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Kejriwal and Paatil engage in verbal duel over AAP’s free electricity promise
Ahmedabad: The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Gujarat unit chief C R Paatil and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor Arvind Kejriwal got into a verbal duel on social media on Thursday over the…
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Uranium found beyond permissable limits in 409 groundwater samples: Govt
New Delhi: The occurrence of uranium in groundwater beyond the permissible limits was observed in around 409 samples against 14,377 samples analysed in 18 states, the Jal Shakti Ministry said. Responding to…
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China says ‘progress’ made over ‘early return’ of stranded Indian students
Beijing: China said on Thursday that “progress” has been made in facilitating the return of thousands of Indian students stranded back home due to Beijing’s COVID visa bans and efforts were on…
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KCR will face Maha like fate: Raja Singh
Hyderabad: BJP MLA from Goshamahal constituency T. Raja Singh today predicted that the political developments, which led to the collapse of Shiva Sena party led Maha Vikas Agadi (MVA) government in Maharashtra,…
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Medical students evacuated from Ukraine to sit on hunger strike
New Delhi: Medical students, who were evacuated from war-torn Ukraine, will hold a five-day hunger strike from Saturday over their demand of admission in Indian medical colleges as a one-time measure, according…
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Droupadi Murmu becomes India’s 15th President
National Democratic Alliance’s candidate Droupadi Murmu is elected as India’s 15th President on Thursday, beating Opposition’s candidate Yashwant Sinha. Murmu is the first person from the tribal community and the second woman…
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Court directs Sonia to appear on Aug 3 in suit by Cong member against suspension
Kollam (Kerala): A court in Kerala has directed Congress president Sonia Gandhi to appear in person or through a lawyer, before it on August 3 in a plea filed by a party…
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Kerala NEET row: All seven arrested released on bail
Thiruvananthapuram: All seven persons, arrested by the Kerala Police in connection with the NEET girl aspirants innerwear removal row in the state, on Thursday got bail from a lower court in Kollam…
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Telangana: Govt official handed two year jail term for bribery
Hyderabad: A local court on Thursday handed a two-year jail term to a government official for allegedly seeking a bribe from an engineer. The case dates back to August 2013, when the…
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SC to hear on Oct 20 pleas on Gyanvapi mosque, says will await decision of Varanasi judge
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said that it will await the Varanasi district judge’s decision on the Gyanvapi mosque committee’s application raising objections to the maintainability of the civil suit…
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People of Andhra Pradesh have more patience than Sri Lankans: Naidu
Amaravati, July 21 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh’s former Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said on Thursday that the people of the state have more patience than people of Sri Lanka. Drawing a parallel…
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BJP has hurt Krishna devotees by imposing GST on milk products: Akhilesh
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday took a dig at the BJP government for bringing milk products under Goods and Services Tax (GST), saying it has “hurt” Krishna devotees…
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Prez poll: Murmu extends lead over Sinha after second round of counting
New Delhi: NDA candidate Draupadi Murmu is ahead of Opposition nominee Yashwant Sinha by a huge margin after the second round of counting for the Presidential election, which included ballot papers from…
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Sonia Gandhi had problem while speaking during ED grilling
New Delhi: Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi is an asthmatic and due to post Covid complications, she was using Nebulizer to stabilize her breath while being questioned in the Enforcement Directorate on…
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Guantanamo Bay: Yemeni national cleared for release after 20 years
A Yemeni national who was held in US custody without charge at Guantanamo Bay detention centre for 20 years has been cleared for release but will remain imprisoned until he is transferred out of…
