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Steep rise in prices of essential commodities burning a hole in common man’s pocket
New Delhi: Those days are gone when the breadwinners of the family would calculate and allocate a definite sum of money to buy essential commodities at the beginning of every month, even…
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Jairam Ramesh to move SC against BJP MP Pragya Thakur over ‘hate speech’
New Delhi: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday said BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur’s remarks at a function in Karnataka’s Shivamogga are a clear example of hate speech and he would move…
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NCP leader Awhad seeks action against IAS officer under SC/ST Act
Nagpur: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Jitendra Awhad on Tuesday demanded action under the SC/ST Act against an IAS officer posted in Palghar district of Maharashtra. Speaking to reporters at the Vidhan…
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Was collecting evidence: CBI on delay in making arrests in ICICI loan fraud case
New Delhi: Though the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested former ICICI Bank CEO-MD Chanda Kochhar, her husband Deepak Kochhar and Videocon Group MD V.N. Dhoot in connection with a loan…
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AP CM leaves for Delhi, may meet PM Modi on Wednesday
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday left for the national capital, where he may meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and some of the Union Ministers on…
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TMC’s Anubrata Mondal gets bail in attempt to murder case
Dubrajpur: A court in West Bengal’s Birbhum district on Tuesday granted bail to TMC leader Anubrata Mondal in an attempt to murder case. Mondal, arrested by the CBI in August in the…
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UAE condemns Taliban for banning women from working with NGOs
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has condemned the ban imposed on Afghan women from working in Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) by the Taliban. The UAE’s Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation…
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‘Mass conversion’ event stopped by police in UP village at Bajrang Dal tip off
Budaun: A programme was stopped here in Bherha village after some activists from Bajrang Dal tipped off police about a mass religious conversion that was going to take place there, police said…
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4 arrested for extorting trucks at Odisha-Andhra border after posing as GST officials
Berhampur: Four people were arrested in Odisha’s Ganjam district for allegedly posing as tax officials and extorting money from Andhra Pradesh-bound trucks, police said on Tuesday. Two cars, five mobile phones and…
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Hyderabad police summons Congress strategist Sunil Kanugolu
Hyderabad: Hyderabad police have summoned Congress poll strategist Sunil Kanugolu in connection with a case registered against him for allegedly making derogatory videos against Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao and Bharat…
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Seven arrested for immoral trafficking in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The Cyberabad Police on Tuesday said they arrested seven people for allegedly indulging in pimping and promoting prostitution online involving “850 victims.” A press release form the police said the accused…
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Over 4,400 houses damaged as hailstorm lashes parts of Assam
Dibrugarh: A massive hailstorm swept through several areas of upper Assam, damaging nearly 4,500 houses in four districts, officials said on Tuesday. According to an Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) report,…
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Girl injured in acid attack in Assam, accused held
Barpeta: A person was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly throwing acid on a school girl in Assam’s Barpeta district after she refused a marriage proposal of the accused, police said. The incident…
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Iranian footballer Ali Dafamiie’s family deboarded from flight
Iranian Football legend Ali Dafamiie’s family were deboarded from a Mahan Air flight on Monday after it was rerouted to Iran’s Kish island. Daei said his wife and daughter had flown on a…
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Taekwondo coach in TN arrested for sexual abuse of minor girls
Chennai: A taekwondo coach, engaged on a temporary basis in a school hostel in Tamil Nadu’s Perambalur, has been arrested on charges for sexual harassment of minor girls, police said on Tuesday.…
