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Nitish Kumar led-Mahagatbandhan government to expand Cabinet today
Patna: The Bihar Cabinet expansion will take place on Tuesday and chances are high that alliance partner Rashtriya Janata Dal is likely to get a large number of seats. Janata Dal (United)…
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Army jawan’s body found 38 years after he went missing in Siachen
Haldwani: The body of an army jawan was found in an old bunker in Siachen, 38 years after he went missing in an avalanche while on patrol. The Sainik Group Centre in…
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I-Day celebrations would’ve been better if people could tide over inflation, poverty: Mayawati
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Monday said Independence Day is a matter of immense happiness, but the celebrations would have been brighter had the citizens not been bogged by inflation…
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Want to build a nation where no one goes hungry: Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said she wants to build a nation where no one goes hungry, where no woman feels unsafe and where no oppressive forces divide…
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India gifts Dornier aircraft to strengthen maritime security of Sri Lanka
Colombo: India on Monday gifted a Dornier maritime reconnaissance aircraft to Sri Lanka which will enable the island nation to tackle multiple challenges like human and drug trafficking, smuggling and other organised…
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Indian Muslims who fought against Jinnah’s two-nation theory
In the 1940s, as a colonial India inched closer to her independent future, a part of her was weakened by politics of religion. Fuelled by the insecurity of Muslims not surviving in…
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Hyderabad: People of African origin participate in I-Day celebrations
Hyderabad: About 100 men and women of African origin, settled or living temporarily in Hyderabad, participated in India’s Independence Day celebrations on Monday. They saluted the Tricolor at a ceremony organised by…
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Hyderabad: Traffic advisory ahead mass singing of national anthem
Hyderabad: The city traffic police issued an advisory ahead of the mega event – Mass Singing of the National Anthem – scheduled on August 16 at GPO Circle, Abids, Telangana. Citizens should…
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Hindu outfit functionary arrested for remark against Periyar
Chennai: Kanal Kannan, a Hindu Munnani functionary was arrested on Monday for his recent remark against rationalist leader Periyar EV Ramasamy, following a complaint from a Dravidian outfit, police said. Hindu Munnani,…
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Telangana: Video of TRSV leaders firing in air surfaces; cops probe
Hyderabad: A video of two youth wing (TRS Vidyarthi Vibhagam) leaders of the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) firing into the air at a farmhouse in Meerkhampet, surfaced on social media, on…
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Ordinary citizens’ freedom cannot be taken away: Siddique Kappan’s daughter
Malappuram: As India celebrated its 76th Independence Day, the nine-year old daughter of Malayali journalist Siddique Kappan — booked and jailed under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act in the Hathras conspiracy case…
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Free education, healthcare not freebies, can eliminate poverty: Kejriwal
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday asserted that free education and healthcare are not freebies and access to these services can make India rich and eliminate the country’s poverty…
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Hyderabad: KCR to attend mass singing of National anthem on Aug 16
Hyderabad: Chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao will take part in the state-sponsored ‘Telangana Rashtra Samoohika Jateeya Geeta Alapana’ (mass singing of the national anthem) on August 16 at GPO Circle, Abids here…
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Cattle smuggling scam: Two firms with Anubrata Mandal’s daughter as director under CBI lens
Kolkata: Two companies with Anubrata Mandal’s daughter, Sukanya Mandal as the directors are currently under the scanner of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sleuths probing the multi-crore cattle smuggling scam in…
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Karnataka: Two youth stabbed after Veer Savarkar’s flex removed
Shivamogga: Karnataka police clamped prohibitory orders in Shivamogga city following two incidents of stabbing of youth reported on Monday in the violence that broke out after removal of the Veer Savarkar’s flex…
