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Hyderabad: Madrasa-I-Aliya celebrates 150 years of completion
Hyderabad: Madrasa-I-Aliya, one of the oldest school of Hyderabad, on Sunday celebrated the 150 years of its completion. A program was organised by the alumni of the school in the school premises…
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Farm loan waiver scheme to be back if Congress wins MP: Kamal Nath
Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh Congress unit has announced that it would reintroduce the farm loan waiver scheme, which was part of its manifesto in the 2018 Assembly polls, if voted to power…
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Muslim votes are being ‘chewed like chewing gum’: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Lucknow: Senior BJP leader and ex-cabinet minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Sunday that for decades, Muslim votes are being “chewed like chewing gum” and “chucked like castaway”. Addressing ‘Minorities Rights Day’…
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Maharashtra: BJP MP suffers minor burn injury while setting ablaze Bhutto’s effigy
Nanded: Bharatiya Janata Party Lok Sabha MP Pratap Chiklikar suffered a minor burn injury on his hand while lighting an effigy of Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto in Nanded in Maharashtra, a…
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Iranian actress Taraneh Alidoosti’s Instagram account suspended
Tehran: Taraneh Alidoosti, one of Iran’s most prominent actresses, Instagram account has been suspended as of Sunday after she was arrested for criticising the state’s use of the death penalty against protesters.…
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Nine Rohingyas held in Tripura for illegally entering India: NFR
Guwahati: At least nine suspected Rohingyas from Bangladesh were apprehended from Tripura for illegally entering India, Northeast Frontier Railway said on Sunday. The nine people, including five women, were apprehended during a…
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Crisis deepens in Telangana Congress, 13 leaders quit party posts
Hyderabad, Dec 18 (IANS) The crisis in the Congress’ Telangana unit deepened on Sunday with 13 leaders, who had defected to the party from the TDP in the past, announcing their resignations…
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New land policy in J-K anti-people, draconian: Ghulam Ahmad Mir
Srinagar: The new land policy in Jammu and Kashmir is “anti-people and draconian” and should not be implemented, senior Congress leader Ghulam Ahmad Mir said on Sunday. Mir, the former Jammu and Kashmir…
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MP: Woman thrashed in public view for leaving hubby for another man
Ratlam: A 30-year-old woman was tied using ropes, thrashed with sticks, and paraded in public for allegedly leaving her husband for another man in a village in Madhya Pradesh’s Ratlam district, police…
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Advocates booked for assaulting woman SI in Thiruvanathapuram court premises
Thiruvananthapuram: Police in Thiruvananthapuram’s Vanchiyoor has registered a criminal case, for insulting a woman’s modesty and alleged misbehaviour, against 20 advocates for assaulting a woman Sub-Inspector of Police at the district court…
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Maharashtra: Book on Malegaon blast accused Purohit launched amid protests
Pune: A book on Malegaon blast accused Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Purohit was launched here on Sunday amid protests from some groups who claimed it was inappropriate to hold such an event when…
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8 Iraqi police officers killed in bomb blast near Kirkuk
Baghdad: Eight policemen were killed and three others wounded on Sunday in a roadside bomb attack in Iraq’s Kirkuk province. At least two roadside bombs struck a federal police patrol near the…
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UK PM Rishi Sunak uses troops to tackle Christmas strikes
London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Sunday hit out at trade unions for causing misery for millions with “particularly cruelly timed” strikes over the Christmas holiday period as the government announced…
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UAE celebrates Qatar National Day; Burj Khalifa lights up its flag
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced its participation on Sunday, in the celebrations of the National Day of the State of Qatar, which falls on December 18 of each year.…
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IIT Hyderabad celebrates third alumni day in hybrid mode
Hyderabad: Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IIT-H) on Sunday celebrated its Third Alumni Day in hybrid mode for those who cannot witness the event. This year, the institute has announced the 3rd…
