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Jewish community opens Gulf’s first kosher supermarket in Dubai
The Arabian Gulf’s first kosher supermarket opened in Dubai on Monday evening, catering to the emirate’s fledging Jewish community. Rimon, meaning pomegranate in Hebrew, was officially opened by the United Arab Emirates’…
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ED arrests Mukhtar Ansari in money laundering case
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday arrested Uttar Pradesh mafia don-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari in connection with a Prevention of Money Laundering case. In November, his son Abbas Ansari was placed…
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CBI sees bigger conspiracy in Lalan Sheikh death
Kolkata: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is now suspecting a bigger controversy behind the mysterious death of Lalan Sheikh, the principal accused behind the Bogtui carnage, in its custody on Monday evening.…
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Indian lecturer wins discrimination case against UK university
London: An Indian lecturer has won a discrimination case against a UK university whose selection process, according to an employment tribunal, was “tainted by race discrimination”. The University of Portsmouth failed to…
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BJP MP raises AMU reservation issue in RS
New Delhi: BJP MP Brij Lal on Wednesday raised the issue of reservation in the Aligarh Muslim University in the Rajya Sabha. He alleged that there was no reservation for the SC,…
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UK: Pig’s head placed on Mosque’s roof in Manchester
In an incident reported from manchester on Tuesday, a pig’s head was reportedly placed on the roof of a mosque. The police are investigating the matter as a hate crime. The incident…
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Opposition parties walk out of RS over demand for debate on Chinese aggression
New Delhi: The entire opposition led by the Congress on Wednesday staged a walkout from the Rajya Sabha after their demand for a discussion on the Chinese aggression on the border was…
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Congress warns Pateriya of expulsion over remarks against PM
Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) has warned senior party leader Raja Pateriya of expulsion from the party over his alleged remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Issuing a notice to…
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Bilkis Bano case: SC refuses early setting up of bench to hear plea
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain submissions seeking an early setting up of a fresh bench to hear Bilkis Bano’s plea challenging the remission of sentence of 11 convicts…
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Telangana: BJP dismisses BRS’ allegations of human rights violation
Hyderabad: Telangana state BJP president Bandi Sanjay Kumar has refuted allegations made by Bharat Rashtra Samithi MLC and Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao’s daughter Kalvakuntla Kavitha that the BJP government at the…
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Udhayanidhi Stalin sworn-in as minister in Tamil Nadu
Chennai: Udhayanidhi Stalin, son of Chief Minister M.K. Stalin was sworn-in as a minister in his father’s cabinet on Wednesday. Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi administered the oath of office to him.…
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Tawang clash: India must teach China ‘lesson like Balakot’, says Ajmer Dargah Deewan
Jaipur: India should teach China a “lesson like Balakot”, Spiritual head of Ajmer Dargah Zainul Abedin Ali Khan has said, days after troops from the two countries clashed along the Line of Actual…
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Congestion at airports: CISF adds 100 more personnel to man new security counters
New Delhi: The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has prepared a pool of more than 100 personnel to man additional security counters expected to be handed over to it for easing the ongoing…
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Ex-RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan joins Rahul’s Bharat Jodo Yatra
Jaipur: Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan on Wednesday joined Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra in Rajasthan. Rahul Gandhi had a more than half-an-hour discussion with Rajan during the yatra, which resumed this…
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Hyderabad: Nizam-era State Central Library gears up for facelift, digitization
Hyderabad: The state government has prepared a comprehensive plan for the development of the historical State Central Library, Afzalgunj in Hyderabad. Under this project, the digitalization of books will be carried out…
