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Bengaluru Opposition meet: Over 40 prominent leaders seen at dinner
Bengaluru: The second opposition parties meeting in the Karnataka capital got off to a flying start on Monday with more than 40 prominent leaders of opposition parties from across the nation attending…
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MP urination case: Shukla’s wife moves HC seeking revocation of NSA
Jabalpur: The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday issued a two-week returnable notice to the state on a petition seeking that the stringent National Security Act (NSA) invoked against a person who allegedly…
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SC to hear on Aug 22 Lakshadweep’s plea against suspension of sentence of MP Mohammed Faizal
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday fixed August 22 for the final hearing of Lakshadweep administration’s plea against the suspension of conviction and sentence of Lok Sabha MP Mohammed Faizal in…
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Sonia, Mamata share moments together during opposition meet in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi shared moments together, enquiring about each other’s health and strategising on opposition unity on the first day of…
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India receives 105 antiques that were smuggled to US
New York: India received on Monday 105 smuggled antiques dating from at least the second to the 18th centuries that were recovered by US officials. India’s Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh…
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SC junks plea seeking stoppage of ‘Vande Bharat’ train at Kerala’s Tirur
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea seeking a stoppage of the Vande Bharat train at Tirur Railway Station in Kerala’s Malappuram. “You want us to decide train stops…
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Hyderabad: Chikoti Praveen’s ‘private security guards’ sent to jail
Hyderabad: Three private security guards of ‘casino king’ Chikoti Praveen have been sent to jail for using their weapons for security purposes without holding a valid license. On Sunday, the sleuths of…
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‘Such a down to earth person’: Indian expat family meets Dubai ruler in elevator
Abu Dhabi: An Indian expatriate family met Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and ruler of Dubai, in an elevator, on Saturday. Businessman Anas…
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Hyderabad: UoH professor selected for Fullbright-Nehru award
Hyderabad: Nadimpalli Siva Kumar, senior biochemistry professor at the University of Hyderabad (UOH) has been selected for the prestigious Fulbright-Nehru International Education Administrators Award. In September 2023, Siva Kumar, who is currently Dean…
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Hyderabad police chief flags off Ghatam procession
Hyderabad: The City police commissioner, CV Anand visited Sri Akkanna Madanna temple on Monday on on an invitation from temple management and flagged off the Ghatam procession. The Bonalu celebrations commenced on…
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UAE sweats under 50 degrees Celsius for first time in 2023
Abu Dhabi: Temperatures in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) crossed the searing 50 degrees Celsius threshold for the first time this year, according to the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM). The highest…
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Kuwait takes legal action against Twitter user for ‘insulting’ Saudi minister
Kuwait: The authorities in Kuwait have initiated legal proceedings against a Twitter user, who was accused of misusing social media to insult the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Interior. The announcement…
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Mamata ducks the media before leaving for Oppn meet in Bengaluru
Kolkata: Quite unlike of her, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday maintained complete silence before leaving for Bengaluru to attend the grand Opposition unity meeting. Though mediapersons were waiting outside…
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Delhi govt’s contention that only it has monopoly over concern for Delhi citizens fundamentally flawed: LG to SC
New Delhi: It is a “fundamentally-flawed contention” of the Arvind Kejriwal-led political establishment in Delhi that only they “monopolise” the issues of concern for the citizens here, the lieutenant governor of the…
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Fever pitch excitement as Morocco becomes first team from Arab nations in FIFA Women’s World Cup
The Lionesses of the Atlas Mountains have set out to hunt down their prey. Will they succeed or will their prey manage to escape their clutches? The Lionesses being referred to are the…
