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Oppn protests in Parliament against Centre’s ‘misuse’ of probe agencies
New Delhi: Both the Houses of Parliament on Thursday witnessed protests by opposition members against the alleged misuse of investigating agencies by the government against political opponents. Opposition members led by the Congress…
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Telangana’s Covid count again breaches 1,000 mark
Hyderabad: In a surge in Covid-19 cases, Telangana on Thursday reported over 1,000 new infections. According to health officials, 1,061 new cases were reported during the 24-hour period, ending 5.30 p.m. This…
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26/11 terror attack: One of youngest survivors moves HC seeking house
Mumbai: Devika Rotawan, who as a nine-year-old witnessed first hand the November 2008 terrorist attack on Mumbai, has moved the Bombay High Court seeking a house from the government. This is the…
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Pakistan’s ex PM Imran Khan faces threat of disqualification
Islamabad: Pakistan’s ruling alliance on Thursday filed a petition with the election commission seeking lifetime disqualification of former prime minister Imran Khan for not disclosing information regarding the gifts received from the…
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Ukrainian cities shelled, including one near nuclear plant
Kyiv: Powerful explosions rattled the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv on Thursday and a city close to the country’s biggest nuclear power plant sustained a barrage of shelling amid Russian attacks in…
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Unaware of Zawahiri’s ‘arrival & stay’ in Kabul: Taliban
Kabul: The caretaker Taliban administration in Afghanistan has said that the group was uninformed of Ayman al-Zawahiri’s “arrival and stay” in Kabul, although it is uncertain whether the Taliban have explicitly acknowledged or…
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Pakistan enslaved by IMF, laments PM Shehbaz Sharif
Peshawar: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday questioned the kind of independence enjoyed by the country when the nation is “economically enslaved” by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), media reports said.…
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Mamata arrives in Delhi on 4-day visit, scheduled to meet PM Modi Friday
New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee arrived here on Thursday on a four-day visit and is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday to discuss multiple issues, including…
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No such details available: ASI on Hyderabad – Bhagyanagar name
Hyderabad: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) here said it has no information on Hyderabad being named Bhagyanagar. It also said that it has no details of historical records of the Bhagyalaxmi…
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Bangalore: Ex-Karnataka CM Yediyurappa meets Amit Shah
Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister and veteran BJP leader B.S. Yediyurappa met Union Home Minister Amit Shah here on Thursday. According to sources, during the meeting, Yediyurappa told the Home Minister that the…
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EC receives 130 ‘hate speech’ complaints since 2019 LS polls
New Delhi: The Election Commission has received a total 130 complaints against ‘hate speech’ on various social media platforms during polls in the last few years. The poll panel data showed that…
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Telangana: Lightning kills 3 people in Jayashankar Bhupalpally
Hyderabad: In separate incidents three persons were struck to death by lightning on Wednesday, due to heavy rains in the Jayashankar Bhupalpally district. Among the victims were two farmers and a woman,…