy-led YSRCP government has pushed agriculture sector into a serious crisis. He…
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Telangana rains: Two girls washed away in Mahabubnagar district
Hyderabad: Two girls were washed away in an overflowing stream in Mahabubnagar district in Telangana following downpour as heavy rain continued to lash the state leading to inundation of low-lying areas and…
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‘Rains batter parts of Karnataka, at least four dead
Bengaluru: At least four people lost their lives in Udupi and Vijayapura in rain-related incidents, the authorities said on Tuesday. There was also widespread destruction of property and damage to houses in…
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Kejriwal, Sanjay challenge Gujarat court’s summons for July 26 appearance
Ahmedabad: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and AAP MP Sanjay Singh on Tuesday filed revision applications in the sessions court here challenging the summons against them by a lower court for personal…
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AP Waqf resolution: Union minister’s defence of Qadianis illogical, says Jamiat
Hyderabad: A controversy has erupted over Andhra Pradesh Waqf board’s decision to consider Qadianis (Ahmadiya sect) as non-Muslims. A resolution to this effect was adopted earlier in February this year, and the…
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Manipur strife quite similar to Gujarat riots of 2002: Dipankar
Patna: CPI(ML) Liberation general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya on Tuesday likened the ethnic strife in Manipur to communal riots that broke out in Gujarat when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the western state’s…
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DGPs of four states meet in Hyderabad over Maoist problem
Hyderabad: Police chiefs from Telangana, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, and Andhra Pradesh held a meeting in Hyderabad on Tuesday to discuss the Maoist problem. Senior officials from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and…
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Telangana rains: Holidays declared for schools, colleges on July 26, 27
Hyderabad: The Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Tuesday directed the officials to declare holidays for all educational institutions from July 26 to July 27 owing to heavy rains across the…
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Indian-American teen fatally shot at in California
San Franscisco: An Indian-American teenager died after being allegedly shot at by an 18 year-old, who is presently in police custody in Gilroy, California. A social media post shared by the family…
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DXB retains title of being world’s busiest international airport in July
Abu Dhabi: Dubai International Airport (DXB) has once again retained its title as the world’s busiest international airport in July, according to a study conducted by an aviation consultancy OAG. With 4.9…
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Saudi club Al-Hilal offers to pay a billion dollar to get Kylian Mbappe
Al-Hilal, a professional multi-sports club, based in Saudi Arabia has made an official bid of 300 million-euro (332 million USD) for French striker Kylian Mbappe. L’Equipe, a French media reported that Paris…
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Manipur partially withdraws ban on broadband; mobile internet remains suspended
Imphal: The Manipur government on Tuesday lifted the suspension on broadband internet conditionally in a “liberalised manner”, nearly three months after it was banned due to the ethnic violence in the state.…
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Iran shuts office of e-commerce firm after it posted photos of female employees without headscarves
Tehran: The Iranian authorities have closed one of the offices of e-commerce giant Digikala after it posted photographs online showing female employees not wearing the headscarves. Digikala, known informally as the Amazon…
