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Saudi: Over 81 ml worshipers visit Prophet’s mosque in 5 months
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) announced that the total number of worshipers visited the Prophet’s Mosque has reached more than 81 million, since the beginning of Muharram 1, 1444 (July…
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Ten years on, 30 pc of Nirbhaya Fund remain unutilised
New Delhi: About 30 per cent of the Rs 6,000 crore ‘Nirbhaya Fund’ which was set up after the gang-rape of a paramedical student in 2012 remains unutilised, a decade after the…
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SC stays NGT order directing Rajasthan to pay Rs 3,000 cr as environmental compensation
New Delhi: In a major relief to the Rajasthan government, the Supreme Court on Friday stayed the National Green Tribunal’s order directing it to pay Rs 3,000 crore as environmental compensation for…
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Ensure admission of EWS children in pvt schools: HC to Delhi govt
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday directed the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government to make sure that children who belong to economically weaker sections (EWS) of the society…
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First transgender judge seeks reservation in government jobs for her community
Indore: India’s first transgender Judge Joyita Mondal on Friday underlined the need for reservation in government jobs for her community members, saying their entry in segments like the police force and the…
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Over 70 eminent citizens oppose Digital Personal Data Protection Bill
New Delhi: Over 70 eminent citizens, including former judges, IAS, and IFS officers, have written to Members of Parliament to express their concern regarding the proposed Digital Personal Data Protection Bill (DPDPB),…
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India looks for more engagement with all nations in energy sector, including Russia: Union Minister
Bengaluru: Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday said India looks forward to more comprehensive and intensified engagement with all countries in the energy sector, including Russian…
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Controversial book: SC stays arrest of Principal of Indore college
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the arrest of a college principal in Indore regarding a case registered against him and others for keeping a controversial book in the college…
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Rs 50 cr paid in cash to Satyendar Jain: Sukesh Chandrashekhar
New Delhi: The three-member committee headed by the Principal Secretary (Home) that was constituted to inquire into the allegations of conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and jailed Minister…
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Anti-minority sentiments behind scrapping of Maulana Azad Fellowship scheme by Modi govt: Cong MP in LS
New Delhi: Congress MP K Suresh on Friday termed the scrapping of the Maulana Azad National Fellowship (MANF) scheme an “anti-minority” move by the Narendra Modi government and said the decision will…
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BRS leader K T Rama Rao hits out at Centre over cut in windfall tax on crude
Hyderabad: Ruling BRS leader and Telangana Industries Minister K T Rama Rao on Friday attacked the NDA government at the Centre over the reduction in windfall profit tax levied on domestically produced…
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Five students drown in Krishna river in AP
Amaravati: Five male students, aged between 13 and 15, drowned in the Krishna river in Andhra Pradesh’s Krishna district on Friday, officials said. Two bodies have been recovered so far while search…
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Saran liquor tragedy: Toll rises to 57, more deaths feared
Patna: While the political temperature is on the boil in Bihar over the Saran liquor tragedy, the toll has reached 57 till Friday afternoon, and sources apprehend that it may rise further…
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WB teachers’ recruitment scam: Court takes cognisance of ED charge sheet against Manik Bhattacharya, others
New Delhi: A court in Kolkata has taken cognisance of a charge sheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate against arrested Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Manik Bhattacharya and others in connection with the…
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Dubai: British hair stylist wins Rs 22 crore in Mahzooz draw
Abu Dhabi: A 42-year-old Dubai-based British hair stylist won the grand prize of 10 million Dirhams (Rs 22,52,08,063) in the 106th Super Saturday Draws by Mahzooz. The winner of the draw Inger—…
