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Bangladesh: Boat carrying Hindu devotees to historic temple capsizes in Bangladesh; 24 killed
Dhaka: A boat carrying Hindu devotees to centuries-old Bodeshwari Temple capsized in the Korota river in northwestern Bangladesh on Sunday, killing at least 24 people, including women and children, while over a…
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Telangana: New police quarters inaugurated in Markook
Hyderabad: Telangana home minister Mohammad Mahmood Ali on Sunday said Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao strengthened the police system and proved wrong all those who said that Maoists would rise in power.…
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Ankita murder: Last rites held finally, NH 58 blocked in protest
Srinagar: People’s anger over the murder of Ankita Bhandari, who worked as a receptionist at a resort in Uttarakhand’s Pauri district and was reportedly being forced to provide “special services” to guests, continued…
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Lalu, Nitish meet Sonia; say focus on uniting oppn parties to defeat BJP
New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav met Congress president Sonia Gandhi here on Sunday and pitched for bringing all opposition parties together to defeat the…
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Telangana: Student tests positive for swine flu in NIT Warangal
Hyderabad: A student from the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Warangal, has tested positive for swine flu, doctors confirmed. The student complained of flu and fever and was immediately admitted to a…
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Watch: Sikh student detained for wearing Kirpan in North Carolina
A video has surfaced on Twitter where a Sikh student named Amaan is seen getting detained by a policeman for wearing a kirpan, considered one of the integral parts of Sikhism. He…
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Hyderabad: Nizamia Tibbi students protest govt’s Ayurveda push
Hyderabad: Students of government Nizamia Tibbi College in Charminar have been protesting against a recent government notification, that students and medical practitioners allege will be the end of different traditions of alternative…
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Khattar hails apex court ruling on separate gurdwara panel for Haryana
Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday congratulated the Sikh community on the decision of the Supreme Court to constitute a separate Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee for Haryana. He said…
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Nitish Kumar calls for Congress-comprised ‘main front’ to oust BJP
Fatehabad: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday gave a clarion call for a “main front”, comprising the Congress, to oust the BJP in 2024 parliamentary polls, He was among political regional…
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Pak drone airdrops 4 heroin packets in Punjab
Amritsar: A Pakistani drone has dropped four packets of heroin weighing around 3.29 kg in the border village of Dhanoe Khurd in Punjab’s Amritsar district, officials said. According to Border Security Force…
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Win Etihad flight tickets with Abu Dhabi’s ‘1B steps challenge’
Abu Dhabi: The capital city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Abu Dhabi, has launched a one billion steps challenge that aims to encourage the public to walk one billion steps, collectively,…
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PM Modi wishes his Israeli counterpart on Jewish New Year
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted his Israeli counterpart Yair Lapid and Israeli people on the occasion of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. “Warmest greetings for Rosh Hashanah…
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‘Mankading’: How independent India’s 1st superstar cricketer still gets maligned
New Delhi: Mulvantrai Himmatlal Mankad was one of those rare cricketers, who had the distinction of scoring a hundred and taking five wickets in the same Test at the Lord’s. For more…
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Telangana’s state festival Bathukamma off to a colourful start
Hyderabad: Bathukamma, Telangana’s floral festival, commenced on Sunday with women in large numbers participating in the festivities across the state. Sunday marked the beginning of the nine-day festival, the official festival of Telangana.…
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Nitish, Lalu Prasad reach 10 Janpath to meet Sonia
New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD supremo Lalu Prasad on Sunday reached 10 Janpath to meet Congress President Sonia Gandhi to discuss matters pertaining to opposition unity. The two leaders…
