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Pakistan: EC can announce elections dates without President’s nod
Islamabad: A bill aimed at empowering the Election Commission of Pakistan to announce election dates without the consent of the President was passed in the Senate on Friday despite opposition from lawmakers…
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Controversy around NCERT textbooks ‘ rationalisation ‘unwarranted’: JNU VC
New Delhi: The recent controversy around the rationalisation of NCERT textbooks is “unwarranted”, said JNU vice-chancellor Santishree D Pandit on Friday, asserting that the revised syllabus must include new “discoveries and knowledge”.…
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Despite central forces’ presence, law and order has collapsed in Manipur: Minister
Imphal: Union Minister of State for External Affairs, Rajkumar Ranjan Singh, whose house in Imphal was vandalised and set on fire by a mob, said that despite the presence of central forces,…
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Punjab governor writes to Jaishankar, seeks opening of US consulate in Chandigarh
Chandigarh: Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit has written to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar seeking the establishment of a US consulate here. Purohit requested the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to pursue the…
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Pawar ‘endorses’ Karnataka govt’s move to revise textbooks
Jalgaon: Nationalist Congress Party President (NCP) Sharad Pawar here on Friday, has indirectly supported the decision of the new Congress government in Karnataka to drop chapters from school textbooks on RSS founder…
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Opposition no match for YSR Congress, says Jagan Mohan Reddy
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has claimed that the opposition parties in the state are no match for the ruling YSR Congress Party (YSRCP). Stating that the YSRCP…
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Delhi HC seeks ED’s stand on default bail pleas by Satyendar Jain’s aides in PMLA case
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday sought the Enforcement Directorate (ED)’s stand on the default bail applications submitted by senior AAP leader Satyendar Jain’s aides Vaibhav Jain and Ankush Jain,…
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Hyderabad: RPF rescues 8 Muslim girls; 2 booked for trafficking
Hyderabad: Eight Muslim girls were rescued by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) (as opposed to 11 reported earlier) at the Secunderabad Railway Station on Monday. The Muslim girls, 3 of whom are…
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‘Adipurush’ mockery of ‘Ramayana’, says PIL by right-wing org
New Delhi: A right-wing group on Friday moved the Delhi High Court, seeking directions for removal or correction of alleged objectionable scenes involving characters such as Ram, Sita, Ravana, and Hanuman in…
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Hyderabad: Photo exhibition by French ambassador from June 18 – 27
Hyderabad: A photo exhibition titled ‘Seeing You, Seeing Me’ by the Ambassador of France Emmanuel Lenain will be showcased by the Kalakriti Art Gallery here from June 18 to June 27. Curated…
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Karnataka HC quashes case against Siddaramaiah, Shivakumar for COVID rule violation
Bengaluru: The High Court of Karnataka on Friday quashed a case against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar in relation to violation of Covid-19 restrictions, during the Mekedatu…
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CBI arrests 2 for paper leak in AIIMS’ nursing officer recruitment exam
New Delhi: The CBI has arrested two persons in connection with the alleged paper leak of a nursing officer recruitment examination conducted by AIIMS, Delhi, on June 3, officials said on Friday.…
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Complaint filed against Maharashtra woman for offensive tweet against Mamata
Kolkata: A complaint has been registered with the Cyber Crime Division of Howrah City Police in West Bengal against a Maharashtra-based woman for posting an ‘offensive’ tweet against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.…
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Hyderabad: Ex-professor among 151 booked under UAPA, sedition
Hyderabad: Human rights activist and former University of Hyderabad professor, G Haragopal was booked along with 151 others under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and sedition. UAPA is an offence that…
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Infant dies after being throw on floor by drunk father
Kaushambi: A 25-year-old man allegedly killed his one-and-a-half-month-old son by throwing him on the ground in an inebriated condition here, police said on Friday. The incident took place in Kesariya village on…
