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Andhra urges Centre to extend SC status to those converting to Christianity
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh Assembly on Friday passed two resolutions, one urging the Centre to include the Boya/Valmiki community in the list of the Scheduled Tribes, and second to extend Scheduled Caste…
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Modernising madrassas: Rajya Sabha turns down resolution seeking special fund
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha on Friday rejected a resolution which sought creation of a special fund for modernisation of madrassas in view of educational and social backwardness of Muslims, especially women. The…
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Saudi Arabia and Syria in talks to re-establish ties: Report
Saudi Arabia and Syria are discussing the resumption of consular services, according to Saudi official media, more than a decade after the Gulf kingdom severed relations with President Bashar al-dictatorship. “A discussion…
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‘Our compensation?’: Telangana farmers who suffered crop damage in July 2022
Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Thursday announced compensation for farmers who suffered crop losses over unseasonal rains this March. However, the decision has not brought pleasure to all farmers of…
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Amritpal’s mentor Papalpreet served I-T notice over ‘unaccounted’ income
Chandigarh: Papalpreet Singh, the brain behind radical preacher and pro-Khalistan supporter Amritpal Singh, has been served a notice by the Income Tax department to explain the source of Rs 4.48 lakh credited…
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Hyderabad: Cops foil protest by unemployed students at Osmania University
Hyderabad: Tension prevailed on the campus of Osmania University here on Friday as police detained leaders of some students’ groups to foil the protest over the Telangana State Public Service Commission (TSPSC)…
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Saudi: Largest int’l competition for Quran recitation, Adhan is back
Riyadh: Today, Ramadan 1, the second edition of the Otr Elkalam TV show kicks off in Saudi Arabia. The show presents international talent competitions in reciting the Holy Quran (the Islamic Holy…
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Son of martyred PM called ‘Mir Jafar’, but Rahul won’t bow down: Priyanka
New Delhi: In a blistering attack on the BJP, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday said Rahul Gandhi, the son of a martyred prime minister, was called ‘Mir Jafar’ and insults…
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Bilkis Bano case: SC constitutes new bench to hear plea against remission to convicts
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear on March 27 a batch of pleas challenging the remission of sentence of 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano gang-rape case that also involves the…
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Will take all measures to bring Zakir Naik to justice in India: MEA
New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday reiterated that it will take all necessary measures to bring back televangelist Zakir Naik and have him face justice in India. In the…
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Fighting for voice of India, ready to pay any cost: Rahul post disqualification
Post his disqualification from Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi on Friday evening said that he is ready to pay ‘any cost’ as he is fighting for the ‘voice of India’. “I am fighting…
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Telangana: ACB catches 3 officials receiving bribe
Hyderabad: The sleuths of Anti Corruption Bureau caught three officials when they demanded and accepted a bribe from different persons for doing official work. In Sangareddy the District Education Officer was caught…
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‘Black day..’: KCR condemns Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification as LS MP
Hyderabad: In a rare moment of solidarity between the BRS and the Congress, Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao condemned Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification from Lok Sabha and called it a ‘black day’…
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Kavitha launches poster; boosts demand for Women’s Reservation Bill
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC Kavitha launched a poster, from her official social media handles, demanding the tabling and passage of the Women’s Reservation Bill. Her poster carried the message ‘Let’s empower…
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Hyderabad: Women electrocuted to death taking down dried clothes in Uppal
Hyderabad: A woman who is a resident of Kalyanpuri Colony in Uppal died of electrocution after she came in contact with a high-tension wire. Punam Patil, a 32-year-old housewife was collecting clothes…
