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Intellectuals hold sit-in near Amartya Sen’s Santiniketan house for second day
Santiniketan: Intellectuals held a sit-in near the ancestral house of Nobel laureate Amartya Sen here on Saturday protesting against the notice by Visva-Bharati university to the economist to vacate 0.13 acres (5,500…
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Watch: UAE astronaut Al Neyadi relocate SpaceX Dragon spacecraft docking port
Abu Dhabi: United Arab Emirates astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi and three colleagues safely relocate SpaceX Dragon spacecraft Endeavour to another docking port on the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday. Endeavour— was…
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‘Grand tamasha’ Congress describes PM Modi’s Bengaluru roadshow
New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a “master of distortion” and accused him of caring only for his “grand tamasha” and not the inconvenience caused by his…
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Cyclone Mocha: AP on high alert, heavy rains expected for next 3 days
Hyderabad: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a warning that rains in Andhra Pradesh will continue for the next three days in view of cyclone Mocha. The IMD previously stated that…
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Telangana: Over 1.34 crore people tested under Kanti Velugu scheme so far
Hyderabad: Telangana government announced that over 1.34 crore people underwent eye examinations under the Kanti Velugu scheme so far. As many as 19,95,659 visually impaired people including 63,18,637 males, 71,20,703 females and…
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Efforts on to evacuate Bengal people stranded in strife-torn Manipur: Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said efforts are underway to evacuate people of the state stranded in violence-hit Manipur. Expressing concern over the violent clashes in the northeastern…
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Close aide of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari held: Punjab Police chief
Chandigarh: A close aide of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari was arrested by Punjab Police, state’s top cop Gaurav Yadav said on Saturday. Harwinder Singh alias Jugnu Wala was a wanted criminal and the…
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Telangana: KTR inaugurates IT Tower, Shiparamam in Mahbubnagar
Hyderabad: As part of the government’s vision to the spread IT sector across Telangana, IT and industries minister KT Rama Rao, along with sports minister V Srinivas Goud inaugurated the IT Tower…
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Church of North India in Delhi to spread message of Yamuna rejuvenation
New Delhi: Priests of some churches in Delhi have decided to join hands to aid the efforts towards rejuvenation of the Yamuna river, following an appeal by Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K…
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11 opposition parties submit memorandum to poll panel against delimitation in Assam
Guwahati: Eleven opposition parties in Assam, including the Congress, submitted a memorandum to the state’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) on Saturday against the delimitation process of Assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies. They…
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India’s Bindyarani Devi wins silver at Asian Championships
Jinju: Indian weightlifter Bindyarani Devi was quick to make amends after an underwhelming performance in snatch section as she clinched an overall silver in the women’s 55kg competition at the Asian Championships…
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Delhi HC judge throws light on issues pertaining to POCSO Act
New Delhi: A Delhi High Court judge, while speaking as a Chief Guest in a seminar by Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights on “Rehabilitation of POCSO victims: Strategies, Challenges and…
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People are fighting Karnataka Assembly polls on behalf of BJP: PM Modi
Badami: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the overwhelming response he received in Bengaluru during the roadshow made him believe that it is the people who are contesting the 2023 assembly elections…
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Hyderabad: Masjid-e-Azizia to allow women to attend congregational Friday prayers
Hyderabad: As controversy persists over the offering of namaz by women in mosques, a few masjids in Hyderabad are getting ready to throw open their doors to female worshippers. The Masjid-e-Azizia in…
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Farmer, who crossed over to Bangladesh by ‘mistake’, returns home after 15 months
Gede: A farmer of West Bengal’s Nadia district, who “mistakenly” crossed over to Bangladesh while working on farmland at the international border, returned home on Saturday after 15 months in the neighbouring…
