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MCD gets its first transgender councillor as AAP’s Bobby wins from Sultanpuri
New Delhi: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi, on Wednesday, got its first transgender councillor after AAP’s Bobby Kinnar won the civic polls from Sultanpuri-A ward. Bobby (38) was given a ticket from…
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14 from minority communities killed in Jammu and Kashmir this year; no migration of Kashmiri Pandits
New Delhi: The Home Ministry said on Wednesday that a total of 14 people belonging to minorities including three Kashmiri Pandits have been killed in terrorist incidents in Jammu and Kashmir this…
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Govt introduces Anti Maritime Piracy Bill in Lok Sabha
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday introduced the Anti Maritime Piracy Bill in Lok Sabha which aims to form a law to counter piracy in international waters. The proposed legislation aims to…
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Uttarakhand HC imposes Rs 50,000 fine on Facebook for not replying to notice
Nainital: The Uttarakhand High Court on Wednesday imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on Facebook for not replying to its notice in connection with the alleged misuse of the platform by some…
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Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi releases book to tell real stories of child slavery, exploitation
New Delhi: Nobel laureate and social reformer Kailash Satyarthi on Wednesday released his book chronicling real stories of 12 children who experienced forced labour, sexual harassment, and trafficking among other forms of…
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Four-day ‘World Ayurveda Congress’ to start in Goa on Thursday
Panaji: The four-day ‘9th World Ayurveda Congress (WAC)’ and Arogya Expo will begin in Goa capital Panaji on Thursday, with state Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant and Union AYUSH Minister Sarbananda Sonowal…
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Shaheen Bagh: Cong wins Abul Fazal Enclave, Zakir Nagar wards in MCD polls
New Delhi: Women candidates from the Congress have emerged as winners in two wards in south Delhi which includes the Shaheen Bagh area, the epicentre of the 2019 anti-CAA protests, defeating their…
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MCD polls: BJP fares well in riot-hit northeast Delhi, other trans-Yamuna areas
New Delhi: Despite losing the MCD polls, the BJP fared well in trans Yamuna areas, including northeast Delhi that was rocked by communal riots in 2020, but its performance took a hit…
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Nearly 300 shops gutted after massive fire in Pakistan’s Islamabad
Islamabad: A massive fire broke out Wednesday at a popular Sunday Bazaar in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad, burning nearly 300 shops and stalls. The blaze started near Gate No 7 of the Bazaar…
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57 paramilitary personnel killed in 5 years in fratricidal incidents: Govt
New Delhi: As many as 57 paramilitary personnel have died in fratricidal incidents in the country in last five years, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday. Union Minister of State for…
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MP Police search for author after ABVP calls his book anti-Hindu
Indore: Police in Madhya Pradesh have launched a search in the state and also sent a team in neighbouring Maharashtra to catch Dr Farhat Khan, the author of a controversial book, an…
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UP: Cops book Azam Khan’s son for assaulting man at polling booth
The Uttar Pradesh Police booked Samajwadi Party leader Abdullah Azam Khan, son of former minister Azam Khan, for allegedly assaulting a man at a polling centre in the Rampur district and hindering…
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China President Xi Jinping arrives in Saudi on 3-day official visit
Riyadh: China’s President Xi Jinping arrived on Wednesday, in Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh, on an official visit that will last until Friday, December 9, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. This was…
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BJP chief J P Nadda to attend party public meeting in Telangana on December 15
Hyderabad: BJP president J P Nadda would attend a public meeting to be organised on December 15 at Karimnagar in Telangana to mark the conclusion of State BJP chief Bandi Sanjay Kumar’s…
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9 Arab women on BBC’s 100 most influential women list of 2022
Nine women from the Arab countries, have joined global music phenomenon, Billie Eilish and actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas on the BBC’s 100 most influential women of 2022 from around the world. BBC’s…
