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US threatened to bomb Pakistan back to the Stone Age after 9/11 terror attack, Musharraf in his memoir
Islamabad: The US threatened to bomb Pakistan “back to the Stone Age” after the 9/11 terror attacks if then President General Pervez Musharraf did not cooperate with America’s war on Afghanistan. In…
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Hand over Dawood Ibrahim to India, Advani told Musharraf in 2001
New Delhi: India’s quest to bring fugitive don Dawood Ibrahim to justice has remained unfulfilled so far but in 2001, the then Union Home Minister L K Advani had put the uncomfortable…
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Govt blocks 232 foreign apps over gambling, money laundering concerns
New Delhi: The government has blocked 232 apps operated by overseas entities, including Chinese for being involved in betting, gambling and unauthorised loan service, according to an official source. Ministry of Electronics…
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Kumaraswamy claims RSS conspiring to make Pralhad Joshi Karnataka CM, targets lineage
Bengaluru: JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy on Sunday claimed that RSS was conspiring to make Union Minister Pralhad Joshi the Chief Minister of Karnataka along with eight deputies, after the Assembly polls,…
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India, France, UAE unveil plan for cooperation under trilateral framework
New Delhi: India, France and the UAE on Saturday unveiled an ambitious roadmap for cooperation in areas of defence, nuclear energy and technology under a trilateral framework. After a phone conversation among…
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2,278 arrested in three days in Assam’s child marriage crackdown
Guwahati: The Assam Police continued with its crackdown on child marriage in the state for the third day in a row, with the number of arrests touching 2,278 on Sunday. A police…
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‘There was a knock on the door at 2 am’: Assam’s child bride recounts crackdown
Morigaon: Nimee’s eyes do not sparkle with the joy of new motherhood, instead, they reflect the fear, insecurity and sense of foreboding that stalks her village in Assam’s Morigaon district. Rezina Khatun…
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Israelis protests for fifth week against Netanyahu government
Jerusalem: Tens of thousands of Israelis demonstrated in several cities to protest the government’s plan to reform the judicial system. The largest protest is being held in the coastal city of Tel…
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Telangana: Siddipet women’s college to get permanent building
Hyderabad: The Telangana government has sanctioned Rs 17 crore to build an ultra-modern permanent building for the Residential Degree College for Women in Siddipet. The government allotted to the college a private…
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3-month-old girl branded multiple times by hot iron rod as treatment in MP’s Shahdol, dies
Shahdol: A 3-month-old girl, who was allegedly branded 24 times by a hot iron rod in the name of treatment in Madhya Pradesh’s Shahdol, died on Saturday night, an official said. Shahdol…
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TMC releases manifesto for Tripura polls, promises Bengal model of development
Agartala: The Trinamool Congress released its manifesto for the Tripura assembly elections on Sunday, promising 2 lakh new jobs, Rs 1,000 per month for school students in classes 4 to 8 and…
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Hyderabad: Critical biodiversity points to be identified by GHMC
Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) will map out a Local Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (LBSAP) to identify critical ecosystems in the system within one year. According to a release,…
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Himachal BJP lauds Modi as world leader in working committee resolution
Hamirpur/Una: The BJP state working committee in Una on Sunday approved a party resolution in which it hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi as ‘world leader’ and said that the ancient Indian precept…
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Benaras gets a ‘roti ATM’ to feed stray dogs and cows
Varanasi: Benaras has got a ‘roti ATM’, a first-of-its-kind initiative to feed speechless stray dogs and cows. Grootguardian, the organization that Gaurav Rai set up along with his four friends for a…
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AIMPLB opposes Uniform Civil Code, says it is against constitution’s spirit
Lucknow: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) met here on Sunday and discussed various issues including the Gyanvapi dispute, uniform civil code, and other issues related to Muslims. The Board…
