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UP: ‘Lab pe aati hai dua’ leads to suspension of Hathras school principal
A school principal has been suspended while two teachers were handed over termination letters on Thursday for making students sing the Urdu poem ‘lab pe aati hai dua’. However, parents and right-wing…
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CUET-PG to be held from June 5-12: National Testing Agency
New Delhi: The Common University Entrance Test-PG for admission to postgraduate programmes in universities across the country will be conducted from June 5-12, the National Testing Agency announced on Thursday. Candidates can…
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Pak foreign min Bilawal Bhutto to attend SCO meeting in India on May 4-5
Islamabad: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari would participate in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting in India next month, Pakistan’s Foreign Office announced on Thursday, a development that could provide an opportunity…
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Targeting of Amartya Sen ‘pathetic’: Cong on Visva Bharati notice to Nobel Laureate
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday accused the Modi government of “targeting” Amartya Sen after the Visva Bharati University issued an eviction order asking the Nobel laureate to vacate 13 decimals of…
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Nine Pakistani pilgrims killed in Saudi Arabia car crash
Riyadh: At least nine Pakistani Umrah pilgrims including women and children have lost their lives in a road accident in Saudi Arabia, Pakistan-based ARY News reported on Wednesday night. As per details,…
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‘Govt failure’, says Akhilesh on India becoming world’s most populous nation
Lucknow: With India becoming the world’s most populous nation according to the latest UN data, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday termed it a result of government failure. In a tweet…
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Traffic curbs around Charminar for Jummat-ul-Vida prayers
Hyderabad: Hyderabad police have imposed certain traffic restrictions around historic Mecca Masjid in the old city and also around Jama-e-Masjid in Secunderabad on Friday in view of Jummat-ul-Vida or last Friday of…
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Fugitive radical preacher Amritpal Singh’s wife stopped at Amritsar airport
Amritsar: Fugitive radical preacher Amritpal Singh’s wife Kirandeep Kaur was stopped at the Amritsar airport by immigration officials while she was trying to board a flight to London, sources said on Thursday.…
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Turkish FM says holding talks with both sides in Sudan for truce
Ankara: As the violent unrest continues to rage in Sudan, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that negotiations are on with the two warring parties in a bid to reach an ultimate…
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Now J-K can rip apart tag of basket case, handholding is needed
The major challenge in Jammu and Kashmir is to shed the tag of “ basket” case, an ugly tag with which it has been seen and addressed for decades. There was a…
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Viveka murder: SC to hear plea over protection from arrest to YSRCP MP
New Delhi: The Supreme Court agreed to hear on Friday an appeal challenging the grant of protection from arrest till April 25 to YSR Congress Party Lok Sabha member Y S Avinash…
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Gautam Adani meets Sharad Pawar in Mumbai amid row over Hindenburg report
Mumbai: Industrialist Gautam Adani met NCP chief Sharad Pawar at the latter’s residence in Mumbai on Thursday, party sources said. The meeting follows Pawar’s recent statement that he is not opposed to…
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What’s in store for Paigah Palace in Hyderabad: Museum or heritage hotel?
Hyderabad: Paigah Palace in Hyderabad, which served as the US Consulate in Hyderabad since 2009, will soon see a change in its identity. With the US Consulate officially ending its lease of…
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Vital supplies dwindle, healthcare system threatened in Sudan amid unrest: UN
Khartoum: Amid the ongoing unrest in Sudan, people are running out of food, fuel and other vital supplies, and the healthcare system is in danger of collapse, UN humanitarians said. “We desperately…
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At least 80 killed in stampede during charity event in Yemen
Sanaa: A stampede at an aid distribution centre in Yemen’s capital of Sanaa has claimed the lives of at least 80 people and left 220 others injured, according to Anis Al-Subaihi, spokesperson…
