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Imran Khan’s party leadership prepares ‘peaceful’ protests in case he is arrested
Lahore: Pakistan’s former premier Imran Khan’s party is devising a “peaceful” protest strategy in case he is arrested in the next two weeks, a media report said on Tuesday. The 70-year-old Pakistan…
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Over 50k devotees visit Amarnath cave shrine in first four days of pilgrimage
Srinagar: More than 50,000 people have visited the Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas since the start of the annual pilgrimage four days ago, officials said on Tuesday. M Anapurna, a…
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Necessary to change mindset about Hindi, it’s rich langauge: Giriraj Singh
New Delhi: Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister Giriraj Singh on Tuesday said it is necessary to change mindset about Hindi and increase its use in official work. The minister was speaking…
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Manipur: Mob tries to loot weapons from security camp; 1 killed
Thoubal: A mob allegedly tried to loot weapons from a camp of the Indian Reserved Battalion (IRB) in Manipur’s Thoubal district on Tuesday, leading to a clash with the security forces in…
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Turkey and Egypt restore diplomatic ties, end years of tensions
Ankara: Turkey and Egypt on Tuesday took a big step towards restoring full diplomatic ties between countries by dispatching ambassadors for the first time in years. Egypt has nominated Amr Al-Hammamy as…
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9 hrs after accident on Samruddhi Expressway, bus was issued PUC certificate
Mumbai: The private bus which caught fire on the Nagpur-Mumbai `Samruddhi Expressway’ leading to the death of 25 passengers was issued a Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificate nine hours after the horrific…
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Intense rains wreak havoc across Kerala; red alert sounded in 3 districts
Thiruvananthapuram: Cutting across towns and villages, incessant heavy rains battered several parts of Kerala on Tuesday, widely uprooting trees, damaging houses, and causing waterlogging. Several people had a narrow escape as huge…
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BJP signals change in strategy in Telangana as it gears up for polls
Hyderabad: The BJP’s decision to replace its Telangana president Bandi Sanjay Kumar with Union minister G Kishan Reddy, a “softer” leader who can take everyone along, and elevate Etela Rajender, who has…
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NGT forms panel to address air pollution in and around AIIMS Delhi
New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has formed a panel to oversee the implementation of recommendations for addressing air pollution in and around the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)…
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Outgoing Bandi Sanjay tweets ‘close without closure’ after being replaced
Hyderabad: The outgoing Telangana BJP president Bandi Sanjay Kumar’s philosophical tweet on Tuesday saying “Some chapters in our lives have to close without closure” indicated that all was not well in the…
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60 workers deployed to help elderly, disabled pilgrims at Prophet’s Mosque
Riyadh: The mobility services department at the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Prophet’s Mosque has dedicated its 60 staff members to the service of elderly and disabled pilgrims. The humanitarian…
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President Murmu arrives in Nagpur on three-day Maharashtra visit
Nagpur: President Droupadi Murmu arrived in Nagpur on Tuesday evening on a three- day visit to Maharashtra where she will address the convocation of the Gondwana university in Gadchiroli and attend other…
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Effect of UCC could be bigger than Ayodhya, Article 370: Prashant Kishor
Patna: Political strategist-turned-activist Prashant Kishor on Tuesday said implementation of uniform civil code would have “consequences, good or bad”, which would be “far greater” than BJP’s other core agenda like building a…
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Dhami meets PM Modi; says UCC to be implemented in Uttarakhand soon
New Delhi: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, days after he announced that his state will soon implement the Uniform Civil Code. He, however, did…
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Palestine suspends contact and security coordination with Israel
Jerusalem: The President of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas, on Monday, suspended contact and security coordination with Israel after Israeli security forces launched a major raid against Palestinian rebels in the occupied West Bank…
