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Prashant Kishor demands withdrawal of liquor ban in Bihar
Patna: Political strategist Prashant Kishor on Thursday demanded the withdrawal of liquor ban law in Bihar within 48 hours, saying liquor tragedies are happening only due to the “obstinacy” of Chief Minister…
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Boy sexually abused by teacher at madrassa, accused arrested from UP
New Delhi: A 12-year-old boy was allegedly sedated and sexually abused by a teacher at a madrassa in north Delhi, following which the accused was arrested, police said on Thursday. According to…
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Indian PhD student at Cambridge University solves 2500-year-old Sanskrit puzzle
London: A grammatical problem which has defeated Sanskrit scholars since the 5th Century BC has finally been solved by an Indian PhD student at the University of Cambridge, it emerged as his…
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India successfully conducts night trials of Agni 5 missile
New Delhi: The night trials of nuclear capable ballistic missile Agni 5 was successfully conducted on Thursday in Odisha, a Defence official said. The missile is capable of striking targets at ranges…
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Ghaziabad: Landlord kills PhD scholar, chops body into 4 pieces
Ghaziabad: A man allegedly killed his tenant – a PhD scholar – and chopped his body into four pieces in a bid to not return the money he borrowed from the deceased,…
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Bengaluru MP urges govt to introduce financial literacy study in schools, colleges
New Delhi: Bengaluru South Member of Parliament Tejasvi Surya on Thursday urged the government to consider introducing financial literacy as a subject in schools and colleges to help the young generation plan…
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Four workers injured in fire incident at Vedanta’s ESL Steel plant in Jharkhand
Bokaro: Four workers associated with ESL Steel Ltd, a Vedanta Group firm, were injured due to a fire incident at its plant in Jharkhand’s Bokaro district, an official said on Thursday. All…
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Telangana: Jagan, KCR colluding with BJP, says Bandi Sanjay
Hyderabad: Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party president Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Thursday accused chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) of colluding with his Andhra counterpart YS Jagan Mohan Reddy to loot the Telugu…
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KTR urges Centre to scrap cess on fuel to reduce prices
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Working President K.T. Rama Rao on Thursday demanded that the Centre scrap the cess on petroleum products to provide relief to people by reducing the prices. Rama…
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AIADMK to conduct campaign against DMK’s dynasty politics
Chennai: Tamil Nadu’s opposition AIADMK will conduct a state level campaign against the mis-governance of the DMK-led government and the dynasty politics being practiced by the party. With the swearing in of…
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1 killed, over a dozen injured in cross-border firing at Pak-Afghan border
Islamabad: At least one person was killed and over a dozen were injured on Thursday when Afghan border troops resorted to “indiscriminate firing” across the border into Balochistan province, Pakistani defence sources…
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Delhi court refuses to quash summons against journalist Swati Chaturvedi
New Delhi: A Delhi court has refused to quash the summons issued against journalist Swati Chaturvedi in a defamation case filed by BJP spokesperson Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga. The court dismissed the…
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Bihar Hooch tragedy: Nitish losing grip over state, says Ravi Shankar Prasad
New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is losing grip over the state, senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Thursday as he hit out at the JD(U) leader for his…
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Delhi acid attack: DCW notice to 2 e-commerce firms; Flipkart says seller blacklisted
New Delhi: Flipkart on Thursday condemned the acid attack on a 17-year-old girl in west Delhi and said it has blacklisted the seller from its platform and is extending all support to…
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World Cup fever leading to critical eye and heart problems: Doctors
Kolkata: At a time when India is in the grip of the FIFA World Cup fever with millions of viewers being glued to television sets or other forms of digital screens, two…
