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Cong, BRS move no-confidence motion against Modi govt on Manipur issue
New Delhi: The Congress and the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) on Wednesday moved a no-confidence motion against the Narendra Modi-led central government on the Manipur issue in the Lok Sabha. Congress deputy…
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Rajnath Singh pays tributes to Kargil heroes at Dras war memorial
Dras: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday visited the Kargil War Memorial here and paid tributes to soldiers who sacrificed their lives in the 1999 war. Singh laid a wreath at the…
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Karnataka rains: CM Siddaramaiah says govt well-prepared to tackle situation
Bengaluru, Jul 26 (PTI) With rains pounding most parts of Karnataka, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said the state government has reviewed the risk prone areas and is well-prepared to tackle the situation. He…
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Shiv Sena (UBT) prods Hazare to again lit torch against ‘corruption, dictatorship’
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Tuesday said conditions in the country are such that veteran social activist Anna Hazare should once again “lit the torch” and fight against “corruption and dictatorship”…
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Punjab floods: 41 killed, over 1,600 people living in relief camps
Chandigarh: Forty-one people were killed and 1,616 are living in 173 relief camps following the floods that hit Punjab recently, officials said. Nineteen districts — Tarn Taran, Ferozepur, Fatehgarh Sahib, Faridkot, Hoshiarpur,…
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Ensure violence ends in Manipur, NHRC tells state govt
New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday directed the Manipur government to ensure that no further violence takes place in the strife-torn northeastern state. In a statement issued late…
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Congress calls meeting of its Lok Sabha MPs today
New Delhi: The Congress party on Tuesday called for a meeting of its Lok Sabha MPs in the party’s parliamentary office at 10:30 am Wednesday. The Congress has also issued a three-line…
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Non-basmati white rice: IMF ‘encourages’ India to remove export restrictions
Washington: The International Monetary Fund has said it would “encourage” India to remove restrictions on export of a certain category of rice, which, it said, would have an impact on global inflation.…
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SpiceJet aircraft catches fire at Delhi airport
New Delhi: A SpiceJet aircraft caught fire at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi on Tuesday, officials said. No injuries were reported from the incident, a senior SpiceJet official told IANS.…
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Interfaith couple in UP seeks police protection citing threat from family
Shamli: An interfaith couple in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli has sought police protection after the woman’s family allegedly abducted her partner. Shahnam Khan, 18, from Gujjarpur village left the house of her free…
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Orchestra dancer gang-raped by 15 persons for 7 days in Bihar’s Saran
Patna: An orchestra dancer was gang-raped by 15 persons for a week in Bihar’s Saran district, police said. The accused then dumped her in a semi-naked stage in an isolated place after…