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China landslide: 5 rescued, 9 still missing
Beijing: Five people have been rescued while nine others are still missing after a landslide hit a highway construction site in China’s Hubei Province, local authorities said on Sunday. The landslide of…
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Nadda presiding over key BJP meet in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: A key national-level meeting of the BJP was underway in Hyderabad on Sunday to discuss the organisational matters in the run up to coming Assembly elections in some states. Presided over…
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India commits to support Sri Lanka amid financial crisis
Colombo: India has reiterated its willingness to play “a constructive role” in supporting Sri Lanka’s efforts for recovery from the worst economic crisis. Addressing the inauguration ceremony of the Construction, Power and…
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Australian Tamil woman gets more years in jail for ‘enslaving’ elderly Indian
Melbourne: An Australian Tamil woman has been sentenced to additional two-and-a-half years in prison after being convicted of attempting to pervert the course of justice during a slavery investigation. Kumuthini Kannan, 55,…
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Dubai Smart Police Stations set new record with 65K transactions in H1 2023
Abu Dhabi: The Dubai Police has revealed figures on smart transactions carried out during the first half of 2023 at its 22 smart police stations located across different areas in the emirate…
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Muslim League rejects CPI(M) invitation to seminar against UCC
Thiruvananthapuram: The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) has rejected invitation of the CPI(M) for a seminar against implementation of Uniform Civil Code (UCC) at Kozhikode on July 15 . Muslim League general…
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BJP ally NPP to oppose implementation of Uniform Civil Code in Arunachal Pradesh
Itanagar: The Arunachal Pradesh unit of the National People’s Party (NPP) has decided to oppose the immediate implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the northeastern state. The decision was taken…
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Karnataka: Online marriage registration plan runs up against ‘love jihad’ chorus
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah made an announcement with zeal addressing couples who are entering into wedlock. “You need not visit the Sub registrar’s office to get the registration of your marriage…
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Centre bowled UCC ‘googly’ to divert attention from people’s issues: Sachin Pilot
New Delhi: Amid a raging debate over a Uniform Civil Code (UCC), Congress leader Sachin Pilot has said the talk about it is just “kite-flying” as there is no concrete proposal and…
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Wall of newly built Delhi govt school collapses amid heavy rain
New Delhi: The wall of a newly built school in Delhi’s Sriniwaspuri collapsed amid rain on Sunday. Shrinivaspuri is the Assembly constituency of Delhi’s Education Minister Atishi. The school was built around…
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Coverage and affordability issues delay 5G adoption in India
New Delhi: Although 5G services were introduced in India in October, 2022, they are still not widely available across the country, resulting in patchy network coverage, a report has said. Also, a…
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Delhi Waqf Board suspends officer following advocate Mehmood Pracha’s complaint
Advocate Mehmood Pracha swung into action when he found that no action was taken on a CBI report recommending Regular Departmental Action for major penalty to be initiated against Mehfooz Mohammed then…
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Agnipath has shattered dreams of youth to serve country, alleges Cong
New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday slammed the BJP-led Centre over the military recruitment scheme Agnipath, alleging that it has shattered the dreams of the youth to serve the country and created…
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Rogue elephant ‘Arikomban’ healthy, says TN forest minister
Chennai: Tamil Nadu forest minister Dr. M. Mathiventhan, who is also a medical doctor, said that the rogue elephant, ‘Arikomban’ which was relocated to the forest in Tirunelveli, was healthy and had…
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GoM headed by Rijiju to lead BJP’s UCC outreach to secure consensus
New Delhi: Abrogation of Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir, construction of a grand Ram temple in Ayodhya and implementation of Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the country have been the core…
