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SC to hear plea of lawyers body for action against VP, Rijiju over remarks on judiciary
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a plea of Bombay Lawyers Association (BLA) against Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar over their remarks…
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Pinarayi Vijayan praises Kerala Police’s performance
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister, Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday congratulated the state police department for its “excellent work in investigating and solving cases”, and “for maintaining the law and order situation”. The Chief…
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Crown Prince names 2 neighbourhoods in Riyadh after King Salman
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, on Sunday announced the renaming of two Riyadh neighborhoods after his father King Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)…
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Karnataka polls: Despite quota hike, BJP loses in all ST reserved seats
New Delhi: The BJP, which witnessed defeat in the Karnataka Assembly polls, failed to win even a single seat reserved for the Scheduled Tribe (ST) category. Besides, the party also lost in…
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Vokkaliga seers back Shivakumar candidature for Karnataka CM
Bengaluru: Prominent Vokkaliga pontiff of Adi Chunchanagiri Nirmalananda Natha Swamiji on Sunday appealed to the Congress leadership to appoint Karnataka party unit president D K Shivakumar as the next chief minister of…
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3 students washed away in Kollidam river in TN’s Tiruchi
Chennai: In a tragic incident, three students of a Veda Padashalai were washed away when they went to take a bath in the Kollidam river at Srirangam in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruchi district…
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Karnataka: Congress mulling ‘3 dy CMs’ idea, say sources
Bengaluru: Ahead of the Congress Legislative party (CLP) meeting in Bengaluru today, a huge number of supporters gathered outside the residence of Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar in Bengaluru on Sunday and…
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Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival: Integrating theatre into school curriculam
Abu Dhabi: UAE educator Sharifa Musa, Syrian children’s author Dr Haitham Al Khawaja and Indian theatre director Roysten Abel, have offered key insights into implementing theatre studies in educational curricula at the…
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Telangana: Heatwave across the state for the next five days
Hyderabad: The Telangana State Development Planning Society (TSDPS) here on Sunday issued a heat wave warning wave for several districts of the state in the coming days. The maximum temperature in the…
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Protesting wrestlers hail IOA’s move to take charge of WFI’s activities
New Delhi: The protesting wrestlers on Sunday termed the Indian Olympic Association’s (IOA) decision to take charge of all the activities of the Wrestling Federation of India as the “first step” in…
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2020 Delhi riots: Court criticises Investigating Officer for ‘casual approach’
New Delhi: Delhi’s Karkardooma Court has reprimanded the Investigating Officer (sub-inspector) for exhibiting “casual and unprofessional” conduct in a case related to the riots that took place in the national capital’s north-east…
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‘Won’t be discouraged..’: Owaisi on AIMIM’s zero success in Karnataka polls
Hyderabad: With Congress emerging victorious in the Karnataka Assembly election, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday said he hoped that the grand old party will fulfill its pre-poll promises made to the…
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Israel reopens Gaza crossings as fragile truce holds
Jerusalem: Israel announced on Sunday the reopening of crossings between the country and the coastal enclave of Gaza Strip after a fragile truce was agreed following five days of deadly fighting. The…
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Road for India becoming ‘Vishwaguru’ is through SAARC, not G-20: Mehbooba Mufti
Srinagar: The forthcoming G-20 meeting may be a “good promotion exercise” for the BJP at the international level but holding the SAARC summit and discussing problems in the region would help India…
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Israel thanks Egypt for mediating ceasefire with Palestinian Islamic Jihad
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister’s Office issued a statement, expressing appreciation for Egypt’s efforts to mediate a cease-fire between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ). “National Security Council (NSC) Director Tzachi Hanegbi,…
