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Govt’s Hindutva agenda now under international scrutiny: CPI-M
New Delhi: Amid the ongoing row over controversial remarks on Prophet Mohammad, the CPI(M) on Thursday said the “Nupur Sharma episode” has shown that the “Hindutva agenda” of the government and that of…
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Hyderabad gang rape case: Police get custody of three juveniles
Hyderabad: The Juvenile Justice Board on Thursday granted five-day police custody of three juveniles in Jubilee Hills gang rape case. The police will question the accused in juvenile home from Friday. The questioning…
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SL Muslims permitted to fly for Haj; must transfer USD 1,500 from overseas
Colombo: The Sri Lankan government has decided to permit its Muslim citizens to travel to Saudi Arabia to peform Haj on condition that they pay USD 1,500 in foreign currency from abroad without…
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TS inter results likely to be announced by June 15
Hyderabad: The Telangana Board of Intermediate Education (TSBIE) is likely to announce the TS Inter Results 2022 by June 15. There is no official announcement yet about the declaration of the result.…
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JMI alumna Uzma Khan offered full-funded PhD fellowships from 6 US varsities
New Delhi: Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) alumna Uzma Khan has received offers to pursue fully funded PhD from six prestigious US universities. She has completed her MSc Electronics course from the Department…
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Rajya Sabha elections: Polling set to take place today
New Delhi: The polling to elect the members of the Upper House of the Parliament on 16 Rajya Sabha seats spread across four states will take place today amid speculations of horse-trading…
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Telangana HC issues contempt notice against Union Home secretary
Hyderabad: Telangana High Court has issued a notice to Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla in a contempt case pertaining to Islamophobia tweets. After hearing a contempt petition filed by a practising…
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Mark Ruffalo urges PayPal to end discrimination against Palestinians
Award-winning Hollywood actor Mark Ruffalo joined a petition denouncing the refusal of the online payment platform, PayPal, to provide services to Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. “Paypal operates in Israel’s…
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Will there be justice for slain journalist Shireen Abu Akleh?
June 11, 2022, will mark one month since Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was shot and killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank and yet no action has been taken so…
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Arsenal’s Thomas Partey converts to Islam; changes name to Yakubu
Ghanaian Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey changed his name to Yakubu, several weeks after embracing Islam, before marrying a Moroccan woman named Sarah Bella. 28-year-old Thomas Partey in a video clip posted by prominent…
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Telangana: KTR writes open letter to PM Modi, seeks jobs
Hyderabad: Telangana minster for IT and industries KT Rama Rao (KTR), on Thursday wrote an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking jobs for the state. Taking a dig at the…
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Hyderabad: Serial offender held for sexually assaulting minor
Hyderabad: The Chilkaguda police on Wednesday arrested a man for allegedly raping a minor. The accused is a serial offender, who has been booked in the past for various crimes. The accused…
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First eight days of Southwest Monsoon record large deficit
New Delhi: The slow progress of Southwest Monsoon has meant that the all India cumulative rainfall during this year’s monsoon first week — between June 1 to 8 — is minus 42…
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Delhi Police signs MoU with NDRF to train cops in disaster management
New Delhi: Delhi Police and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have joined hands to evolve and impart comprehensive disaster management skills at all levels of basic police training, officials said on Thursday.…
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Mamata condemns remarks on Prophet Mohammed
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday condemned the remarks by two BJP functionaries on Prophet Mohammed, terming them “hate speech”, and demanded that the accused leaders be immediately arrested…
