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High footfall of Indian Haj pilgrims in Makkah medical centers
Jeddah: India is one of the major countries in the world, where elderly people come for Haj among most of them having chronic disease, an addition to heat exhaustion after landing in…
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Scope of anti-sexual harassment law not limited to cases in same department: HC
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has held that there is “absolutely nothing” that limits the scope of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (SHW Act)…
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Netizens tweet ‘Washing Powder BJP’ after Ajit Pawar joins NDA govt; here’s why
After NCP leader Ajit Pawar took oath as the new Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, many Twitterati started tweeting their views. Many of them are terming the saffron party as the “Washing…
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‘File police complaint,’ SC refuses PIL to set up National Commission for Men
The Supreme Court of India refused to entertain a PIL seeking the formation of the ‘National Commission for Men’ to look into suicides among married men. According to the apex court, there…
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Excise Case: Delhi HC rejects bail petition of Manish Sisodia
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday rejected the bail petition of Delhi’s former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in the Enforcement Directorate (ED) case related to alleged irregularities in the…
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Watch: Praful Patel speeds away on question over ‘ditching’ Sharad Pawar, NCP
Senior leader of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and a close aide of party supremo Sharad Pawar, Praful Patel sped away following a question over ‘ditching’ Pawar. Patel split from the NCP…
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Akhilesh Yadav meets KCR in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav called on Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) president and Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao here on Monday. The former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, who reached…
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KTR hits back at Rahul Gandhi; calls AICC ‘All India Corruption Committee’
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K. T. Rama Rao has hit back at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi after the latter’s blistering attack on BRS at Khammam public rally on Sunday.…
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Israel approves purchase of 25 new F-35 stealth fighter jet
Jerusalem: Israel has approved the purchase of 25 new F-35 stealth fighter jets from the US, the Defence Ministry said in a statement. The Ministry added on Sunday that the deal is…
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Telangana records 45% deficit rainfall in June
Hyderabad: Owing to a delayed and weak southwest monsoon this year, Telangana has recorded a 45 percent deficit (below normal) rainfall in the month of June. As per a report of the…
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Need to fight forces creating communal divide: Sharad Pawar
Karad: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Monday said there was a need to fight forces creating communal divide in Maharashtra and the country. Addressing NCP workers and supporters in…
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YSR Telangana chief Sharmila will soon join Congress: Ramachandra Rao
Vijayawada: Congress party leader K. V. P. Ramachandra Rao has claimed that YSR Telangana Party (YSRTP) leader Y. S. Sharmila will soon join the Congress party. The former MP said he had…
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Iran detains 66 suspects for attempting to smuggle fuel
Tehran: Iran has detained 66 suspects for attempting to smuggle 532 million litre of diesel in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, media reported. The forces of Iran’s Intelligence Ministry and…
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US played key role to help Pakistan in securing IMF bailout
Washington: The United States played a key behind-the-scenes role to help Pakistan secure a $3 billion bailout package with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), media reported. The recent staff-level agreement (SLA) came…
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‘Drishyam’ inspires chilling crime: Mother arrested for 2-yr-old’s murder
Surat: The Surat police arrested a 22-year-old woman from Chhattisgarh in connection with the murder of her two-year-old son, said police, adding that she was ‘inspired’ by the movie ‘Drishyam’. The arrest…
