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NCPCR issues notice to Indore police chief as minors seen during protest
New Delhi: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on Friday sent a notice to the Police Commissioner of Indore over the presence of minors during a protest organised by…
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Salary-deprived professors of DU’s Maharaja Agrasen College polish shoes
New Delhi: The professors of Maharaja Agrasen College affiliated to the Delhi University on Friday polished shoes on the footpath as a protest against the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP government after not receiving…
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UAE: Palestinian gets lucky twice in one Mahzooz draw; wins Rs 19L
Abu Dhabi: A 36-year-old United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Palestinian expatriate has won twice his share of prize in the 112th Mahzooz Super Saturday draw held on Saturday, January 21. The winner of…
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Ex-Odisha CM Giridhar Gamang joins BRS quitting BJP
Hyderabad: Former Odisha chief minister and nine-term Lok Sabha MP from tribal-dominated Koraput seat, Giridhar Gamang, joined the KCR-led BRS (Bharat Rashtra Smaithi) party on Friday. Several other ex-MLAs also joined the…
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Hyderabad: Sewing machines for 1st batch of graduates under SHEera
Hyderabad: Education minister Sabitha Indra Reddy through Rachakonda Security Council (RKSC) donated sewing machines to underprivileged women under ‘SHEera’ at Pahadi Sharif. RKSC in coordination with the Rachakonda police launched the flagship…
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Karnataka: BJP issues gag order to rein in disgruntled MLAs
Bengaluru: The BJP party high command has issued strict gag orders to rein in the disgruntled legislators from giving damaging statements, which can tarnish the image of the party in Karnataka. Vijayapur…
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Telangana: 76% of Hyderabadis suffer from Vitamin D deficiency
Hyderabad: 76 percent of the population of Hyderabad suffers from vitamin D deficiency, according to data from tests of more than 2.2 lakh people conducted across 27 cities in India. The…
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MP: 4 men enter abandoned coal mine, die after inhaling toxic gas
Shahdol: Four men who entered an abandoned underground mine in Shahdol in Madhya Pradesh allegedly with the intention to collect coal or scrap have died after inhaling toxic gas, a police official…
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Saudi Arabia: First 32 women loco pilots at work on Haramain express
Riyadh: The Saudi Railways Authority (SAR) has 32 qualified female drivers of the Haramain Express train, after a year-long training. The women drivers started work after being trained by experts from the…
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Attempt being made to ‘make judiciary part of PMO’: Congress
Khanabal: Attacking the government, the Congress on Friday alleged that an “undeclared emergency” prevailed in the country and an attempt was being made to “make the judiciary part of the PMO”. Congress…
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Iraq sentences 14 people to death for mass killings of soldiers in 2014
Baghdad: An Iraqi court has sentenced 14 terrorists to death over the mass killings of about 1,700 soldiers when the Islamic State (IS) had seized Tikrit, the capital of Salahudin province, in…
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Noida: Lawyer battling depression jumps to death from 15th floor
Noida: A 27-year-old lawyer battling depression allegedly jumped to her death from her 15th floor apartment in a group housing society here, police officials said on Friday. The incident took place on…
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Bengaluru: Go First slapped with Rs 10L fine for leaving 55 passengers
New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh on Go First, founded as Go Air, for violation of rules. On January 9, a…
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Sensex, Nifty go into a tailspin after ‘fraud’ report on Adani group
Mumbai: Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty plunged over 1 per cent to close at three-month lows on Friday due to selling in banking, financials, utilities and oil shares triggered by an unfavourable…
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Sec 144 imposed at DU, huge security ahead of BBC docu screening; 24 detained
New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Friday imposed Section 144 (banning large gatherings) at the Faculty of the Arts at Delhi University in wake of a call by NSUI-KSU for the screening…
