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Cal HC quashes FIR against actor Paresh Rawal for his speech during Gujarat polls
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Monday quashed an FIR filed against actor Paresh Rawal by CPI(M) West Bengal secretary Mohd Salim who claimed that the Padma Shri recipient had made derogatory…
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Hyderabad: Elderly woman scammed of Rs 50K by fraudster on OLX
Hyderabad: A woman fell prey to cyber fraud and was scammed of Rs 50,000 on the pretext of renting out her house. The victim Sharada Devi, 63, a resident of Shamshabad posted…
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‘Find it difficult to write’: Salman Rushdie speaks out after attack Salman Rushdie
London: Months after a near-lethal attack that left him debilitated and without vision in one eye, Sir Salman Rushdie says that he is “lucky” and has been told that he is “doing…
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Telangana: 2 govt officials caught accepting bribe of Rs 1 lakh
Hyderabad: The Anti-Corruption Bureau caught a revenue inspector of Shankarampet Mandal, Medak, and a village revenue assistant accepting an amount of Rs 1 lakh from a person for doing official work. The…
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Second powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.6 hits Turkey within 24 hours
Ankara: A new earthquake of 7.6 magnitude earthquake hit the Elbistan district in Turkey’s Kahramanmaras province on Monday afternoon, the Anadolu Agency reported. This is the second quake in the past 24…
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Joshimath crisis: Cracks increase, crackometer installed in house shifts
Joshimath: The cracks that have developed in the houses and structures in Uttarakhand’s Joshimath have started increasing again, after no new cracks were seen for around a week. A crackometer installed in…
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SC agrees to examine same-sex couple plea against Kerala HC order directing counselling sessions
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine a plea by same-sex couple challenging the Kerala High Court order directing one of them to attend counselling sessions with a psychiatrist.…
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Illusionary, directionless: Telangana Congress on budget speech
Hyderabad: Congress MP and former Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) President Uttam Kumar Reddy said that the state budget presented by Telangana’s finance minister Harish Rao in the Assembly on Monday was…
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China coerces Uyghurs in Turkey to spy on each other
New Delhi: More than six years into China’s campaign to eradicate independent Uyghur society at home, the Chinese authorities are going to great length to keep tabs on ordinary Uyghurs abroad, media…
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Indian-origin father of 3 dies after being hit by car in US
New York: A 39-year-old Indian-origin father of three, who had gone to pick up insulin and Pokemon cards for his children from a convenience store in the US, died after being hit…
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22-year-old Iraqi YouTuber Tiba Al-Ali killed by her father
Baghdad: Iraq was rocked by a new horrific crime after a 22-year-old Iraqi YouTuber and activist, Tiba Al-Ali, died by suffocation at the hands of her father, due to family disputes, local…
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Adani Group to pre-pay USD 1,114M for release of pledged shares ahead of maturity
New Delhi: Adani Group on Monday said that the promoters will pre-pay USD 1,114 million for the release of pledged shares of its firms ahead of the maturity in September 2024. These…
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Utah Legislature passes resolution honouring Sikh community’s contributions
Houston: The Legislature in the US state of Utah has unanimously passed a resolution honoring the Sikh community for their contributions and service to humanity despite facing “oppression and discrimination throughout the…
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‘Climate change, global warming impacted tea plantation in Assam’
Guwahati: Climate change and global warming have adversely affected tea plantations in Assam in the last few years, experts said, adding that without irrigation, tea plantations are finding it difficult to survive.…
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Amid relentless Oppn demand for discussion on Adani, RS adjourned
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned for the day on Monday without transacting any business as a united Opposition relentlessly demanded holding a discussion on the allegations of fraud against the…
