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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…
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Raj: SC asks govt to consider jailed couple’s request for IVF treatment to conceive child
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has asked Rajasthan authorities to “sympathetically” consider a couple’s parole request for undergoing medical treatment to conceive a child. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and J.K.…
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Deadline for applications to Telangana Model Schools extended till Feb 22
Hyderabad: The last day for payment of fees and submission of online applications for admission into Telangana State Model Schools has been extended to February 22. The last date for the application…
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1,23,968 public grievances received on CPGRAMS portal in Jan
New Delhi: The banking and insurance division of the Department of Financial Services and the Ministry of Labour and Employment received the maximum number of public grievances in January this year. The…
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Hyderabad: Telangana forest dept wins first prize for stall at Numaish
Hyderabad: Telangana Forest Department won the first prize for project implementation and exhibition section at the Hyderabad Industrial Exhibition (Numaish). Home Minister Mahmood Ali presented the first prize to the forest officials…
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UK distributor picks up award-winning doc on journalist Ravish Kumar
London: MetFilm Distribution has acquired the U.K. and Ireland rights to Vinay Shukla’s multi-award-winning documentary ‘While We Watched’, reports ‘Variety’. Produced by the UK’s Lono Studio and BritDoc Films, the documentary is…
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Learnt from PM the art of speaking for hours without answering questions: Stalin
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying that he had learnt from the latter the “art” of speaking for hours without…
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Air India to purchase 250 Airbus aircraft from France
New Delhi: Air India will buy 250 aircraft from France’s Airbus, in what is billed as the world’s largest aviation deal in history. “We have built a very good relationship with Airbus.…
