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Video: Manipur police stops Rahul Gandhi’s convoy at Bishnupur
Imphal: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s convoy was on Thursday stopped by the Manipur police at Bishnupur, about 20 kilometres from Imphal, officials said. After arriving at Imphal, he was travelling in a…
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Turkey condemns Quran burning in Sweden
Ankara: Turkey had condemned the burning of the Muslim holy book Quran in Sweden, calling it a “heinous act”. In a series of tweets, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said: “I condemn the…
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Rahul Gandhi arrives in Manipur on 2-day visit
Imphal: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrived in Imphal on Thursday on a two-day visit to Manipur, where the ethnic violence since May 3 has so far claimed 120 lives. Immediately after his…
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Forces fomenting hatred shouldn’t be encouraged: Siddaramaiah
Bengaluru: As Karnataka celebrated Eid-ul-Adha on Thursday, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that forces fomenting hatred should not be encouraged. Siddaramaiah participated in the public Eid prayers organised at the Chamrajpet Idgah Maidan…
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Kejriwal says Lieutenant Governor should not bother about Delhiites
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday once again slammed Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor V. K. Saxena over his “Delhiites are accustomed to receiving freebies” remark and termed him an “outsider”.…
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Internet shutdowns in Manipur, Punjab cost Indian economy $1.9 bn: Report
New Delhi: Recent internet shutdowns in Manipur and Punjab cost the Indian economy an estimated $1.9 billion, a loss of nearly $118 million in foreign investment and nearly 21,268 job losses, a…
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‘Civic Influencer’, Santosh Pandit’s videos prompt PMC to fix potholes and damaged roads.
Pune: Social media ‘influencer’ Santosh Pandit’s videos on YouTube and Instagram prompted the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) to repair more than 80 potholes in the city. Pandit, a 45-year-old man hailing from…
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Dr VRK Women’s College of Engineering offers free seats
Hyderabad: Dr VRK Women’s College of Engineering is offering free seats in the institution in undergraduate programs i.e., Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), Artificial Intelligence and Data Science (AI & DS), Artificial…
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Praveen Nettaru case: NIA to seize properties of accused on failing to surrender
Dakshina Kannada: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) announced that it will seize properties that belong to the two key accused in the Praveen Nettaru murder case in Karnataka if they failed to…
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In verbal slip, US President says Putin losing war in ‘Iraq’
Washington DC: US President Joe Biden in a verbal slip on Wednesday said Russian President Vladimir Putin “is clearly losing the war in Iraq,” instead of saying Ukraine. Vladimir Putin “is clearly…
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FIR lodged against attackers of Bhim Army chief Aazad in UP
Saharanpur: Uttar Pradesh Police on Thursday registered a first information report (FIR) at the Deoband police station in Saharanpur district in connection with June 28 incident in which Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar…
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Two dead in attack on US Consulate in Jeddah
Jeddah: Two persons including a gunman who attacked the US Consulate in Jeddah have been killed, Saudi Gazette reported. The gunman who attacked the American Consulate building in Jeddah on Wednesday was…
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Security beefed up at Delhi’s Jama Masjid
New Delhi: Delhi Police have beefed up security at the Jama Masjid and deployed around 1,000 personnel in the area to maintain law and order on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha (Bakrid) on…
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Rahul Gandhi leaves for violence-hit Manipur, to meet affected families
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday left for a two-day visit to violence-hit Manipur where he is scheduled to meet the affected people living in relief camps. The former Congress…
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Ensure no illegal animal slaughter in south Mumbai housing society: HC to BMC
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has directed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to ensure no illegal slaughtering of animals is carried out during the Bakrid festival at a residential colony in south…
