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Telangana Congress in charge rules out alliance with BRS
Hyderabad: Congress incharge for Telangana, Manikrao Thakre on Tuesday ruled out any alliance with the state’s ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS). Hours after Congress MP Komatireddy Venkat Reddy’s remarks created a storm…
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Delhi court sentences 4 AQIS operatives to seven years, 5 months in jail
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Tuesday handed seven years and five months’ jail terms to four Al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) operatives, who were convicted on February 10 of conspiracy…
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Press Club of India condemns I-T surveys at BBC office in Delhi, Mumbai
New Delhi: The Press Club of India (PCI) has strongly condemned the income tax “surveys” at the office of the BBC in Delhi and Mumbai on Tuesday. In a statement, PCI said,…
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Sule praises Gadkari, says he is only minister who works
Aurangabad: Nationalist Congress Party MP Supriya Sule on Tuesday said Nitin Gadkari was the only member of the Union cabinet who works. Sule was speaking at an NCP meeting in central Maharashtra’s…
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Delhi man murders girlfriend to marry another woman, stuffs body in dhaba’s fridge
New Delhi: In a horrific incident, a Delhi man murdered his girlfriend after an argument over his impending marriage to someone else, stuffed her body in a refrigerator at his dhaba, and…
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Youth arrested for killing blind girl in Andhra
Amaravati: The police in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday arrested a youth for allegedly killing a visually impaired minor girl, an official said. Th victim identified as — Rani, 17, was stabbed to…
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Man held for cheating hundreds of youth on pretext of roles in web series, TV serials
New Delhi: A 26-year-old man who impersonated as a director and producer has been arrested for duping hundreds of youngsters on the pretext of providing them opportunities in web series, TV serials…
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Operations at BBC offices ‘affront to freedom of expression'”: Global watchdogs
New York: Global media watchdogs and human rights bodies on Tuesday criticised the Indian government’s income tax survey operations at the BBC’s offices in New Delhi and Mumbai, saying the action “smacks…
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UP: Mother-daughter self-immolate in anti-encroachment drive; Oppn attacks BJP govt
Kanpur: A day after a mother-daughter duo died allegedly due to self-immolation during an anti-encroachment drive in Kanpur Dehat, police on Tuesday booked 39 people including a sub-divisional magistrate, four revenue officials…
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Visva Bharati student gets show-cause notice for backing Amartya Sen on social media
Kolkata: Visva Bharati university authorities have issued a show-cause notice to one of its students after the latter supported Nobel laureate Amartya Sen on social media over the current row where the…
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Women’s cricket Premier League is an exciting concept but beware of match fixers
The concept of the women’s cricket Premier League will be a huge leap forward for women’s cricket in India and is very likely to have a positive impact on world cricket too.…
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SC closes petition seeking to ban Zoom app
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday closed a PIL seeking a ban on the use of the Zoom application over security and privacy concerns. Senior advocate Arvind Datar contended before a…
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UP minister celebrates Valentine’s Day as cow love day’
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Animal Husbandry Minister Dharmpal Singh on Tuesday celebrated Valentine’s Day as “cow love day” by offering jaggery and rotis to cows and said that they should be treated as…
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Passport offices asked to prioritise Haj pilgrims’ applications
Hyderabad: The Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, directed passport offices across the country to accord high priority to applications of prospective Haj pilgrims and ensure timely issuance of passports. The…
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ED counsel cites Vidyasagar while opposing Partha Chatterjee’s bail plea
Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) counsel on Tuesday drew the reference of iconic educationist and social reformer from Bengal, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, while opposing the bail plea of former West Bengal Education…
