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Kuki MLAs likely to skip assembly as violence continues in Manipur
Kolkata: Most of the Kuki MLAs irrespective of their party affiliations are unlikely to attend the Manipur assembly session slated to be called from August 21 in view of the continued ethnic…
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N Vittal gave momentum to IT, telecom and fought against corruption
“In India, especially in organisations and companies, the reward for the hard work of an employee is more work.” This was one of the trademark statements by N Vittal, the former chief…
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Drunk man claims to be Lord Shiva’s incarnation, kills woman in Raj
Jaipur: An inebriated man claiming to be an incarnation of Lord Shiva allegedly thrashed an 85-year-old woman to death in Rajasthan’s Udaipur district, police said on Sunday. A purported video of the…
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Home Ministry deploys 10 addl companies of CAPFs in Manipur
Imphal: As over three month long ethnic violence continued in Manipur, the Home Ministry has deployed 10 additional companies of Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) in the northeastern state, an official said…
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Maha: NCP leader Jayant Patil denies ‘secret’ meeting with Amit Shah in Pune
Mumbai: Senior NCP leader Jayant Patil, a Sharad Pawar loyalist, on Sunday dismissed reports that he met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Pune “secretly” and also scotched speculation that he was…
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Hyderabad: Book exposes ‘Mann ki jhooti baat’ told by PM Modi
Hyderabad: The ‘divisive agenda and authoritarian rule’ of the Modi government pose a threat to democratic values and the secular fabric of the society. If left unchecked, it will push India to…
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Telangana: Poet activist Gaddar passes away at 77
Hyderabad: Gummadi Vittal Rao, popularly known as Gaddar passed away on Sunday while undergoing treatment at the Apollo Hospitals in Hyderabad. “He was suffering from severe heart disease and got admitted on…
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Kuwait: Indian envoy meets national assembly speaker, discusses bilateral ties
Kuwait: Indian Ambassador to Kuwait, Adarsh Swaika on Sunday called on Ahmed Al-Sadoun, the Speaker of the National Assembly of the State of Kuwait and apprised him of the prospects of bilateral…
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Ban on polygamy: Expert committee submits report to Assam CM
Guwahati: The expert committee formed by the state government to study and submit a report on the ban of polygamy in Assam submitted its report on Sunday, the Chief Minister said. Taking…
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BJP identifies Hinduism with Brahminism: SP’s Swami Prasad Maurya
Lucknow: The BJP considers “Brahmin religion”, which is followed by only 10 per cent of the people, as “Hindu religion” and there exists nothing like “Hindu religion”, Samajwadi Party leader Swami Prasad…
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Siddaramaiah to hold marathon meeting with Cong legislators for next three days
Bengaluru: In an apparent move to quell discontent and make the party strong ahead of the crucial Lok Sabha elections which is less than a year away, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and…
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BRS will surely come back to power in Telangana, says CM KCR
Hyderabad: The ruling BRS will come back to power in the next Assembly polls with seven to eight seats more than it got in last elections, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao…
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UP: Minors forced to drink urine, sexually assaulted on suspicion theft
Two Muslim minor boys, aged 10 and 15 years old were forced to drink urine and sexually assaulted by a Hindutva group in Uttar Pradesh’s Siddharthnagar district. The incident occurred on August…
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Gold worth Rs 2.29 cr seized at Hyderabad Airport
Hyderabad: Customs officials at RGIA seized 3743 gms of smuggled gold valued at Rs 2.29 crore, in three cases, based on passenger profiling and surveillance. In two cases, passengers arrived in Hyderabad…
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Haryana: Minority leaders raise concerns over govt’s ‘bulldozer justice’
Nuh: As Haryana follows demolition of alleged accused persons houses by using bulldozer in similar lines with neighbouring saffron states while dealing with the recent communal riots, in which six people were…
