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Our talks centred around forming united oppn: Nitish after meeting Hemant Soren
Ranchi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday met his Jharkhand counterpart Hemant Soren here and said their talks centred around forming a “united opposition” to defeat the BJP in the 2024…
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2020 Delhi riots: 7 years rigorous imprisonment for 9 Muslim men
New Delhi: A court here has sentenced nine persons convicted in a case pertaining to the 2020 northeast Delhi riots to seven years of rigorous imprisonment, observing that communal riot is a…
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Kerala HC slams govt, police over murder of woman house surgeon
Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Wednesday slammed the government and the police at a special sitting after hearing the news of the gruesome murder of a 22-year-old woman house surgeon while…
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Rajasthan, AP & Assam opposing legal validation for same-sex marriage: Centre tells SC
New Delhi: The Centre Wednesday told the Supreme Court it has received responses from seven states on the issue of same-sex marriage and the governments of Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh and Assam have…
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Karnataka elections: Exit polls predict tight contest; Edge for Congress
Polling for the Karnataka Assembly ended at 6 pm on Wednesday and the overall voter turnout at nearly 72 percent, informed the Election Commission (EC). Exit polls from several media houses have…
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DMC seeks report on action against BJP leader Bagga for ‘hurting’ sentiments of Sikhs
New Delhi: The Delhi Minorities Commission (DMC) has issued a notice to the police seeking a report on action against BJP leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga over his tweet allegedly hurting the…
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President Biden to host PM Modi for Official State Visit to US on June 22: White House
Washington: President Joe Biden will host Prime Minister Narendra Modi for an Official State Visit to the United States, which will include a state dinner, on June 22, the White House announced…
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‘Shivakumar threatened me’, claims BJP legislator Jarkiholi
Bengaluru: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator and former Karnataka Cabinet minister Ramesh Jarkiholi on Wednesday claimed that state unit Congress president D.K. Shivakumar has “tried to threaten” him, saying “some CDs that…
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Stop appointing retd bureaucrats as advisors: FFG to Telangana CM
Hyderabad: Forum for Good Governance (FFG) general secretary Padmanabh Reddy on Wednesday wrote to Telangana chief minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao (KCR) to “dispense” off ex-bureaucrats who have been appointed as advisors to…
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Adani row: SC to hear matter on May 12, may consider SEBI plea for extension
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear on May 12 the pleas on the Adani-Hindenburg row and is likely to consider market regulator SEBI’s application seeking a six-month extension to complete its…
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Kuwait imposes new blood transfusion fees for expats
Kuwait has issued a new decision that imposes fees on expatriates for blood transfusions. The decision was issued by Kuwait’s Health Minister Dr Ahmad Al-Awadhi. This step comes within the framework of…
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Anti-corruption unit gets 8-day remand of Imran Khan; he alleges torture
Islamabad: An anti-corruption court in Pakistan on Wednesday sent former prime minister Imran Khan on an eight-day physical remand to the National Accountability Bureau while a sessions court here indicted him in…
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Karnataka polls: Ex-PM Deve Gowda arrives in chopper to cast vote
Bengaluru: Former Prime Minister and veteran Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) leader H.D. Deve Gowda on Wednesday arrived in a helicopter in Paduvalahippe village near Holenarasipur town in Hassan district of Karnataka to cast…
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‘Owaisi sheltered Hizb ut-Tahrir terrorists in Hyderabad’, claims BJP
Hyderabad: Telangana BJP chief Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Wednesday claimed that Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi and his party, the All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) sheltered the terrorists of the Hizb ut-Tahrir group…
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UAE, Thailand agree to launch CEPA agreement this month
Abu Dhabi: Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Trade, and Jurin Laksanawisit, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce of Thailand, have signed a joint statement agreeing…
