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Sisters killed as they wanted accused to marry them: UP Police
Lakhimpur Kheri: The two sisters, who were murdered after being raped here, were strangled to death by the accused because they insisted that since they had been violated, the men marry them,…
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Lakhimpur Kheri: Dalit teens cremated after kin promised aid from state
The two Dalit girls, ages 15 and 17, who were allegedly raped and hung from a tree in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri area, were cremated on Thursday. Family members of the two…
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Roger Federer announces retirement from Tennis
Roger Federer, the 41-year-old winner of 20 major titles, who dominated the court for an era announced his retirement from professional tennis on Thursday. “I am 41 years old, I’ve played more…
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UP tops chart among states in trials pending in fast-track courts
New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh accounts for more than 70 per cent of the 13.81 lakh pending trials in fast-track courts in cases of heinous crimes against women, children and senior citizens, according…
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Siddaramaiah blames govt for ICU deaths in Karnataka hospital
Bengaluru: As it ruled out power failure as the cause of two deaths in the ICU ward of the Vijayanagara Institute of Medical Sciences (VIMS), the Karnataka government Thursday assured that it…
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Hyderabad: Metro was initially written off as a foolish idea, says HMRL MD
Hyderabad: Paying rich tribute to Bharat Ratna M. Visweswaraya, the managing director of Hyderabad Metro Rail Ltd (HMRL) N V S Reddy encouraged students to develop a thinking mind and facilitate self-…
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‘Will seriously hamper medical education’: Centre on accommodating Ukraine-returned students
New Delhi: The Centre has told the Supreme Court that the medical students, who returned from Ukraine, cannot be accommodated in the Indian universities in the absence of any provision under the…
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HC rejects plea by Mumbai train blast convict for info on sanction prosecution
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea by a 2006 Mumbai train bombings case convict against a Central Information Commission (CIC) order denying disclosure of information pertaining to the sanction…
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Hyderabad: Tehreek Muslim Shabban-JAC to pay homage to 7th Nizam
Hyderabad: The Tehreek Muslim Shabban & Joint Action Committee of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh will be paying homage to the seventh Nizam, Mir Osman Ali Khan, on Saturday on the occasion of…
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Punjab: HC stays imprisonment of Daler Mehndi in human trafficking case
Chandigarh: In a relief to singer Daler Mehndi, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday granted stay to the decision of a Patiala Court that had sentenced him to two years…
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Saudi Arabia denies rumors of converting visit visa into Iqama
Riyadh: The General Directorate of Passports in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has denied the widely spread rumors and the issuance of a decision by the authorities to convert a visit visa into Iqama…
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Prohibition a complete failure, have asked Nitish to review it: Prashant Kishor
Patna: Election strategist-turned-activist Prashant Kishor on Thursday claimed to have told Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar that the state’s much-touted liquor prohibition drive has been a “complete failure”, and in need of a…
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Hyderabad: Interstate drug peddler arrested; 550 kg ganja seized
Hyderabad: The Hayathnagar police on Thursday arrested one member of a drug peddling gang and seized 550 kilograms of ganja from him. The accused was identified as 36-year-old Venkatesh from Karnataka. The…
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EC removes two political parties from Telangana, six from AP
Hyderabad: Election Commission removed 86 non-existent registered unrecognised political parties, out of these six parties were from Andhra Pradesh (AP) and two were from Telangana. Election Commission on Tuesday ordered the delisting…
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Karnataka: One of the accused in Mohammed Fazil’s murder case gets bail
In a significant development in Mohammed Fazil’s murder case, a 28-year-old man named Harshit, who was arrested for sheltering the seven prime accused, has been granted bail by a district court on…
