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Asaduddin Owaisi terms amendments to RBD Act as ‘backdoor NRC’
New Delhi: AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday described the government as ‘Jhaanku Uncle’ (peeping Tom) as he opposed the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill contending that it violated the…
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More than 6 crore ITRs filed till July 31
New Delhi: A total of 6.77 crore income tax returns (ITRs) for assessment year 2023-24 were filed till July 31, the Income Tax Department said on Tuesday. This was 16.1 per cent…
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Maharashtra: KCR demands Bharat Ratna for social reformer Annabhau Sathe
Mumbai: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Tuesday said he will write to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to confer Bharat Ratna, the country’s highest civilian award, on noted Marathi poet and…
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Siddaramaiah to meet PM Modi on Aug 3 for supply of free rice scheme
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday for the first time after assuming power in the state, according to an official statement. Siddaramaiah will also meet…
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‘PM is guilty…,’ RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav over Manipur issue
Patna: Over the Opposition’s demand for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s presence in the Parliament for discussion on the Manipur issue, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Yadav on Tuesday said that PM…
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Donald Trump indicted for attempts to overturn his 2020 defeat
Washington: Former US President Donald Trump was indicted on a slew of charges for trying to overturn the 2020 election verdict, which put Joe Biden in the White House, stay in power…
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Rahul expresses concern over future of education system under BJP
New Delhi: Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday attended the national executive meeting of the National Students Union of India (NSUI) and expressed concern over the future of education system due…
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Maharashtra crane crash toll shoots up to 20, 3 more critical
Thane: The toll in the crane crash disaster in Maharashtra’s Thane shot up to 20 with three more victims succumbing, and another 3 still critical in a hospital, officials said on Tuesday.…
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Violence in name of religion cannot be tolerated in 21st-century India: Kharge
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday said violence in the name of religion cannot be tolerated in 21st-century India and the coming generations will have to bear the consequences if…
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Train firing: Slain RPF officer Meena’s body sent to his native place in Rajasthan
Mumbai: The mortal remains of Railway Protection Force Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Tikaram Meena, gunned down allegedly by a junior colleague, were wrapped in the tricolour and dispatched to his native place in…
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Train firing: RPF constable remanded to police custody till aug 7
Mumbai: A court here on Tuesday remanded Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable Chetan Singh in the custody of Government Railway Police till August 7 for allegedly shooting dead his senior colleague and…
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Gurugram: Sikh neighbours rescue women, kids holed up inside mosque under attack
Fresh violence erupted in Haryana’s Gurugram as several shops and other business establishments were reduced to ashes in Gurugram Sector 70 on the evening of Tuesday, August 1. A mosque was allegedly…
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BJP stages protest against Rajasthan govt near secretariat, cops use water cannons
Jaipur: A large number of BJP leaders and workers on Tuesday staged a protest against the Congress government in Rajasthan over issues such as crime against women and recruitment examination question paper…
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UP: 5 held for disrespecting national flag during Muharram procession
Bahraich: Five people were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly disrespecting the national flag during a Muharram procession here, police said. According to locals, during a procession being taken out on the seventh…
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Karnataka govt signs MoU with IBC, to set up recyclable Lithium-ion battery plant
Bengaluru: Karnataka government and US-based International Battery Company (IBC) on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to set up a recyclable Lithium-ion battery manufacturing unit with an investment of Rs. 8,000…
