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Rampur bypoll: Akhilesh attends rally with Azam
Rampur: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday accused the Uttar Pradesh’s BJP government of “harassing” senior leader Azam Khan through “fake cases” and claimed that when he headed the state, he…
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‘Can state allow Jallikattu based on its perception of cultural rights’, SC asks TN govt
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Tamil Nadu government whether an animal can be used for the entertainment of humans, while hearing petitions against the state’s law permitting ‘Jallikattu’,…
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MP: 6 teachers taken off duty after ABVP accuses them of promoting love jihad, non-veg
Indore: A government-run law college here on Thursday took six teachers including four Muslims off duty temporarily after the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) accused them of promoting fundamentalism and “negative thoughts”…
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Sisodia, other accused destroyed excise-scam evidence: BJP
New Delhi: The BJP alleged on Thursday that Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and 35 others who are being probed in connection with the excise policy scam, destroyed 170 mobile phones…
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Kerala HC rejects PILs challenging rules for appointment of ministers’ personal staff
Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Thursday dismissed a batch of PIL petitions challenging the rules for appointment of personal staff of chief minister, ministers, chief whip and Leader of the Opposition…
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Vice President Dhankhar inaugurates Nagaland’s Hornbill Festival
Kohima: The 10-day-long Hornbill Festival of Nagaland got off to a colourful start on Thursday evening amid the beating of the Naga traditional gong by Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar. This year’s edition…
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Telangana: KTR announces Rs 1544 Cr for development of Nalgonda
Hyderabad: Telangana Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MAUD) minister KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Thursday announced a whopping Rs 1,544 crore for development works in Nalgonda in the next six to seven…
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VHP launches nationwide campaign against ‘love jihad’, illegal religious conversions
New Delhi: The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Thursday launched a nationwide public awareness campaign against the illegal religious conversion and “love jihad” across the country. The month-long ‘Jan Jagran Abhiyan’ of…
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Jain met money laundering case co-accused, family members in Tihar: Inquiry report
New Delhi: An inquiry found that jailed Delhi minister Satyendar Jain met with co-accused in a money laundering case as well as family members in Tihar Jail where he “misused” his position…
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Telangana: CM KCR pays respects to deceased leader Eshwari Bai
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Thursday paid his respects for Eshwari Bai on the occasion of her birth anniversary. The Chief Minister said that Eshwari Bai strove for the…
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5,580 AIDS patients currently registered in Uttarakhand: Health Min
Dehradun: There are 5,580 AIDS patients registered in Uttarakhand at present and the HIV infection rate in the state has been reduced to 0.24 per cent, Health Minister Dhan Singh Rawat said on…
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Hyderabad: Rachakonda police arrest four narcotics dealers
Hyderabad: The Rachakonda Special Operations Team (Malkajgiri) along with Neredmet police arrested four people dealing in opium and poppy straw. The police caught them with 750 g of opium, 500 g of…
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Govt plans to introduce 16 new bills in upcoming Winter session of Parliament
New Delhi: The government has planned to introduce 16 new bills, including the one which seeks to increase accountability and reform electoral process in multi-state cooperative societies, in the Winter Session of…
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Satyendar Jain’s masseur turns out to be a ‘Ghodiwala’
New Delhi: Delhi’s jailed minister Satyendar Jain was getting a massage from Rinku, a POCSO accused who also used to provide Ghodi (mare service) during marriages. Rinku told the officials that under…
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‘Have courage to listen too’: Congress to PM Modi over Kharge’s ‘Ravan’ jibe
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday hit back at the BJP for attacking party chief Mallikarjun Kharge over his ‘Ravan’ remark and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to “have the courage to…
