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Taekwondo coach in TN arrested for sexual abuse of minor girls
Chennai: A taekwondo coach, engaged on a temporary basis in a school hostel in Tamil Nadu’s Perambalur, has been arrested on charges for sexual harassment of minor girls, police said on Tuesday.…
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Kerala PSC denies govt job to Adivasi man over dental flaw
A young Adivasi man in Kerala claimed that the Public Service Commission had rejected him for a government position because of his buck teeth. Social media users have expressed concern about the…
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Gurugram: VHP submits memorandum against offering namaz in open
Gurugram: The leaders of Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) have registered their protest against offering namaz in the open and submitted a memorandum to the district administration authorities in this regard on Tuesday,…
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Former UP minister rejects BJY offer, asks Rahul Gandhi to join Modi’s ‘yatra’
Lucknow: Former Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister Dinesh Sharma on Tuesday rejected Rahul Gandhi’s offer to join his Bharat Jodo Yatra, and advised him to join instead Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s efforts…
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Urban body elections in UP only after ensuring OBC quota, says Yogi after HC order
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said that urban civic body elections will be held in the state only after reservation is provided to Other Backward Classes for which…
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7 held for BSF jawan’s murder in Gujarat sent to judicial custody
Kheda: A court in Gujarat’s Kheda on Monday sent seven accused of attacking and murdering a BSF trooper and injuring his son on Saturday night to judicial custody. On Saturday night, BSF…
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Paper leak: BJP MP alleges Raj ministers, Cong MLAs involved; demands CBI inquiry
Jaipur: BJP MP Kirodi Lal Meena on Tuesday alleged Rajasthan ministers and MLAs of the ruling Congress were involved in the 2nd grade teachers’ recruitment examination paper leak and demanded a CBI…
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Ayesha Omar reacts to Shoaib-Sania divorce rumours
Mumbai: One of the highest paid and popular Pakistani actress Ayesha Omar hit headlines in the international media after her alleged link-up with cricketer Shoaib Malik. Various media outlets and netizens blame…
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Telangana has highest MBBS seats to population ratio: Govt
Hyderabad: With 19 MBBS seats for one lakh population, Telangana now has the highest ratio of medical seats in the country, state Health Minister T. Harish Rao said on Tuesday. The country’s…
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Madras HC directs TN liquor body to provide purchase details by Jan 6
Chennai: The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (Tasmac) to provide its purchase details, including copies of contracts that it had entered into with private distilleries and…
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Christian Adivasis forcefully converted to Hinduism in Chhattisgarh: Report
A civil society report shed light on an organised campaign to convert Christian tribals into Hindus in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur and Kondagaon districts. After visiting more than 30 villages in the districts where…
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Delhi LG Saxena transfers DUSIB CEO over ‘irregularities’ in night shelters
New Delhi: Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena has transferred Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) CEO K Mahesh and is “contemplating further action” against him for alleged dereliction of duty. The move…
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Probe begins into mysterious death of Russian lawmaker, his friend in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: Odisha police have initiated a high-level investigation into the mysterious death of two Russian tourists, including a lawmaker named Pavel Antov, in Rayagada district of Odisha. Odisha DGP Sunil Kumar Bansal…
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Telangana: BRS’ Chikkala Rama Rao elected as CESS chairman
Hyderabad: Chikkala Rama Rao was unanimously chosen to lead the Cooperative Electric Supply Society (CESS), Sircilla on Tuesday. Rama Rao has been selected as the new chairman of CESS by the fourteen…
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‘Nearly 100 Starlinks active in Iran’: Space X founder Elon Musk
Space X founder Elon Musk on Monday said that nearly 100 Starlinks are currently active in Iran. The business tycoon promised to set up the satellite in the country in September. Musk…
