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Turkey condemns Quran burning in Sweden
Ankara: Turkey had condemned the burning of the Muslim holy book Quran in Sweden, calling it a “heinous act”. In a series of tweets, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said: “I condemn the…
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Rahul Gandhi arrives in Manipur on 2-day visit
Imphal: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrived in Imphal on Thursday on a two-day visit to Manipur, where the ethnic violence since May 3 has so far claimed 120 lives. Immediately after his…
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Forces fomenting hatred shouldn’t be encouraged: Siddaramaiah
Bengaluru: As Karnataka celebrated Eid-ul-Adha on Thursday, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that forces fomenting hatred should not be encouraged. Siddaramaiah participated in the public Eid prayers organised at the Chamrajpet Idgah Maidan…
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Kejriwal says Lieutenant Governor should not bother about Delhiites
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday once again slammed Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor V. K. Saxena over his “Delhiites are accustomed to receiving freebies” remark and termed him an “outsider”.…
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Internet shutdowns in Manipur, Punjab cost Indian economy $1.9 bn: Report
New Delhi: Recent internet shutdowns in Manipur and Punjab cost the Indian economy an estimated $1.9 billion, a loss of nearly $118 million in foreign investment and nearly 21,268 job losses, a…
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‘Civic Influencer’, Santosh Pandit’s videos prompt PMC to fix potholes and damaged roads.
Pune: Social media ‘influencer’ Santosh Pandit’s videos on YouTube and Instagram prompted the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) to repair more than 80 potholes in the city. Pandit, a 45-year-old man hailing from…
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Dr VRK Women’s College of Engineering offers free seats
Hyderabad: Dr VRK Women’s College of Engineering is offering free seats in the institution in undergraduate programs i.e., Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), Artificial Intelligence and Data Science (AI & DS), Artificial…
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Praveen Nettaru case: NIA to seize properties of accused on failing to surrender
Dakshina Kannada: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) announced that it will seize properties that belong to the two key accused in the Praveen Nettaru murder case in Karnataka if they failed to…
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In verbal slip, US President says Putin losing war in ‘Iraq’
Washington DC: US President Joe Biden in a verbal slip on Wednesday said Russian President Vladimir Putin “is clearly losing the war in Iraq,” instead of saying Ukraine. Vladimir Putin “is clearly…
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FIR lodged against attackers of Bhim Army chief Aazad in UP
Saharanpur: Uttar Pradesh Police on Thursday registered a first information report (FIR) at the Deoband police station in Saharanpur district in connection with June 28 incident in which Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar…
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Two dead in attack on US Consulate in Jeddah
Jeddah: Two persons including a gunman who attacked the US Consulate in Jeddah have been killed, Saudi Gazette reported. The gunman who attacked the American Consulate building in Jeddah on Wednesday was…
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Security beefed up at Delhi’s Jama Masjid
New Delhi: Delhi Police have beefed up security at the Jama Masjid and deployed around 1,000 personnel in the area to maintain law and order on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha (Bakrid) on…
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Rahul Gandhi leaves for violence-hit Manipur, to meet affected families
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday left for a two-day visit to violence-hit Manipur where he is scheduled to meet the affected people living in relief camps. The former Congress…
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Ensure no illegal animal slaughter in south Mumbai housing society: HC to BMC
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has directed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to ensure no illegal slaughtering of animals is carried out during the Bakrid festival at a residential colony in south…
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PM Modi, Rahul greet people on Eid-ul-Adha
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and other top political leaders, including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and senior leader Rahul Gandhi, on Thursday greeted people on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha. In a…
