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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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SP built Aurangzeb museum, we are building one for Shivaji: Yogi
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said a museum in memory of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb was built in Agra when the Samajwadi Party was in power while his government…
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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…
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Govt reveals India’s projected population as of July 1
New Delhi: The projected population of India, as on July 1, 2023, is 139 crore according to a report of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the Lok Sabha was informed…
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IMF bumps up India’s 2023 growth projection
Washington: The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday projected that the Indian economy will grow by 6.1 per cent in 2023, which is 0.2 points — 20 basis percentage points — higher than…
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Filming in restroom row: ‘Student refused to lodge complaint against Muslim girls’
Udupi: The management of a college in Karnataka’s Udupi where Muslim female students filmed Hindu girls using restroom has said the girl who was filmed has refused to lodge a complaint. Lakshmi…
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Manipur tribal body seeks Prime Minister Modi’s intervention
Imphal: The Zomi Council Steering Committee (ZCSC), representing nine Kuki-Zomi tribes of Manipur, on Tuesday demanded imposition of President’s Rule in the state, while a leading Meitei civil rights organisation- COCOMI- urged…
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MP: 2 cheetahs brought back to enclosure for health examination
Bhopal: Two more translocated cheetahs were brought back to the enclosure for health examination at the Kuno National Park (KNP) in Madhya Pradesh’s Sheopur district on Tuesday, officials said. Prabhas (male) and…
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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…
