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Braving icy heights: Elections at world’s highest polling station
Tashigang: Prem Lal arrived early at the sub-divisional magistrate’s office on Thursday, the icy cold and crisp morning air hinting at the challenges ahead. As one of the 29 booth-level officers deployed…
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Hyderabad: Cattle traders protest against police attempts to seize animals
Hyderabad Tension prevailed at Santoshnagar in the old city when cattle traders protested against the police attempts to seize their animals on Friday, May 31, in the evening. A huge police contingent…
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Raids on restaurants expand to districts beyond Hyderabad
Hyderabad: After conducting inspections at restaurants in Hyderabad, the task force team of the Food Safety Department of Telangana began inspecting restaurants in various districts of the state. Yesterday, the team conducted…
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Illegal money transfer case: BJP rejects SIT investigation, demands CBI probe
Bengaluru: The Karnataka BJP has rejected the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into the illegal money transfer case involving the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Ltd, and demanded that the…
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Let’s make our democracy more vibrant & participative: PM Modi tells voters
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday urged people to vote in large numbers as polling for the last phase of Lok Sabha elections began. “Together, let’s make our democracy more…
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Karnataka govt bans use of liquid nitrogen in food, beverages
Bengaluru: The Food Safety and Quality Department of Karnataka has issued a statewide ban on the use of liquid nitrogen in food and beverages. This follows earlier bans on the colours used…
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Biden says Israel has offered to Hamas a three-step road map to an enduring ceasefire
Washington: US President Joe Biden on Friday announced that Israel has offered to Hamas, a three-step roadmap to enduring ceasefire in the region. “Now after intensive diplomacy carried out by my team…
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Andhra HC reserves orders on ECI relaxing postal ballot norms
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh High Court will deliver, on Saturday, its orders on a petition filed by the YSR Congress Party challenging the Election Commission of India’s order relaxing the norms for…
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NHRC recommends all states to have ‘anti-human trafficking nodal officer’
New Delhi: The NHRC has recommended that every state should have an “anti-human trafficking nodal officer” who shall coordinate with the government authorities by taking effective steps and measures to curb this…
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BJP chief Nadda, his wife first to cast vote in Himachal booth
Shimla: BJP National President J.P. Nadda and his wife Mallika Nadda were the first voters to cast their votes in a polling station at their native place in Himachal Pradesh’s Bilaspur district…
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Pune police arrest juvenile”s mother in Porsche car accident case
Pune: Pune police have arrested the mother of the juvenile in the Porsche car accident case after confirmation that his blood samples were replaced with those of his mother, the city police…
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US ex-president Trump to appeal conviction in hush money trial
New York: Former US President Donald Trump has said that he will appeal his conviction on all counts in the hush money trial in New York City. Speaking at a press conference…
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Lok Sabha polls final phase: Voter turnout at 11.31% till 9 am
New Delhi: The final and seventh phase of the 18th Lok Sabha elections began at 7 am on Saturday, concluding the largest democratic exercise in India and the voter turnout was at…
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Biden asks Trump to respect the justice system after he calls the trial ‘rigged’
Washington: US President Joe Biden on Friday called on his predecessor Donald Trump to respect the justice system and not to show reckless and dangerous behaviour on the verdict of a jury…
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Petition filed against Pak PM Shehbaz for calling country’s judiciary ‘black sheep’
Lahore: A petition was filed in a Pakistani court here on Friday seeking contempt proceedings against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif over his contentious remarks, calling serving judges of the country’s judiciary “black…
