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Dozens protest against ban on roadside namaz, police intervene
Kolkata: Days after the newly sworn-in Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government prohibited roadside namaz and restricted loudspeaker volumes, members of the Muslim community staged a major protest in West Bengal’s Kolkata following…
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Karnataka to begin SIR from June 30, final roll on Oct 7
Bengaluru: The Election Commission has announced the schedule for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list in Karnataka, with training and printing work set to begin from June 20. Karnataka…
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‘Next Chief Minister’ banners for DK Shivakumar spark political buzz
Belagavi: Large banners describing Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar as the “next Chief Minister” appeared across Belagavi city on the occasion of his birthday, triggering fresh political discussion amid ongoing speculation over…
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Case filed over circulation of victim’s photos in Bandi Bageerath case
Hyderabad: The Pet Basheerabad police on Friday, May 15, registered a case against social media handlers circulating photos, videos and other identifying details of the girl allegedly sexually assaulted by Bandi Bageerath.…
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US team likely to visit India in June for trade talks
New Delhi: The US team is expected to visit India in June for the next round of talks on the interim trade agreement, though no dates have been finalised yet, Commerce Secretary…
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Maharashtra cuts VAT on aviation turbine fuel to 7 pc from 18 pc for six months
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government reduced Value Added Tax (VAT) on Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) to 7 per cent from 18 per cent for a period of six months beginning May 15, an…
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CBI arrests NEET paper leak ‘kingpin’ in Pune
New Delhi: The CBI has arrested a professor from Pune who is alleged to be the kingpin of the NEET paper leak case, officials said Friday, May 15. Professor PV Kulkarni, a…
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Family of injured Telangana cop given Rs 64 lakh compensation
Hyderabad: The Director General of Police Operations (OCTOPUS & Greyhounds) Dr Anil Kumar on Friday, May 15, handed over a cheque of Rs 64,00,000 to an injured police constable at the OCTOPUS…
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Telangana focuses on strengthening PACS, boosting rural cooperatives
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Secretary K Ramakrishna Rao on Friday, May 15, held a meeting with senior officials of the cooperative department from both state and central governments and deliberated on measures for…
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TN CM Vijay calls fuel price hike ‘unacceptable’, seeks rollback
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Friday, May 15, slammed the increase of Rs 3 per litre each in petrol and diesel prices, calling it “unacceptable,” and demanded its…
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Air India receives new Boeing 787-9 aircraft
New Delhi: Air India has received another tailor-made Boeing 787-9 aircraft, which landed in the national capital on Friday, May 15. The loss-making airline, which is in the middle of an ambitious…
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Karnataka: Lost marksheet leads to 40-year fake government job scam
Bengaluru: A shocking case of identity fraud and government job impersonation spanning nearly four decades has come to light in Bengaluru, where a man allegedly secured employment in the Karnataka Electricity Board…
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Court orders removal of defamatory content on Bandi Sanjay in son’s POCSO case
Hyderabad: The City Civil Court in Nampally has issued an order on Friday, May 15, that Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay’s name shouldn’t be used in connection with…
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Discarded wedding decoration items catch fire at open field in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Wedding decoration items that had been discarded in an open field in Kongarakalan, Ibrahimpatnam, caught fire, likely due to careless smoking, on Friday, May 15. The incident was reported at around…
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Kishan Reddy urges public understanding over ‘unavoidable’ fuel price hike
Hyderabad: Union Minister G Kishan Reddy on Friday, May 15, said the fuel price hike was unavoidable due to the global energy crisis and urged people to understand the circumstances behind the…
