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40 booked in Kanpur for offering Namaz on roads for Eid-ul-Adha
A First Information Report (FIR) has been registered in Kanpur against 40 persons who offered Namaz on the street on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha, going against government directions. According to reports, the…
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NCP leaders meet at Ajit Pawar’s Mumbai residence
Mumbai: Nationalist Congress Party’s senior leader Ajit Pawar on Sunday met some party leaders and MLAs at his official residence in Mumbai. However, NCP president Sharad Pawar, who was in Pune, said…
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Support UCC, but not manner of implementation: Mayawati
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Sunday said her party is not opposed to the idea of a Uniform Civil Code (UCC), but does not endorse the way the BJP and…
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Kerala Muslim body indicates opposition to Uniform Civil Code
Malappuram: Muslim organisations appear to be staunchly against the Centre’s push for a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the country, with the Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama — a Sunni-Shafi’i scholarly body —…
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Centre to mandate geotagging, biometrics to curb fake businesses
New Delhi: To curb the practice of fake GST invoices and bogus entities, the central government is planning to make geotagging of addresses of all companies mandatory. Also there are plans to…
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Iran summons Swedish diplomat over Quran desecration row
Tehran: Iran’s foreign ministry has summoned Sweden’s charge d’affaires in Tehran over the burning of a copy of the holy Quran outside a mosque in Stockholm, state media reported. Condemning the desecration…
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BRS creating barriers for Rahul Gandhi’s Khammam meet: Congress
Hyderabad: As Khammam gets ready for senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Telangana Jana Garjana’ public meeting on Sunday, the party has alleged that the ruling BRS is creating transport barriers for party…
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Conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar claims Kejriwal has three flats in Dubai
New Delhi: Alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar has written a letter to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, accusing him of owning three flats in Dubai. Chandrashekhar claims that he purchased these flats on…
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After massive exodus, BSP begins ‘hunt’ for new leaders in UP
Lucknow: After facing a massive exodus of leaders from the party in recent years, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) President Mayawati has now instructed seniors to “hunt” for “potential” leaders from within the…
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Nawaz Sharif unlikely to make a comeback to Pakistan anytime soon
Lahore: Former Pakistan prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif is unlikely to make a comeback to Pakistan anytime soon, local media reported. The source, who spoke to The…
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AP: Over 1.3K conducted under ‘Jagananna Suraksha’ programme
Amravati: Over 1,300 camps under the ‘Jagananna Suraksha’ programme were conducted across Andhra Pradesh on Saturday for resolving people’s grievances, the state government said. Government employees, volunteers, and people’s representatives interacted with…
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Indian Haj pilgrims in Makkah amid rising heat and hardships
Jeddah: The Haj pilgrimage can be physically draining even in ideal conditions, but pilgrims this year face an added challenge: scorching sun and temperatures rising to 46 degrees Celsius. The Haj rituals…
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Hyderabad: Senior scientist B V Papa Rao appointed as ASL director
Hyderabad: B V Papa Rao, the distinguished scientist has been appointed as Director, Advanced Systems Laboratory (ASL), Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex, DRDO, Hyderabad with effect from Saturday. B V Papa…
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Healthcare cost of obesity in India to touch $8.43 bn by 2035
New Delhi: As the malnourished-looking poor might easily give away their lack of affordability of better health, so do the obese indicate the ‘price’ of their health. Clearly, there is an economic…
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Those who are looting Mumbai will be jailed: Aaditya Thackeray
Mumbai: Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray on Saturday said that once they come to power, they will jail those who are “looting” Mumbai. “One day our government will come to power. Those…
