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Hundreds of people protest at Jantar Mantar for peace in Manipur
New Delhi: A conglomerate of 40 organisations on Saturday held a peaceful protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, demanding restoration of peace in violence-hit Manipur. The speakers from each of these civil society…
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Maha: Investigate PM CARES Fund, says Uddhav amid ED action in COVID facility ‘scam’
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday hit back at Enforcement Directorate action against some persons close to his party in an alleged jumbo COVID facility scam by seeking a…
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Telangana govt spends 78 cr for Bonalu in 9 years, delay in minority loans questioned
Hyderabad: The Telangana government’s allocation of Rs 78 crore over the past nine years for the Bonalu festival has drawn attention to the discrimination faced by minorities. While this year’s festival is…
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Gujarat: Vadodara resident arrested for posing as PMO official
Vadodara: A man from Gujarat’s Vadodara city has been arrested for posing as a PMO official to secure the admission of two children in a private school here and trying to dupe…
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Protestors term Assam delimitation plan as ‘religiously polarised’
Guwahati: Protests against the delimitation proposals continued in Assam on Saturday, with allies of the ruling BJP-led coalition as well as opposition parties venting their discontent. Terming the draft delimitation proposal an…
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Indian students must sign mandatory clause before Canadian visa: ICCC
Toronto: With new Indian students increasingly becoming victims of ignorance about Canadian laws, the Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce (ICCC) is taking up the matter with the Immigration Minister to address the problem.…
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MP: Langur with Rs 21K bounty caught after biting 20 people
A Langur (long-tailed arboreal Asian monkey) that recently shook the citizens of Rajgarh in Madhya Pradesh for two weeks has been arrested. The monkey after attacking 20 people was on a spree…
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Canada launches probe into Titan submersible implosion that killed 5
Toronto: Canadian authorities on Saturday launched a probe into the fatal occurrence involving the Canadian-flagged vessel Polar Prince and the privately-operated submersible Titan, which would have imploded and killed all five people…
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Haj 2023: Saudi launches mobile dental clinic to provide free service to pilgrims
Riyadh: For the second year in a row, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has launched a mobile dental clinic in the central area around the Grand Mosque in Makkah to provide…
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Iran: Persian language mandate for ships crossing Hormuz Strait
Tehran: A top Iranian commander has said that any ship seeking to pass through the Strait of Hormuz must inform Iran of its name, nationality and cargo in Persian language, media reported.…
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Telangana: Woman under marital distress rescued by Sakhi centre
Hyderabad: An abandoned woman was rescued by Sakhi centre, a civil society organisation in Karimnagar district and reunited her with her family on Friday. On June 16, the Sakhi centre received a…
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Hyderabad: Case against school for not allowing hijab
Hyderabad: A case is booked against the management of a private school at Hayathnagar after the principal and teachers allegedly asked two Class 10 girl students not to wear hijab in classroom.…
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Pakistan calls India-US joint statement ‘unwarranted, one-sided’
Islamabad: In an aggressive response to a joint statement issued by India and the US earlier this week, Pakistan has termed it as “unwarranted, one-sided and misleading” and also called on President…
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2 killed, 3 injured in jeep-truck crash in Andhra’s Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam: Two contract workers were killed while three others were injured after a jeep collided with a lorry truck at Kurmannapalem Road Transport Corporation (RTC) depot in Visakhapatnam Friday early morning, the…
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Hyderabad: 6 kids rescued from traffickers by RPF Secunderabad
Hyderabad: Six children were freed from the clutches of human traffickers after the Railway Protection Force (RPF) Secunderabad Division carried out raids on trains. RPF carried out the operation in collaboration with…
