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Rajya Sabha sees verbal skirmishes as Oppn presses for JPC probe
New Delhi: Verbal skirmishes between treasury and opposition benches that forced frequent interventions by the Chair marked the proceedings in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday as the opposition parties targeted the government on…
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Former Delhi Prisons warder arrested for threatening retired bureaucrat
New Delhi: A retired IAS officer has alleged that he received death threats from a dismissed warder of Delhi Prisons who also demanded Rs 10 crore from him, police said on Wednesday.…
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Andhra Cabinet’s nod for National Law University at Kurnool
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet on Wednesday gave its approval for establishment of the National Law University in the state. The university, the second of its kind in the country, will come…
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India launched 353 foreign satellites since 2014: Govt
New Delhi: India has launched 353 foreign satellites since 2014, earning the country foreign exchange, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Wednesday. He said India earned 187 million euros from European countries…
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Emir of Qatar enters race to buy Manchester United
London: The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, is interested in buying Premier League giants Manchester United, according to a media report. He values the club below the Glazer family’s…
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Saudi Arabia reveals face of 2000-year-old Nabataean woman
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has revealed the first known reconstruction of ‘Hinat’, a Nabataean woman, displayed at the Hegra Welcome Centre at AlUla from February 6. A team of…
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Delhi Ridge acts as a lung, supplying oxygen to city residents: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said Delhi Ridge acts as a lung which supplies oxygen to city residents, while directing the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to not go ahead with…
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Sikkim happy as SC removes ‘people of foreign origin’ reference from order
Gangtok: Citizens of Sikkim including Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang and other political leaders on Wednesday expressed jubilation after the Supreme Court ordered the removal of reference to the Sikkimese-Nepalese as “people…
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Govt running away from JPC probe into allegations against Adani Group: Venugopal
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Congress MP K C Venugopal on Wednesday alleged that the government was “running away” from an investigation by a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the allegations against the…
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Rahul Gandhi’s remarks on Adityanath is attack on Hindutva: Seer council chief
Ballia: Shankaracharya Parishad chief Swami Anand Swaroop on Wednesday hit out at Rahul Gandhi, saying his recent remarks on Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was an attack on Hindutva. On Monday,…
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Hyderabad: Seven fake IT officials held for kidnapping, extortion
Hyderabad: The Panjagutta police have arrested seven members of a kidnapping gang allegedly involved in kidnap and extortion of a person last week. On January 27, the gang members posing as Income…
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Leopard that attacked 3 in Ghaziabad court captured
Ghaziabad: A leopard that entered the premises of a Ghaziabad court on Wednesday, and attacked three persons including a lawyer, a cobbler and police constable near the old building complex, has been…
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Turkish goalkeeper Ahmet Eyup Turkaslan dies in earthquake
Ankara: Turkish goalkeeper Ahmet Eyup Turkaslan, has died after the earthquake that struck Turkey with a magnitude of 7.7 on the Richter scale on Monday. Yeni Malatyaspor, the Turkish club, announced on…
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Entry of women into mosques for offering namaz permitted: AIMPLB to SC
New Delhi: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the entry of women into mosques for offering namaz inside is permitted. The board said…
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Govt running away from JPC probe into allegations against Adani Group: Venugopal
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Congress MP K C Venugopal on Wednesday alleged that the government was “running away” from an investigation by a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the allegations against the…
