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FIR against Swami Avimukteshwaranand under POCSO Act
Lucknow: An FIR was lodged in Prayagraj against Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati and his disciple Mukundanand Brahmachari over allegations of sexual abuse of two persons, including a minor, over the past year, including…
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Four years into war, Ukraine peace remains elusive despite US peace efforts
Kyiv: When Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine surpassed 1,418 days last month, it officially exceeded a historic milestone — the same span of time it took Moscow to defeat Nazi Germany in…
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Iran will not bow to US pressure amid nuclear talks, says Pezeshkian
Tehran: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Saturday, February 22, that Tehran would not bow down to pressure from the United States, as tensions rise over ongoing negotiations on Iran’s nuclear programme.…
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UP Karnisena leader warns filmmakers over movies ‘targeting’ sanatan dharma
Sambhal: The leader of a Hindu right-wing outfit has threatened to enter filmmakers’ houses in Mumbai and “teach them a lesson” over films that “target Sanatan Dharma”. Raj Shekhawat, the national president…
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Tensions flare in Kamareddy over government land dispute
Hyderabad: Tensions flared in Telangana’s Kamareddy district between former Congress sarpanch Giri Reddy Mahender Reddy and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Venkata Ramana Reddy on Saturday, February 21, reportedly over a disputed…
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Will not tolerate arrest of party workers in Banswada: BJP prez
Hyderabad: Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president N Ramchander Rao on Sunday, February 22, warned the state Congress government against resorting to “illegal arrests of BJP and Hindu group workers”. Rao alleged…
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Two JeM terrorists killed in encounter in J-K’s Kishtwar
Jammu: Two terrorists affiliated with Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) were killed in an encounter with security forces in a remote area in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, February 22 officials…
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Deported by US, gay Moroccan woman returns to hiding
Dakar: Being gay in Morocco is illegal and punishable by up to three years in prison. But it was the violence from her family that forced Farah, a 21-year-old gay woman, to…
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MP: Dispute over loudspeaker during Taraweeh and aarti ends up in communal clash
A dispute over the use of high-decibel loudspeakers during a Hindu aarti (pooja) and Taraweeh prayers from both communities led to a communal clash in Sihora town of Madhya Pradesh‘s Jabalpur district.…
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PM Modi highlights farmers’ gains in land, water and income
New Delhi: A Kerala village’s success in growing 570 varieties of rice in a single field and how an Odisha farmer has secured extra income through better land use and water savings…
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Farmer dies two days after being hit by auto in Hyderabad’s Pahadi Shareef
Hyderabad: A 50-year-old farmer died while undergoing treatment on Saturday, February 21, after being injured in an accident in Hyderabad’s Pahadi Shareef. The deceased, Amboji Yadaiah, was a resident of Sardarnagar. According…
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Teen stabbed to death outside England’s West Midlands mosque
An 18-year-old man has died after being stabbed outside a mosque in England’s West Midlands during the Muslim holy month of Ramzan, with police launching a murder investigation. The violence took place…
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VHP calls Banswada communal clash ‘planned attack on Hindus’
Hyderabad: Hindutva organisation Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has condemned the alleged attack on a Hindu woman employee for playing a devotional song at Reliance Mart in Banswada, Kamareddy. According to a statement…
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PM Modi pays tributes to Jayalalithaa, hails her welfare work for women of TN
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, February 22, paid glowing tribute to late chief minister of Tamil Nadu J Jayalalithaa, whose birth anniversary falls two days later, saying she lives…
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Ajit Pawar plane crash: Preliminary report to be out on or before Feb 28
Pune: The preliminary report on the plane crash in which NCP leader Ajit Pawar was killed will be out on or before February 28, Union minister of state for civil aviation and…
