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‘A good man exits’: Jairam Ramesh on outgoing VP Naidu
New Delhi: With West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar nominated as NDA’s vice presidential candidate, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday had words of praise for outgoing vice president M Venkaiah Naidu and…
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Inspired by crime show, 5 juveniles kill school boy in UP, held
Noida: Five juveniles were arrested in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr district on Saturday for allegedly kidnapping a school boy and later killing him, police officials said. The juveniles, one of whom studied in…
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Nitish announces JD(U)’s support to Dhankhar
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday announced that his Janata Dal (United) will support NDA candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar in the upcoming vice presidential election. In a statement issued here, Kumar…
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Telangana: TRS MPs to protest on BJP’s partisan attitude’ towards state
Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Saturday directed TRS MPs to raise their voices in both houses to strongly protest against the central government’s partisan attitude towards Telangana. Rao, popularly known as…
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Hasty indiscriminate arrests, difficulty in getting bail needs urgent attention: CJI
Jaipur: Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana on Saturday said that from hasty indiscriminate arrests, to difficulty in obtaining bail, the process leading to the prolonged incarceration of undertrials needs urgent attention.…
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Spurt in viral diseases, private hospitals fleecing patients
Hyderabad: With the spurt in viral diseases private hospitals are making hay in the name of administering platelets to Dengue patients. In response to a stream of complaints, Health Director Dr G…
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Telangana govt clears due salaries of Imams, Muezzins , sanctions Rs. 17 crores
Hyderabad: After the salaries of Imams and Muezzins in the state were due for three months, the Telangana government on Saturday sanctioned Rs. 17 crores for the salaries. The chairman of the…
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TRS to focus on target Modi strategy for next assembly election
Hyderabad: In order to register a hattrick Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao decided to focus on target Modi and target central government poll strategy. According to reliable sources, the poll strategist…
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Ahmed Patel assured Teesta funds from Cong, agencies; says former aide
New Delhi: A day after Gujarat SIT probing charges of fabrication of evidence linked to the 2002 riots stated that the accused were part of a larger conspiracy to destabilize the then…
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51 lakh households to get zero electricity bill: Bhagwant Mann
Chandigarh: In a major relief to residents, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday announced that as per the government’s promise to provide 600 units of free power per billing cycle, 51…
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Miscreants throw pieces of meat in temple compound in UP’s Kannauj
Kannauj (UP): Unidentified miscreants threw pieces of meat in the compound of a village temple in this Uttar Pradesh district on Saturday, police said. According to police, the incident took place in…
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Arunachal: Order on beef kept in abeyance
Itanagar: The order directing all hotels and restaurants within the Itanagar Capital Region (ICR) to “remove signboards displaying ‘beef’ by July 18 or else fine of Rs 2,000 would be imposed and their…
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Protest in Karnataka district in support of wearing hijab in schools, colleges
Dakshina Kannada: Hundreds of women took out a massive rally in Mangaluru city of Dakshina Kannada district in support of wearing hijab in educational institutions under the banner of the Campus Front…
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Islam in China must be Chinese in orientation: President Xi Jinping
Beijing: President Xi Jinping has asked officials to step up efforts to uphold the principle that Islam in China must be Chinese in orientation and religions in the country should adapt to…
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Andhra bride in flood-hit village takes boat to reach for wedding
Amaravati: Undaunted by the havoc caused by heavy rain and the floods in Godavari River, a bride in Andhra Pradesh set off in a boat to the groom’s place along with relatives…
