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Yechury questions Centre’s reluctance in allowing JPC to probe Adani issue
Thiruvananthapuram: CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Saturday lambasted the BJP-led government at the Centre for not allowing a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to examine the alleged “Adani scam” and charged that…
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Collegium system not perfect but best available: CJI Chandrachud
New Delhi: Not every system is perfect but this is the best system developed by the judiciary, Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud said on Saturday while defending the Collegium system…
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‘Will chop off hands of those who dishonour Hindu daughters’
Patna: BJP’s Lok Sabha MP and Union Minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey has said that he will chop the hands of those who dishonour “the daughters belonging to Sanatan Dharma”. “The daughters of…
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Woman gang-raped in Gurugram
Gurugram: A 22-year-old woman was allegedly raped by a man and his friend here, police said on Saturday. The incident happened on Thursday in a PG accommodation in sector 53, they said.…
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Saudi Arabia: Tracking bracelets for children at two holy mosques
Riyadh: In a smart initiative, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has prepared tracking bracelets for children of worshippers and pilgrims from getting lost in Grand Mosque in Makkah Al-Mukarramah and the…
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Gurugram: Woman, 26, accuses live-in partner of rape, shooting private video
Gurugram: A 26-year-old Delhi woman here has accused her live-in partner of raping her several times and shooting her private photos and videos without her consent, police said on Saturday. The accused…
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BJP evading questions by blocking parliamentary proceeding: Cong MP Manickam Tagore
Panaji: Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Saturday alleged that ruling members are blocking the process of parliament to evade the questions on ‘Adani scam’ and relation of latter with Prime Minister Narendra…
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AK-47 assault rifles recovered from Imran Khan’s mansion in Lahore
Lahore: Police on Saturday allegedly recovered assault rifles and ammunition from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s Zaman Park mansion in a search operation, while detaining over 60 party cohorts accused of…
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Telangana: Over 80 lakh eye checkups done under Kanti Velugu-2 in two months
Hyderabad: Telangana government announced that more than 80 lakh people underwent eye examinations so far under Phase 2 of the Kanti Velugu scheme. In a statement released it said, “As of Saturday,…
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Lawyer daughter appears as counsel for mother, gets parole for father to attend her wedding
Kochi: The Kerala High Court, after giving compassionate hearing to a petition, filed by the wife of one of Kerala’s dreaded criminals ‘Ripper’ Jayanandan and argued by his lawyer daughter, granted permission…
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SC order on EC appointments: Rijiju invokes ‘Lakshman Rekha’
New Delhi: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday invoked the constitutional “Lakshman Rekha” guiding different institutions, including the executive and the judiciary, and wondered if judges become part of administrative appointments, who…
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Hyderabad: Telangana’s education council to guide higher education boards
Hyderabad: The Telangana State Council of Higher Education (TSCHE) will take measures to strengthen and guide other higher education boards and councils of other states. The decision came unanimously during the All-India…
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Lord Ram idol: Huge rock from Karkala in Karnataka sent to Ayodhya
Mangaluru: A huge rock has been dispatched from Karkala in Udupi district of Karnataka to Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh for the construction of the idol of Lord Ram in the proposed Ram…
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Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival to kick off in May
Abu Dhabi: The Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) has announced the much-awaited 14th annual Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF) will be taking place from May 3 to May 14 at Expo Centre Sharjah,…
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Hyderabad: OU students demand overhaul of TSPSC, Rs 1 lakh compensation
Hyderabad: Tensions broke out near the main library building of Osmania University (OU) as hundreds of students protested demanding the overhaul of the Telangana State Public Service Commission (TSPSC) over the paper…
