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‘Why are you dragging your feet’: SC to Centre on Swamy’s ‘Ram Sethu’ plea
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre why it is dragging its feet in filing a response on a plea by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy seeking a direction that…
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Welcome UK court’s decision rejecting Nirav Modi’s appeal against extradition: MEA
New Delhi: India on Thursday welcomed a British court’s ruling rejecting fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi’s appeal against his extradition to India in connection with a bank loan fraud case. “We welcome the…
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SC stays execution of death penalty in rape-cum-murder case of minor
New Delhi: In a relief to a death row convict, the Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the execution of a watchman who was convicted of killing a minor girl after sexually assaulting her…
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Delhi air quality ‘poor’, max temp settles at 29.5 deg C
New Delhi: Air quality in the national capital was recorded in the ‘poor’ category on Thursday while the maximum temperature settled at 29.5 degrees Celsius. According to the Central Pollution Control Board,…
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Here’s everything about UAE’s new unemployment insurance scheme
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) new employment insurance scheme is a mandatory requirement for citizen and foreign employees working in the public and private sectors to subscribe from January 1,…
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Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan Bahadur, an extraordinary yet controversial ruler of Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The Telangana Council of Historical Research has described the last Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan Bahadur as a vassal ruler, who sought no religious bias nor discriminated among Hindus…
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Restore J-K’s statehood before elections: Altaf Bukhari
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood should be restored before the assembly elections are conducted, Apni Party chief Altaf Bukhari said here on Thursday. Bukhari also said under an elected government not only the…
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Activist Gautam Navlakha likely to be released from jail on Friday
Mumbai: Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case accused Gautam Navlakha, whose plea seeking to be placed under house arrest was allowed by the Supreme Court on Thursday, was not released from prison till late in…
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ED plea against Raut bail not taken up by HC on Thursday; hearing likely on Friday
Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate (ED)’s plea seeking cancellation of bail granted to Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) MP Sanjay Raut by a special court in a money laundering case could not be…
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PM Modi to visit Indonesia to attend G20 summit
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Indonesia from November 14 to November 16 to attend the 17th G20 summit in Bali at the invitation of Indonesian President Joko Widodo. According to…
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Jairam Ramesh says ‘Modi ke do bhai, ED and CBI’
Nanded: In a scathing attack, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Thursday targeted the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for misusing central probe agencies to settle political scores, against…
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Hyderabad: Rowdy sheeters mela conducted, Police closes 47 rowdy sheets
Hyderabad: The city police conducted rowdy sheeters mela here on Thursday at C.A.R. Head Quarters. In South Zone, as many as 647 rowdy sheets are being maintained in various police stations. As…
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SL President Ranil Wickremesinghe opposed to outside intervention
Colombo: President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Thursday said Sri Lanka does not need outside intervention in its internal affairs, as he invited the country’s Tamil minority parties to hold talks next week to…
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Saare Jahan say Achcha Hindustan Hamara: Hyderabad celebrates Iqbal’s birth anniversary
Hyderabad: Hyderabad has a strong connect with poetry. With the city’s founder, Muhammed Quli Qutb Shah, himself being a shayer of no mean repute, the penchant for shayeri among the people is…
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Pakistan rises like a Phoenix; to clash with England in the T20 World Cup final
So the final of the ongoing T20 World Cup will see a battle royal between Pakistan and England. This tournament has witnessed astonishing twists and turns. The team which had the most amazing roller coaster ride was…
