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5.6-magnitude earthquake jolts Indonesia
Jakarta: A 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia’s western province of West Sumatra on Thursday, the country’s meteorology, climatology and geophysical agency BMKG said. The weather agency said that the earthquake occurred at 6.05…
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Bihar Congress MLA seeks ban on double-meaning Bhojpuri songs
Patna: Congress MLA Pratima Kumari has demanded the Nitish Kumar government ban the double-meaning Bhojpuri songs that target women. She raised the issue of vulgarity in the Bhojpuri songs on Wednesday in…
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Adani-Hindenburg: SC order a ‘tight slap’ on Modi government, says AAP
Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party said Thursday the Supreme Court’s order for setting up a committee to look into various regulatory aspects of the stock markets, including the recent Adani Group shares…
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Delhi: Christian stall at World Book Fair vandalised by right-wingers
Chaos erupted when a group of right-wing workers vandalised a stall containing Christian spiritual books at the New Delhi World Book Fair held in Pragati Maidan on March 1. A video has…
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Fully prepared to contribute to Ukraine peace process: PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India was fully prepared to contribute to the peace process to find a solution to the Ukraine conflict. “From the very beginning of…
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Pawan Kalyan may announce JSP roadmap on March 14 for Andhra polls
Amaravati: Jana Sena Party (JSP) leader Pawan Kalyan is likely to declare a roadmap to take on ruling YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) in Andhra Pradesh in the next year’s elections when he…
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Delhi HC asks Shehla Rashid to file response to affidavit filed by NBDSA
New Delhi: The Delhi High court judge on Thursday asked former JNU student leader Shehla Rashid to file a response to the affidavit filed by the News Broadcaster and Digital Standard Authority…
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Hekani Jakhlau is first woman to be elected to Nagaland Assembly
Kohima: Hekani Jakhalu created history on Thursday by becoming the first woman to be elected to the Nagaland Assembly, officials said. Jakhalu, the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) candidate for the Dimapur…
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Hathras gang rape case: UP court acquits 3 accused, finds 1 guilty
In the Hathras rape and murder case of a 19-year-old Dalit girl, a special court in Uttar Pradesh Court on Thursday found one person guilty and acquitted three others. Ramu, Lavkush, and…
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JNU to fine students Rs 20000 for Dharna; cancel admission for violence
New Delhi: Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has issued a new set of rules to regulate and enforce discipline among students and employees of the university. The ‘Rules of Discipline and proper conduct…
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Adani stocks crash: SC orders setting up of panel headed by ex-judge Sapre
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered setting up of a six-member committee headed by former apex court judge Justice A M Sapre to investigate the recent Adani Group shares crash…
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‘Extremely Compromised EC’ can now become ‘Extremely Competent EC’: TMC MP
New Delhi: The “Extremely Compromised EC” can now become “Extremely Competent EC”, TMC MP Derek O’Brien said on Thursday, reacting to a Supreme Court ruling on the appointments of the Chief Election…
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Hyderabad: KISAN Agri tradeshow at Hitex from March 3
Hyderabad: KISAN Agri show, an agriculture exhibition, will be held at Hyderabad’s Hitex Exhibition Centre from March 3 to 5. The 32nd edition of the Agri show will be inaugurated by agriculture…
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Palestinian embassy in Lebanon denies recruiting refugees to fight in Ukraine
Beirut: The Palestinian embassy in Beirut has denied an Israeli press report claiming that it is recruiting Palestinian refugees in Lebanon to fight in Ukraine. “The embassy is keen to strongly deny…
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BRS stages protests across Telangana over LPG price hike
Hyderabad: Telangana’s ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) on Thursday staged protests across the state against the hike in price of cooking gas. Ministers, MPs and state legislators led the protest at various…
