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Cong seeks ex-servicemen commission to address grievances of military veterans
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday demanded the setting up of an ex-servicemen commission on the lines of the SC/ST Commission to address the grievances of military veterans. The party’s newly-appointed chairman…
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US backs India’s rise as great power: senior State Department official
Washington: The US supports India’s rise as a great power, and this will be central to ensuring American interests in the years ahead, a senior State Department official said on Wednesday, on…
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IOA ad-hoc panel reschedules WFI elections to July 11
New Delhi: The IOA ad-hoc panel on Wednesday rescheduled the WFI elections to July 11 after five disaffiliated state bodies, seeking voting rights for the polls, presented their cases in a hearing.…
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PCB’s likely chairman Zaka Ashraf rejects Asia Cup’s hybrid model
Islamabad: The likely new chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Zaka Ashraf has rejected his predecessor Najam Sethi’s much-publicised “hybrid model” for the upcoming Asia Cup, which is slated to be held…
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Lawrence Bishnoi’s key aide sent to 5-day NIA custody
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Wednesday sent Vikas Singh, a key associate of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, to five-day National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody in a case related to the Rocket-propelled…
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People arrive in large numbers to attend yoga day event at UN
New York: A spirit of enthusiasm and celebration overflowed outside the UN headquarters here on Wednesday as people in large numbers attended a historic event led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to…
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We adore Hindi but will oppose its imposition: BRS leader Kavitha
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K. Kavitha has said that Telangana will oppose any attempt to impose Hindi. “We will break any Hindi imposition rules,” said Kavitha, who is daughter of…
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Flood situation worsens in Assam, nearly 1.2 lakh people hit
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam deteriorated drastically on Wednesday with nearly 1.2 lakh people reeling under the deluge across 10 districts, an official bulletin said. According to the daily flood report…
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BJP-RSS believe in violence; agenda of Hindutva won’t work in Rajasthan: Gehlot
Jodhpur: Rajasthan Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday accused the BJP and RSS of inciting people to violence in the name of religion and asserted that the agenda…
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11,785 tribals from violence hit Manipur take shelter in Mizoram
Aizawl: Some 11,785 people belonging to Zo ethnic tribes displaced from violence hit Manipur took shelter in Mizoram, Chief Minister Zoramthanga said on Wednesday. According to a tweet of the Mizoram Chief…
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Hyderabad: Police issues stern warning against cow vigilantism
Hyderabad: City police commissioner C V Anand warned against cow vigilantism and those who take the law into their hands. The warning comes in the run-up to the Bakri Eid festival which…
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No dearth of money for ‘Anna Bhagya’: Karnataka Minister
New Delhi: Amid the ongoing row over the Central government’s alleged move to not sell the rice which is in stock with the Food Corporation of India (FCI) to the Karnataka government,…
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Pak education dept faces outrage after objecting to Holi celebrations in university
New Delhi: Pakistan’s Higher Education Commission (HEC) has taken an exception to the Hindu festival of Holi being celebrated at a university, claiming that it had “caused concern and disadvantageously affected the…
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Centre denying rice supply needed to fulfil Cong’s poll-promise: Siddaramaiah
New Delhi: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday accused the central government of indulging in “dirty politics” by “denying” the supply of rice to the state for the implementation of a poll-promise…
