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J&K: Accidental blast kills Army captain, JCO in Poonch district
Jammu: An army captain and a junior commissioned officer (JCO) were killed in an accidental grenade blast along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said on Monday. The…
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Tamil Nadu: Two teachers detained for student’s death
Kallakurichi: Two teachers of a school near here were detained on Monday in connection with the death of a girl student, police said. Irate protestors damaging buses parked at the private residential school…
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India witnesses sharp decline in remittances from Gulf countries
New Delhi: The remittances from the Gulf countries to India sharply declined from 50 percent in 2016-17 to 30 percent in 2020-21. The UAE which was the top source of remittances is…
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Allahabad HC refuses to quash FIR against man for derogatory comments against PM
Prayagraj: The bench comprising Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Rajendra Kumar-IV while dismissing the plea filed by Mumtaz Mansoori observed, “Although the Constitution of this country recognises freedom of speech of…
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‘No option other than dialogue with Pakistan to resolve Kashmir issue’: Mehbooba
Srinagar: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said there was no option other than holding dialogue with Pakistan and other stakeholders to resolve the Kashmir issue and stop the bloodshed. Condemning the killing…
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Prez poll: 140 MLAs, two outstation legislators to vote in Kerala Assembly
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Assembly on Monday will join the process of electing the new president of India. There are 140 members in the Kerala Assembly and it’s a foregone conclusion that all the…
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Voting begins to elect India’s 15th President
New Delhi: Voting for the presidential election in which NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu is pitted against joint opposition pick Yashwant Sinha began on Monday. Polling began at 10 am and Prime Minister…
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Delhi: US woman fakes abduction; booked for overstaying
New Delhi: A 27-year-old US citizen staying here allegedly staged her own abduction after she ran out of money in an attempt to extort cash from her parents, police said on Sunday. The…
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Pakistan: Imran demands fresh elections after impressive show in Punjab by-polls
Lahore: Imran Khan has demanded fresh general elections in Pakistan after his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party registered an impressive electoral victory in the crucial Punjab assembly by-polls, dealing a major blow to Prime Minister…
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Eatala Rajender mocks KCR comment on alien hand behind floods
Hyderabad: Former minister and BJP MLA Eatala Rajender today mocked the comments of Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, who doubted that there was a foreign conspiracy behind the recent floods in Telangana.…
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KCR announces Rs 10 thousand for each flood-hit family
Bhadrachalam: Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao has announced financial assistance of Rs.10,000 and 20 kg rice for each flood affected family in Bhadrachalam. Speaking to the media here on Sunday after inspecting…
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Sri Lanka: State of emergency declared ahead of July 20 prez polls
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s acting president Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday declared a state of emergency in the country with immediate effect, ahead of the July 20 election for the post of the president which…
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Govt to table weapons of mass destruction Bill in Rajya Sabha today
New Delhi: On the first day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament on Monday, the Centre is likely to table ‘The Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities)…
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Voting for Presidential election today; Droupadi Murmu, Yashwant Sinha in fray
New Delhi: Voting to elect the 15th President of India will be held on Monday as the tenure of Ram Nath Kovind will end on July 24. National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) presidential…
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US: Four killed, two injured in shooting at Indiana mall
Indianapolis: Four people, including a gunman, were killed on Sunday evening (local time) at an Indiana mall after a man opened fire in a food court, media reported citing police. “In total,…
