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Odisha: 55.20 pc voting till 3 pm in Jharsuguda by-poll
Jharsuguda, A total of 55.20 per cent of the 2.21 lakh voters exercised their franchise till 3 pm on Wednesday in Odisha’s Jharsuguda assembly constituency, where a by-election is underway, an Election…
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Wrestlers demand lie detector test on Brij Bhushan under SC oversight
New Delhi: The protesting wrestlers on Wednesday demanded lie-detector Narco Test on Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh under Supreme Court supervision after he claimed innocence to allegations…
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Centre gets 4 weeks to reply on PIL over parties with religious connotation
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted time to the Central government to file its response to a petition seeking a ban on political parties with names having caste, religious,…
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Kerala doctor murder: Police, govt failed; slams High Court
Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Wednesday slammed the state government and the police over the killing of a 23-year-old doctor at a taluk hospital in Kottarakkara area of Kollam district by a man she…
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Kerala doctor murder: Outraged medical bodies stage protest
Kollam/Thiruvananthapuram: Angry medical professionals came out on the streets protesting after a 22-year-old doctor was stabbed to death by a patient she was treating on Wednesday. Condemning the attack, the Indian Medical Association…
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Stalin files defamation case against TN BJP president Annamalai
Chennai, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Wednesday filed a defamation suit against the state BJP president K. Annamalai for levelling baseless allegations against him. The defamation suit was moved by…
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‘Affecting nature of Hinduism..’: RSS body writes to SC on same sex marriage
New Delhi: Legalising same-sex marriage will defeat the very objective of the Hindu Marriage Act and depict how liberal thoughts of other religions and western countries are “overpowering” India and affecting the…
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Hyderabad: 1 more arrested by MP ATS cops in ‘conversion racket’
Hyderabad: The Madhya Pradesh ATS arrested one more person from the city for alleged connection to a global Islamic organization Hizb-ut-Tahrir on Wednesday. Five persons from the city were arrested on Tuesday…
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Pakistani court indicts Imran Khan in Toshakhana corruption case
Islamabad: A Pakistani court on Wednesday indicted Imran Khan in the Toshakhana corruption case, in fresh trouble for the former prime minister who was arrested by paramilitary Rangers a day earlier from…
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UAE named social media capital of the world; India holds 19th rank
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been named as the social media capital of the world, according to a new study by Proxyrack. The study analyzed the average number of social platforms…
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Telangana to ask for 50% share in Krishna water at KRMB meet
Hyderabad: Telangana government has decided to press the demand for an equal share in Krishna water in the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) meeting scheduled for Wednesday. Irrigation authorities of the state…
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Iran says US pullout from nuclear deal ‘fatal blow’ to rule of law
Tehran: Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator said on Tuesday that the United States dealt a “fatal blow” to the rule of law at the international level by its “unlawful” withdrawal from a 2015…
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Rains lash sunburnt Hyderabad; intense spells in next few hours
Hyderabad: After the India Meteorological Department Hyderabad’s (IMD-H) predictions of light to moderate rainfall on Wednesday, parts of the city found much-needed respite from the heat as rains lashed scattered areas post…
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‘CM doesn’t trust his MLAs…’: PM Modi’s dig at Gehlot post meet in Rajasthan
Jaipur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday accused the Congress government in Rajasthan of following a policy of “appeasement” and taking a soft stand against terrorists, as he blamed the acquittal of…
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Karnataka polls: Voting ends, 65.69% voter turnout recorded till 5 pm
New Delhi: Polling for the Karnataka Assembly ended at 6 pm on Wednesday and the overall voter turnout till 5 pm was recorded at 65.69 per cent, informed the Election Commission (EC).…
