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Key US Senator clears decks for MQ-9B drones for India
Washington: A senior US lawmaker, whose approval paved the way for the Joe Biden administration formally notifying US Congress of the proposed sale of MQ-9B Sea Guardian drone, has said he has…
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Delhi excise ‘scam’: ED approaches court after Kejriwal skips summons for 5th time
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday filed a complaint against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a court here for not appearing before it in a money laundering case linked to the…
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Democracy in dire straits: Congress on raids on Harsh Mander
New Delhi: The Congress alleged on Saturday that the CBI raids on activist Harsh Mander and his NGO proved that democracy was in dire straits and speaking for the marginalised was banned…
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Assam CMO refutes report alleging misuse of state govt funds
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has never gone for election campaigning on official expenses and every such cost was borne by the BJP, his office said on Saturday. The chief…
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UP: Hindutva groups protest against Bajrang Dal leader’s arrest for cow slaughter
After three Bajrang Dal men along with a Muslim man were arrested on charges of cow slaughter and placing the carcass near a police station on February 1, Hindutva outfits have come…
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Qatar: Rs 6 lakh fine, jail term for taking photos of accident
Doha: The Qatar’s Ministry of Interior (MoI) has announced the imposition of a fine not exceeding 10,000 Qatari Riyal (Rs 2,27,958) and up to two years in jail for taking photos of…
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Hyderabad: Ex-mayor keen on BRS ticket for Malkajgiri or Secunderabad
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader and former GHMC former Mayor Bonthu Rammohan Rao said that he informed the party’s high command regarding his interest in contesting from Malkajgiri or Secunderabad constituencies…
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LS polls: Telangana Congress receives 306 applications from aspirants
Hyderabad: The Congress party in Telangana received a total of 306 applications from aspirants vying for MP tickets for the soon-upcoming Lok Sabha polls. 166 aspirants filed their applications for all the…
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Mumbai: Dalit student held for social media post against Ram Mandir event
On January 22, a Dalit student of the International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai, voiced his opposition to holding a Ram Temple celebratory event on the campus and persuaded 34 others to…
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Why Virat missed test matches with England, de Villiers reveals
Hyderabad: As Indian cricket fans were left wondering about Virat Kohli’s sudden withdrawal from the first two Tests against England. The mystery surrounding his absence has now been unraveled, courtesy of AB…
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‘SC must lay down policy…’: Sibal on rejection of Soren’s plea
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MP and senior advocate Kapil Sibal said on Saturday that the Supreme Court ought to have heard the merits of the case of former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant…
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Destroyed Hamas’ rocket-making unit in Gaza: IDF
Tel Aviv: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has said that its troops have destroyed a rocket-making unit of Hamas in central Gaza. The IDF in a statement on Friday night said that…
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Nitish distributes portfolios, retains Home; Samrat Choudhary gets Finance
Patna: Six days after the formation of the NDA government in Bihar, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday distributed portfolios among the cabinet ministers. Nitish Kumar held Home and General Administration,…
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Gujarat: Cleric booked for ‘hate speech’, event organisers arrested
Two persons have been arrested by Junagadh police in Gujarat on Saturday, February 3, after a video of an allegedly ‘inflammatory speech’ delivered by a Muslim preacher, went viral on social media.…
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Watch: Sikh man holds umbrella in hailstorm for praying Muslim in Jammu
At a time when disheartening incidents indicating communal disharmony, cultural biases, caste-oriented practices, and the socio-political inequalities occur every day, a heartwarming visual came from Jammu where a Sikh man stands holding…
