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Meghalaya polls: NPP emerges single-largest party with 26 seats
Shillong: The ruling National People’s Party (NPP) in Meghalaya emerged as the single-largest party in the state on Thursday, clinching 26 seats out of the 59 constituencies that went to polls on…
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HC quashes special court’s ‘cryptic’ order rejecting Navlakha’s bail plea
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Thursday quashed a “cryptic” order of a special court rejecting bail to activist Gautam Navlakha, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, and directed the…
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UAE: Expats must have Dh10,000 minimum salary to sponsor 5 relatives
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Federal Authority for Identity, Nationality, Customs and Ports Security (ICP) announced that the ex-pats who wanted to sponsor five relatives on a residence visa must…
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Cong retains Erode East Assembly seat; Elangovan wins with huge margin of 66,000 votes
Erode: The ruling DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) on Thursday retained the Erode East bypoll segment in this western Tamil Nadu town with an emphatic win against the K Palaniswami-led AIADMK, prompting…
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Dubai International Boat Show 2023 opens on Mar 1
Abu Dhabi: The 29th annual Dubai International Boat Show 2023 edition was officially opened on Wednesday by Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al-Maktoum, the chair of Dubai Media Council, the Dubai Media Office…
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With invasions, our traditional systems got destroyed: RSS chief
Nagpur: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday said every Indian should have some basic awareness of the country’s traditional knowledge base.\ He was speaking at the inauguration of the…
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Owaisi welcomes SC ruling on appointment of CEC, ECs
Hyderabad: IMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court ruling that the appointment of Chief Election Commissioner and the Election Commissioners will be done by the President on the advice…
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‘Can’t be a pliable EC’: SC rules panel of PM, LoP, CJI for appointment of CEC, ECs
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered that appointment to the posts of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and the Election Commissioners (EC) should be done by the President on the advice…
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BJD slams Centre over LPG price hike
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Thursday slammed the BJP-led Centre over the hike in the price of the LPG domestic cylinders. Speaking to media persons here,…
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Sharad Pawar advises ‘caution’ over breach of privilege move against Sanjay Raut
Mumbai: A day after the Maharashtra Assembly initiated the process of breach of privilege of the House against Shiv Sena-UBT MP Sanjay Raut for his purported “Chor Mandali” remarks, Nationalist Congress Party…
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BJP succeeds in maintaining momentum in its favour in assembly polls
New Delhi: The maiden alliance of the Left and the Congress in Tripura and the emergence of TIPRA Motha as a dominant force in tribal seats did not prove enough to topple…
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Kriti Sanon, Kiara Advani, AP Dhillon to perform at Women’s Premier League 2023 opening ceremony
Mumbai: Cricket and Bollywood are two of the most discussed topics in India. They usually go hand in hand. As Women’s Premier League (WPL) is all set to begin on March 4,…
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Delhi excise policy case: Court sends liquor businessman to 5-day ED custody
New Delhi: A court here on Thursday sent liquor businessman Amandeep Dhall to five-day Enforcement Directorate custody for interrogation in a money-laundering matter related to the Delhi excise policy scam case. Special…