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Transgender citizens to get healthcare services under Ayushman Bharat
New Delhi: In a landmark decision on Wednesday, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the National Health Authority (NHA) under the Union Health Ministry and the Department of Social Justice…
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Bigger platform of secular forces needed to counter challenges posed by BJP: Yechury
Agartala: CPI(M) general secretary Sitram Yechury on Wednesday stressed the need for forming a bigger platform of secular forces to counter the challenges posed by the saffron camp. Attempts are being made…
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Gyanvapi mosque case: Varanasi court reserves judgment till September 12
Varanasi: A district court hearing the Gyanvapi mosque-Shringar Gauri complex case here reserved its judgment till September 12 as both Hindu and Muslim sides concluded their arguments on the maintainability of the…
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Rahul to launch Congress campaign for Gujarat polls on Sep 5
Ahmedabad: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will launch his party’s campaign for the upcoming Gujarat Assembly elections during his visit to the BJP-ruled state on September 5, it was announced on Wednesday. Making…
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Hyderabad: KTR unveils theme of 20th edition of BioAsia
Hyderabad: The 20th edition of Bio Asia, hosted by the government of Telangana will be conducted from February 24-26, 2023. The announcement was made by the state minister of industries and commerce,…
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Prophet remarks: MLA Raja Singh booked in 8 cases, arrest likely
Hyderabad: Three more criminal cases have been registered against suspended BJP MLA Raja Singh for his comments on Prophet Muhammad. The new ones have been registered with the Chaderghat, Amberpet, Afzalgunj and…
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Goa govt to issue order to remove ‘Tiranga’ from houses
Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Wednesday that district collectors will issue orders appealing people to remove ‘Tiranga’ from their houses wherever they are displayed. To mark the 75th anniversary…
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Qutub Minar: ASI opposes intervention petition in case of restoration of Hindu, Jain deities
New Delhi: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Wednesday opposed a plea before a Delhi court claiming ownership of Qutub Minar property, saying the intervention petition was baseless and devoid of…
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Expat group files case in Delhi HC over rising India-UAE airfares
The Delhi high court has urged a representation from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to listen to a writ petition over the huge rise of airfares on flights operating between…
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TN govt schemes appreciated by President, VP: Stalin
Coimbatore: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Wednesday said various states across the country are trying to emulate the development schemes of the DMK government, but some political parties in…
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Telangana: Strikes banned in Transco for 6 months from August
Hyderabad: TRS- Telangana Rashtriya Samithi, the state’s ruling party has banned strikes in all the services under the Transmission Corporation of Telangana Limited and two power distribution companies. The strikes have been…
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Nampally court serves notice to BJP leaders in Kavitha’s defamation case
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad civil court on Wednesday served notices to Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Parvesh Verma and former MLA Manjinder Singh Sirsa in connection with a defamation case filed by…
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Telangana: TRS MLC Kavitha felicitates CWG gold medalist Nikhat Zareen
Hyderabad: Telangana Rashtriya Samithi (TRS) member, Nizamabad MLC Kalvakuntala Kavitha congratulated and felicitated Boxer Nikhat Zareen for winning the gold medal in Women’s 50 kg boxing at Commonwealth Games 2022. During the…
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I was misquoted, was only paraphrasing Ambedkar’s views: JNU VC on ‘caste of gods’ remark
New Delhi: After her no god is upper caste remark stoked controversy, JNU Vice Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit on Wednesday defended her comments as an academic exercise and said she was misquoted…
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Delhi: AAP gave licenses to firms that paid ‘hefty commissions’, claims BJP
New Delhi: The BJP on Wednesday alleged that the Delhi government ignored recommendations of an expert panel set up to reform liquor trade in the capital and gave licences to companies that paid…
