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Hindu-Muslim violence: UK police make 47 arrests to deter further disorder in Leicester
London: The UK police said on Tuesday that they have made 47 arrests as part of an ongoing operation to deter further disorder in the eastern England city of Leicester, which saw…
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Karnataka: Dalit family fined Rs 60k after boy touches Hindu god’s idol
Kolar: A Dalit family in Karnataka’s Koppal district has been fined Rs 60,000 after its boy entered the temple and touched the Hindu god’s idol. According to local sources, the Dalit boy…
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Kolagatla Veerabhadra Swamy elected Deputy Speaker of AP Assembly
Amaravati: Senior legislator Kolagatla Veerabhadra Swamy of the ruling YSR Congress has been unanimously elected Deputy Speaker of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly here on Monday. Swamy, who represents Vizianagaram constituency, is into…
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Bilkis Bano case witness allegedly receives threats from convict; seeks action
A witness in the Bilkis Bano case has written to the Chief Justice of India UU Lalit stating that he received death threats from one of the convicts and sought suitable legal…
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Protection of religion, Islamic identity our fundamental responsibility: MMU
Srinagar: The Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU), an amalgam of religious and educational organisations, on Tuesday strongly objected to the alleged enforcement of singing Hindu hymns in schools in Kashmir. “We strongly object to…
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Hyderabad Income Tax principal commissioner transferred to Mumbai
Hyderabad: The principal commissioner of income taxes, Vasundhara Sinha transferred from Hyderabad to Mumbai. An Indian Revenue Services (IRS) agent from the 1989 cohort, Sinha has been in charge of the Hyderabad…
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One of the worst manifestations of Islamophobia is in Hindutva-inspired India: Pak FM
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has urged the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to approach the UN Secretary-General to appoint a special envoy, or at least a focal person, on Islamophobia,…
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India denies reports of stoppage of financial aid to Sri Lanka
New Delhi: The Indian High Commission in Colombo on Tuesday denied media reports that New Delhi has decided not to extend any further financial support to Sri Lanka. In a series of…
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Cong prez polls: Kerala leaders not happy with Tharoor’s move to contest
Alappuzha (Kerala): The reported move of Shashi Tharoor to contest the Congress presidential poll did not go down well with the party in Kerala with a senior leader on Tuesday terming it…
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DMK to continue present alliance with Congress in 2024 general elections: Stalin
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M.K. Stalin on Tuesday said that present alliance with Congress and other coalition partners would continue in 2024 general elections. DMK is in a…
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Scindia says will look into allegations that Punjab CM was deplaned for being ‘drunk’
New Delhi: Union Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday said he will look into the allegations that Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann was deplaned from a Delhi-bound flight at the Frankfurt airport…
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BJP ‘dismantling’ religious, Sufi traditions of Kashmir: Mehbooba
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday accused the BJP government of dismantling all religious and Sufi traditions of Kashmir to implement its divisive agenda. The former chief minister was reacting to…
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‘Child pornography’: DCW summons Twitter India Policy head, Delhi Police
New Delhi: Chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women, Swati Maliwal, has summoned Twitter India Policy Head and Delhi Police over tweets depicting child pornography and rape videos of women and children over…
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China to help UAE land the country’s first rover on moon
China and UAE on Saturday signed a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), to aid the UAE to land its first rovers on the moon. The agreement, signed by the Mohammed bin Rashid…
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We were stopped from protesting, says Akhilesh Yadav hitting out at Yogi-led UP governmennt
Lucknow : Samajwadi Party (SP) led by Akhilesh Yadav on Monday, held a protest march against the Yogi Adityanath-led UP government, highlighting issues in the state before the Monsoon Session of the…
