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Kerala minister attacks Tharoor for ‘ignoring’ state affairs
Thiruvananthapuram: A Kerala Minister on Wednesday attacked Congress’ Thiruvanthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor over his way of functioning and accused him of ignoring local affairs. As Education Minister V. Sivankutty, Transport Minister Antony…
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CBI arrests defence journalist, former Navy commander in spying case
New Delhi: The CBI has arrested freelance journalist Vivek Raghuvanshi and former Navy commander Ashish Pathak for allegedly collecting sensitive information on defence matters and passing them on to foreign intelligence agencies,…
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UAE non-oil economy to grow 4.8% in 2023: World Bank
Abu Dhabi: The World Bank has projected that the real GDP of the UAE will grow by 2.8 percent in 2023, as the non-oil sector is expected to achieve strong growth of…
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AP: 10-yr-old female giraffe dies in Vizag Zoo due to ill health
Visakhapatnam: A 10-year-old female giraffe named ‘May’ succumbed to ill health at the Indira Gandhi Zoological Park (Vizag zoo) in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday. According to Indian Forest Service Officer (IFoS)…
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Conspiracy to form gangs in name of Hindutva to disturb communal harmony in Maha, claims Raut
Nashik: Amid row over the Trimbakeshwar temple entry incident, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Wednesday alleged a conspiracy to form gangs in the name of Hindutva to fan communal sentiments…
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Pakistan’s Punjab govt gives Imran Khan 24-hour deadline to handover ‘terrorists’
Lahore: The interim government in Pakistan’s Punjab province on Wednesday claimed that some ’30 to 40′ terrorists are hiding at the Lahore residence of former prime minister Imran Khan, giving him an…
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12 days after Pawar’s ‘resignation’ jolt, NCP gears for intra-party elections
Mumbai: Exactly 12 days after the Nationalist Congress Party President Sharad Pawar’s “resignation bolt”, the party is now geared up for organisational elections, a top official said here on Wednesday. Pawar presided…
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Karnataka CM suspense: Security beefed up in Shivakumar’s home district
Ramanagara: Security was stepped up in Ramanagara, the home district of Karnataka Congress President D K Shivakumar, on Wednesday as a precautionary measure in light of his supporters staging protests at multiple…
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‘Rooh Afza’ established brand: SC upholds HC order restraining sale of Dil Afza
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea challenging the Delhi High Court order that restrained the manufacture and sale of sweet beverage concentrate ‘Sharbat Dil Afza’ during the pendency…
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Giving power to LG to nominate aldermen will mean he can destabilise elected MCD: SC
New Delhi: Giving the lieutenant governor the power to nominate aldermen to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi will mean he can destabilise an elected civic body, the Supreme Court observed on Wednesday…
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SC judge recuses himself from hearing Bihar plea against HC bar on caste survey
New Delhi: Supreme Court judge Sanjay Karol on Wednesday opted out from hearing a plea filed by the Bihar government against the Patna High Court order, which stayed the caste survey by…
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Telangana Guv to draw Centre’s attention to problems of villages merged with Andhra
Hyderabad: Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Wednesday assured that she would bring to the notice of the Centre the problems faced by five villages of Telangana which were merged with Andhra Pradesh.…
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5 Congress ‘guarantees’ in Karnataka may cost state exchequer Rs 50,000 cr
Bengaluru: The implementation of the five ‘guarantees’ announced by the Congress may cost the state exchequer an estimated Rs 50,000 crore annually. Key party leaders who spoke about the cost of the…
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2 Ex-Ministers blame Siddaramaiah for collapse of JD(S)-Cong coalition govt in Karnataka in 2019
Bengaluru: Two Ministers in the outgoing BJP government on Wednesday sought to blame senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah for the defection of a group of his party’s MLAs that led to the collapse…
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Karnataka Assembly win no guarantee Congress will perform well in 2024: PK
Patna: Political strategist-turned-activist Prashant Kishor Wednesday cautioned the Congress against “mistaking” the victory in Karnataka assembly polls as a precursor to its performance in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. His statement shared…
