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Turkey gears up for presidential runoff
Ankara: Turkey’s recent presidential election is heading for a runoff on May 28, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan predicted to have a clearer edge in the upcoming showdown against Kemal Kilicdaroglu, after…
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MP: 10 booked for distributing ‘objectionable’ pamphlets against RSS, Bajrang Dal
Indore: Police have registered an FIR against 10 persons in the Indore city of Madhya Pradesh for allegedly distributing objectionable pamphlets against the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Bajrang Dal, a…
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Telangana govt to provide free coaching to minority students for state services
Hyderabad: The Telangana government has announced that it is providing a free three-month full-time foundation course for state service examination for candidates from the minority communities of the state. In an official…
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BJP targets Deputy CM Shivakumar for his ‘saffronisation’ remarks on Karnataka Police
Bengaluru: The opposition BJP on Wednesday targeted the Congress government in Karnataka accusing it of “demoralising” the state police and took strong exception to Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar’s statement on…
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Congress MLA U T Khader is new Speaker of Karnataka Assembly
Bengaluru: Former Minister and five-time Congress MLA U T Khader on Wednesday was unanimously elected as the new Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. Khader (53) will be the first Muslim leader to serve as…
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‘I am a free speech absolutist’: Author Anand Ranganathan in contempt case
New Delhi: In a suo motu criminal contempt case, author Anand Ranganathan on Wednesday told the Delhi High Court that he is a “free speech absolutist” and that he did not comment or…
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Sisodia withdraws interim bail pleas, says wife’s medical condition stable
New Delhi: Former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia Wednesday withdrew from the Delhi High Court his interim bail pleas in cases related to alleged irregularities in formulation and implementation of the now-scrapped Delhi…
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50 Syrian refugees from Lebanon reach Syria’s refugee camps
Damascus: A total of 50 Syrian refugees from Lebanon have reached the refugee camps in Syria’s northern Raqqa province controlled by the Kurdish-led militias, a war monitor reported. The Syrian Observatory for…
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Pakistan government considering ban on Imran Khan’s PTI
Islamabad: As Pakistan’s political crisis deepens, the incumbent government is mulling a possible ban on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said on Wednesday, in light of the May 9 protests…
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Karnataka government all set to overturn hijab ban
Bengaluru: The new Congress government in Karnataka is all set to remove the ban on hijab in the state, sources said on Wednesday. The new government is waiting to settle down and…
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Speaker should inaugurate New Parliament, not Prez or PM: Asad Owaisi
Hyderabad: President of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Asaduddin Owaisi has demanded that Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla inaugurate the New Parliament Building instead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi or President…
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Thousands of Israelis rally against govt’s state budget
Jerusalem: Thousands of Israelis rallied outside the Knesset (parliament) building in Jerusalem as lawmakers gathered for marathon votes on a contested state budget. The demonstrators’ leadership criticised in a statement on Tuesday…
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Did Cristiano Ronaldo perform sujood after scoring winner for Al-Nassr?
Riyadh: A video clip showing Portuguese football player of Saudi club Al-Nassr, Cristiano Ronaldo, purportedly prostrating (performing sujood/sajdah) like Muslim players after scoring a goal in a Saudi Professional League match on Tuesday is…
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UP court overturns Azam Khan’s conviction in hate speech case
Rampur: In a relief to Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, an MP-MLA sessions court here on Wednesday overturned the three-year sentence awarded to him by a lower court in a 2019 hate speech…
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YSRCP MLAs, MPs have 408 criminal cases, says Chandrababu
Amaravati: Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has alleged that MLAs and MPs of the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) have 408 criminal cases against them. The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president…
