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POCSO charge lifted off Kerala activist whose children painted her torso
Kochi: The Kerala High Court, while examining a case, has raised questions regarding the vastly different manner in which naked or semi-naked bodies of males and females are viewed and treated by…
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MANUU signs MoU with IIT Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The H.K. Sherwani Centre for Deccan Studies (HKSCDS), Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Department of Design, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH) to jointly work on the emerging initiatives in the fields of…
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‘Vacate shops before June 15 or…’: Muslim traders threatened in Uttarakhand
Uttarkashi: Days after an alleged attempt by two men, including a member of the minority community, to ‘abduct’ a minor girl was foiled by locals, threatening posters appeared on shops owned by…
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JD(S) plans restructure after poor Karnataka poll showing
Bengaluru: Following the poor show in the Karnataka Assembly polls, JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy on Tuesday said there are plans to restructure the party in a “big way”. The former chief…
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Damoh school’s ‘hijab’ row escalates, govt official faces ink attack
Bhopal: A Madhya Pradesh government official, who was the part of investigation team in a case related to a hijab controversy that broke out at private school in Damoh, was attacked by…
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India played key role in COVID drugs, vaccine development: WHO chief scientist
Hyderabad: India played a key role globally in the development of vaccines and manufacturing of drugs, diagnostics and therapeutics in the three years of the COVID-19 pandemic, WHO Chief Scientist Jeremy Farrar…
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Man recovers ‘dead’ son alive in Balasore makeshift morgue
Kolkata: Howrah resident Helaram Mallik travelled 235km to Balasore to recover his son alive from a makeshift morgue where he was kept with the bodies of those killed in the triple train…
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Centre agrees to sanction Rs 12,911 crore for Polavaram Project: AP govt
Polavaram: The Central government has agreed to sanction Rs 12,911 crore to Andhra Pradesh for completing the first phase of Polavaram Project, an official statement from the state government on Tuesday said.…
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Odisha train tragedy: 31 from WB are still missing, says Mamata
Bhubaneswar: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said 31 passengers from her state, who were travelling in the express trains that met with an accident on June 2 evening in…
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Saudi Arabia: Pre-Islamic Arabic inscription discovered in Najran
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Heritage Commission announced the discovery of the oldest known Arabic inscriptions. The inscription dates back to pre-Islamic times, 191 years before the birth of Prophet Muhammad…
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US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin concludes India visit
US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin concluded his India visit on Monday with both countries taking new steps to strengthen their defence partnership. The importance of defence innovation remained one of many…
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We have self-respect, won’t beg: Omar Abdullah on J&K elections
Srinagar: Former chief minister and National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah said on Tuesday that elections are the right of the people and he won’t beg before anybody to hold them. #WATCH…
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Video: It’s free beer for Andhra locals after truck overturns
Visakhapatnam: People stole beer bottles after a truck carrying alcohol cases overturned in Andhra Pradesh’s Anakapalli district. The incident occurred on the national highway between Anakapalli and Bayyavaram on Monday evening. అనకాపల్లి…
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Gold worth Rs 1 cr hidden in rectum; 2 held at Hyderabad airport
Hyderabad: Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of the Customs Department seized 1705.3 grams of gold worth over 1 crore from two passengers arriving from Dubai at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad.…
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Foundation for ‘Telangana Toy Park’ laid by KTR in Yadadri
Hyderabad: Telangana IT minister KT Rama Rao on Tuesday laid the foundation stone for Telangana Toy Park in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district. The park will be developed with world-class infrastructure and facilities to…
