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Mahsa Amini’s family receives death threats from Iran govt, claims cousin
Tehran: The family of Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old Iranian woman who died while in the custody of the morality police said that they had received death threats and warnings not to participate…
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Hyderabad: Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar meets protesting VRAs
Hyderabad: After several weeks of protests, the village revenue assistants (VRAs) in Telangana met with Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar at BRKR Bhavan in the city. Kumar assured the VRAs that the government…
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Raj BJP forms committee to decide on ex-BJP leader’s ‘ghar wapsi’
Jaipur: Rajasthan BJP has formed a committee to take a decision over former BJP leaders’ ‘ghar wapsi’ (homecoming) to the party after former party leader Devi Singh Bhati triggered a controversy by…
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Depression, work and hope: Teesta Setalvad talks about her time in jail
Indian civil rights activist and journalist Teesta Setalvad who was released on bail on September 3, revealed that the Gujarat anti-terrorist squad who had come to arrest her, illegally, on June 23,…
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DU issues academic calendar for Semester 1 students, classes from Nov 2
New Delhi: The Delhi University (DU) issued an academic calendar for the first semester students on Wednesday announcing that the classes will begin on November 2 with a four-day break between the…
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Congress will not allow rampant privatisation of PSUs: Rahul Gandhi
Chitradurga: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said he doesn’t agree with “rampant privatisation” of government assets and that the party would not allow the privatisation of public sector units (PSUs) if…
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Nitish slams Amit Shah, says ‘he has no knowledge of our country’s history’
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has slammed Union Home Minister Amit Shah and said that the latter has been in politics only for the last few years, therefore he does not…
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Internal elections strengthen a party: Shashi Tharoor
Ahmedabad: Congress presidential candidate Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday said that he strongly believes that internal elections within the party makes the party strong, and that a strong Congress will make the country…
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KCR inspects construction work of TRS office in Delhi
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Wednesday inspected the construction of his Telangana Rashtra Samithi’s (TRS) office in New Delhi. A week after the TRS decided to go national by…
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India still paying price for Nehru’s follies: Rijiju to Cong
New Delhi: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday hit back at the Congress for criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his veiled attack on Jawaharlal Nehru on the Kashmir issue, saying India…
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Incredible story of Sabu Dastagir, the first Indian actor to enthrall Western audience
Nowadays we hear of many Indian actors and actresses who have acted and are still acting in Hollywood films with varying degrees of success. Among the well known examples are Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Amitabh…
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Hyderabad: World Sight Day to be celebrated in the city on Oct 13
Hyderabad: World Sight Day will be observed on October 13 globally as Drishti 2.0. The city will witness a 5,000 Marathon at People’s Plaza, Necklace Road, Tank Bund to spread awareness and…
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Adarsh Swaika appointed as India’s new ambassador to Kuwait
New Delhi: Senior diplomat Adarsh Swaika was on Wednesday appointed as India’s new ambassador to Kuwait, a key partner of India in the Gulf region. Swaika, an Indian Foreign Service officer of…
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India’s debt ratio projected to be 84 per cent of its GDP: IMF
Washington: India’s debt ratio is projected to be 84 per cent of its GDP by the end of 2022, which is higher than many emerging economies, but its debt is a little…
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CBI questions Indian Ahead News MD Mootha Gautam in Delhi excise scam case
New Delhi: The CBI on Wednesday questioned Managing Director of India Ahead News and Andhra Prabha newspaper Mootha Gautam in connection with the Delhi excise policy scam case, officials said. The executive…
