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AAP to lodge complaint against L-G for installing ‘Shivling-shaped’ fountains
New Delhi: The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will on Friday lodge a formal complaint against Delhi Lieutenant Governor (L-G) V. K. Saxena for “hurting” the Hindu sentiments by installing fountains in…
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Double murder case: SC sentences former MP Prabhunath Singh to life imprisonment
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sentenced former Lok Sabha MP from Bihar Prabhunath Singh to life imprisonment for killing two people on the day of polling for assembly elections in…
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Elgar Parishad case: SC asks NIA to file reply in 4 weeks on Navlakha’s plea
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday asked the NIA to file its reply within four weeks to a plea by activist Gautam Navlakha, who is under house arrest at a Mumbai…
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UAE: ERC to organise ‘Grace Preservation First Global Conference’ in September
Abu Dhabi: The Grace Preservation First Global Conference, organized by the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) under the patronage of Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region and…
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Frequent elections huge burden on human resources: What Kovind said in 2018
New Delhi: Over five years before being tasked with the responsibility to explore the feasibility of ‘one nation, one election’, Ram Nath Kovind as the country’s then president had made a strong…
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NCERT granted deemed university status
New Delhi: The National Council of Educational Research and Training has been granted deemed university status, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced on Friday. The minister made the announcement during his address…
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Strength of opposition alliance making govt ‘nervous’: Kharge
Mumbai: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday said the strength of the opposition alliance is making the government “nervous” and INDIA bloc partners should be prepared for vendetta politics as there will…
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NASA spacecraft spots Moon crater likely caused by Russia’s Luna 25
Washington: US space agency NASA on Friday said that its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft has imaged a new crater on the Moon’s surface that is likely the impact site of Russia’s…
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Countdown of autocratic govt’s exit begins, says Kharge as INDIA bloc meets
Mumbai: Even as the meeting of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) is underway to discuss several issues to take on BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Congress President Mallikarjun…
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World champion Neeraj Chopra finishes second in Zurich; happy with effort
Zurich: Newly-crowned world champion Neeraj Chopra missed out on a top podium finish to settle for second position with a final round throw of 85.71 metres in the men’s javelin event of…
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Opposition INDIA bloc hold crucial talks to strategise on 2024 Lok Sabha polls
Mumbai: Amid speculation of early polls and formation of a panel to explore the possibility of ‘one nation, one election’, top leaders of the Opposition bloc INDIA on Friday initiated crucial discussions…
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Singaporeans vote to elect president; Indian-origin Tharman Shanmugaratnam in the race
Singapore: Singaporeans are voting on Friday in the country’s first contested presidential election in more than a decade, a three-way contest in which former minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam is hoping to become the…
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TDP leader arrested for derogatory remarks against CM Jagan
Visakhapatnam: Andhra Pradesh Police on Friday arrested senior TDP leader and former minister Ayyanna Patrudu at Visakhapatnam Airport on allegations of making abusive and derogatory comments against Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan…