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Verification of SIM card dealers mandatory to curb frauds: Ashwini Vaishnaw
New Delhi: In a bid to check digital frauds, the government has made verification of dealers selling SIM cards mandatory and discontinued the provision of issuing bulk connections, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw…
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Hate speech: Delhi HC Women Lawyers Forum writes to CJI seeking action
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Women Lawyers Forum has addressed a letter petition to Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud seeking directions to the Haryana government in relation to hate…
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Bihar: Bomb lobbed inside Regent Cinema, no casualty
Patna: Two unidentified persons lobbed a crude bomb inside the premises of Regent Cinema hall in Patna at the end of the night show on Thursday. Luckily, the bomb did not explode…
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Karnataka: Political row erupts over decision to release Cauvery water to TN
Bengaluru: Taking strong exception to the Karnataka government’s decision to release Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu, opposition BJP and JD(S) have accused the Congress dispensation of ‘betraying’ the people of the state…
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Not just Assembly polls, BRS should also sweep LS seats in Telangana: KTR
Hyderabad: Ruling BRS Working President K T Rama Rao on Thursday said the party should sweep not just the coming Assembly polls in Telangana but also the Lok Sabha seats in the…
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AMU alumnus Rahman receives prestigious National Geoscience Award
Aligarh: The President of India, Droupadi Murmu conferred the prestigious National Geoscience Award on Dr. Waliur Rahaman, an alumnus of the Department of Geology, Aligarh Muslim University.He is presently working as Scientist-E at the National Centre for Polar…
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Maulana Azad opposed blind adherence to religion and politics, says Irfan Habib
Hyderabad: Gaining Independence isn’t enough, we have to give up blind adherence to any religion or political stream,” Prof. Syed Irfan Habib, formerly with Maulana Azad Chair, NUEPA, New Delhi. Quoting Maulana Azad while discussing foremost freedom fighter’s view…
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Bilkis Bano case: SC questions Gujarat’s ‘selective’ remission policy
New Delhi: State governments should not be selective in granting remission to convicts and the opportunity to reform and reintegrate with society should be given to every prisoner, the Supreme Court Thursday…
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Kerala: Burqa-clad man sets up camera inside woman’s washroom, held
Kochi police arrested a 23-year-old man on Wednesday, August 16, for allegedly entering a woman’s washroom and recording videos on his mobile phone. Police said the accused, identified as Abimanyu, works in…
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Brinda Karat moves SC on hate speeches by VHP, Bajrang Dal leaders
New Delhi: CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat on Thursday moved the Supreme Court seeking to intervene in a pending plea which has alleged “blatant hate speeches” calling for killing Muslims and their social…
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Yechury-led CPI-M delegation to visit Manipur from Aug 18-20
New Delhi: A four-member delegation headed by CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury will be visiting restive Manipur from August 18 to 20, the party said in a statement. Besides Yechury, the delegation…
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Court dismisses Hyderabad bizman’s interim bail plea in Delhi Excise policy case
New Delhi: A court here on Thursday dismissed an application of Hyderabad-based businessman Arun Ramchandra Pillai seeking interim bail in a money laundering case related to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam…
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Telangana: 9th class student dies of cardiac arrest in Khammam
Hyderabad: In a tragic incident, a ninth-class student died of cardiac arrest in Telangana on Thursday. The incident occurred in Khammam town. M. Rajesh (14) collapsed after complaining of chest pain while…
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Telangana: Dr Madhushekhar Baddam appointed chairperson of IIHFW
Hyderabad: Telangana government has appointed Dr Madhushekhar Baddam as the chairperson for the Governing Council of the Indian Institute of Health and Family Welfare (IIHFW). On Thursday, orders for his appointment were…
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Iran foreign minister arrives in Saudi Arabia on his first visit
Riyadh: Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian arrived in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh on Thursday, August 17, at the invitation of his Saudi counterpart, Faisal bin Farhan. This is the…
