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Women not wearing hijab will be refused entry to Tehran Metro
New Delhi: Hijab enforcement groups will be set up on the Tehran Metro and those not wearing hijab will be refused entry, in effect banning some women from work, as per Iranian…
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Security guard duped of Rs 40,000 on pretext of being given work as ‘playboy’
New Delhi: “Do you want to become a playboy and make quick money?” When Prakash, a security guard in Delhi, received this message from a girl he had come across on Facebook,…
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House must have leader of opposition, says SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said that a House must have a leader of opposition as it asked the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council chairman’s office to file its response on…
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Amit Shah to address BJP workers in Assam’s Dibrugarh on April 11
Guwahati: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will address a rally of BJP workers in Assam’s Dibrugarh town on Tuesday. He will also inaugurate a new regional office of the saffron party there.…
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Iranian secure top spot in Saudi Quran recital contest, wins Rs 6 crore
Tehran: Iran and Saudi Arabia took first place in the Quran and Call to Prayer recitation competition held in the Kingdom on Friday, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. Iranian contestant Younes…
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SC junks PFI student wing leader’s plea for PMLA case transfer to Ernakulam
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday junked a plea moved by the Popular Front of India’s (PFI) student wing leader, K.A. Rauf Sherif, seeking a transfer of a money-laundering case lodged…
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After losing national party status, TMC may take legal alternative
Kolkata: None of the senior Trinamool Congress leaders have come forward so far to air their views after the Election Commission of India on Monday withdrew its national party status, though there…
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Karnataka Polls: Another round of meeting to finalise BJP candidates’ names on Tuesday
New Delhi: After two hours of brainstorming at the residence of BJP President J.P. Nadda on Tuesday evening over the names of BJP candidates on certain seats for the May 10 Assembly…
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Hyderabad: Review meeting held ahead of unveiling of Ambedkar statue
Hyderabad: Minister for Scheduled Castes Development Koppula Eshwar, finance minister Harish Rao, roads and buildings minister Vemula Prashanth Reddy, agriculture minister Niranjan Reddy and backward class welfare minister Gangula Kamalakar held a meeting at the…
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TMC’s Abhishek warns party activists against violence during rural polls
Kolkata: Senior Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee on Monday warned party activists against resorting to strong-arm tactics during the upcoming panchayat elections in West Bengal and said there should not be a…
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Noida: FIR lodged, 1 arrested over dubbed Ramayana video in resto-bar
Noida: Noida Police on Monday said it lodged an FIR and arrested one person after a purportedly dubbed video of TV serial Ramayana was played on a big screen inside a resto-bar…
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Hyderabad: Six minors arrested for performing bike stunts
Hyderabad: The City Commissioner’s Task Force East Zone team apprehended six minor boys who were allegedly doing bike racing and performing dangerous stunts in public places on Sunday. Three bikes have been…
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US: 3 children among 5 killed in mass shooting at bank in Kentucky
In news just coming in, five people, including three children have been killed at a bank in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. The suspected shooter is reportedly dead. According to the Louisville Metro…
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PM Modi to flag off Rajasthan’s first Vande Bharat Express on April 12
Jaipur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Wednesday flag off Rajasthan’s first Vande Bharat Express, which will run on the Ajmer-Delhi Cantonment route, via videoconference. The train will complete the journey an…
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China concludes fiery military drills encircling Taiwan
Beijing: China on Monday said it has successfully completed its three-day large-scale fire and fury military drills “encircling” Taiwan, including the use of an aircraft carrier, aimed at showing its anger over…
