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Congress leader Navjot Sidhu likely to be released from Patiala jail on Apr 1
Chandigarh: Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu is likely to be released from the Patiala jail on April 1, said his counsel HPS Varma on Friday. The 59-year-old was serving a one-year sentence…
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‘Jail Ka Taala Tuth Gaya’: What Raja Singh sang at this year’s Ram Navami rally
Hyderabad: The annual Sri Ram Navami Shobha Yatra here has become a show of strength for Hindutva groups to flex. The procession has also become a launchpad for Hindutva mascot and suspended…
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Haj 2023: Applications invited for Khadim-ul-Hujjaj
Hyderabad: The Haj Committee of India has released the schedule for the selection of Khadim-ul-Hujjaj for Haj 2023. One Khadim will be selected for every 300 pilgrims in all states and union…
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West Bengal: More clashes in Howrah a day after Ram Navami violence
New violence was recorded in West Bengal’s Howrah, where communal clashes and violence occurred during a Ram Navami parade on Thursday. Despite heavy police presence in the neighbourhood, including a riot control…
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Syrian air defences shoot down Israeli missiles over Damascus
Damascus: Syrian air defences on Friday most of the Israeli missile strike that targeted military sites in Damascus. Local media said the forces shot down most of the missiles in the sky…
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Lingayats hold key to electoral outcome in poll-bound Karnataka
Bengaluru: In poll-bound Karnataka, where caste is one of the crucial factors in deciding the outcome of elections, it is key to understand the importance of the influential Lingayat or Veerashaiva-Lingayat community,…
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Hyderabad: Auto drivers’ JAC to strike against KCR govt on April 30
Hyderabad: Angered over the ruling BRS’ (Bharat Rashra Samithi) ignorance towards the troubles of auto drivers, the Telangana Auto Drivers JAC has declared to observe a one-day auto strike on April 30.…
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UP: Students from classes 1-8 to get promoted to next class without exams
Lucknow: All UP students from classes 1-8 studying in the schools under the Basic Education Council will be promoted to the next class without examinations, said a notification released by the Secretary,…
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Richard Branson’s rocket company Virgin Orbit lays off 85 pc of workforce
San Francisco: Virgin Orbit, the rocket company founded by British billionaire Richard Branson, has laid off nearly 85 per cent of its workforce — about 675 employees — after it failed to…
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Georgia suffers negative population growth in 2022
Tbilisi: Georgia witnessed a negative population increase in 2022, according to a report released by the country’s statistics authority. The report, issued by the National Statistics Office on Thursday, indicated that the…
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BJP national president Nadda cancels visit to Telangana
Hyderabad: The national president of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), JP Nadda, who was scheduled to visit Telangana on Friday, has canceled his trip to the state. Nadda was supposed to inaugurate newly-built…
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Trump 1st US ex-prez indicted; charged over hush money to porn star
New York: Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury over hush money payments made to a porn star during his 2016 campaign, making him the first former US president to…
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Gujarat: 8 AAP workers held for putting up anti-Modi posters
Ahmedabad: Eight workers of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have been arrested for allegedly putting up posters saying “Modi Hatao Desh Bachao” in different parts of Ahmedabad city in Gujarat, police said…
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Egypt hikes interest rates by 2% to contain inflation
Cairo: Egypt’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to raise the interest rates of the central bank by 200 basis points in a new bid to contain high inflation, In a statement on…
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Hyderabad: Sharmila attempts to lay siege to TSPSC office; detained
Hyderabad: YSR Telangana Party (YSRTP) chief YS Sharmila attempted to besiege the TSPSC office to protest against the TSPSC paper leak case. However, she was detained by the police, on her way…
