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Extended deadline to submit suggestions to Law Commission on UCC ends
New Delhi: The extended deadline to submit suggestions to the Law Commission on a uniform civil code (UCC) ended on Friday and the panel will now scrutinise the responses from various stakeholders.…
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UP: 2 Shia groups clash over holding religious meeting, 20 booked
Kaushambi: Two Shia groups clashed here over holding a religious meeting, a police official said on Friday. Additional Superintendent of Police Samar Bahadur Singh said the incident took place on Thursday night…
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Congress likely to shift to its new 6-storey building on November 19
New Delhi: The Congress is likely to shift to its new office on November 19, the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, sources said on Friday. Sources said that the…
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Saudi Arabia scraps visa stickers for these 12 countries
Riyadh: The authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) have have decided to cancel visa stickers for arrivals from 12 countries and replace them with printed e-visa. The General Authority of…
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Manipur unrest: ‘Around 700 people of Meitei community left Mizoram’
Aizawl: Around 700 people belonging to the non-tribal Meitei community have left Mizoram out of fear after the issuance of an “advisory” by the Peace Accord MNF Returnees’ Association (PAMRA) last week…
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Some powers attempting to ‘block PM Modi’s path’, says Brij Bhushan
Bhopal: Controversial BJP MP from Uttar Pradesh and former chief of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has said some unidentified “powers are attempting” to block the path…
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SC issues notice to Centre, questions against rise in lynching
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sought responses from the Union and state governments on a PIL filed against the alarming rise in cases of lynchings and mob violence done against…
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Singapore executes woman convict for first time in 20 years
Singapore: For the first time in 20 years, Singapore on Friday executed a woman convict who was found guilty of trafficking 30 grams of heroin in 2018. Singaporean national Saridewi Djamani, 45,…
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Watch: BJP MP wants ‘India’ removed from the Constitution
BJP’s Rajya sabha MP Naresh Bansal on Friday, July 28, demanded that the word ‘India’ should be removed from the Constitution as ‘it reminded of the colonial past’. He was speaking during…
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AP: Pawan Kalyan fans arrested for pouring milk on theatre screen
Hyderabad: As the actor-politician, Pawan Kayan’s starter ‘Bro’ was released, some fans were arrested from Soundary Theatre in Andhra Prasad’s Parvatipurm for performing ‘milk abhishekham’ (milk pouring) on the screen on Friday,…
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Himanta asks police to develop SOP to probe cases of ‘love-jihad’
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday urged the police to develop a standard operating Procedure (SOP) for probing cases of ‘love-jihad’ in the state.The root cause of ‘love jihad’…
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Toxic chemicals found in Indian-made cough syrup sold in Iraq: Report
New Delhi: A colds medication made in India named ‘Cold Out’, found on sale in Iraq, contains toxic chemicals, a report claimed. According to a report published by Bloomberg News on Friday,…
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Honour of women more important than ranking of economy: Akhilesh Yadav
Jaipur: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday said the honour of women is more important than the ranking of the economy, apparently referring to the incident of two women being paraded…
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J&K tribals’ protest against inclusion of upper-caste in ST list gaining political steam
The protests led by Gujjar and Bakarwal communities, who oppose the inclusion of upper-caste Paharis in the Schedule Tribe (ST) reservation list, is gaining political steam across the country. The community has…
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Disrupted in Parliament, Jaishankar posts foreign policy statement on Twitter
New Delhi: Lashing out at opposition protests during his statement on foreign policy in Parliament, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday posted a video on social media listing out details of…
