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Congress sends landmark gun violence compromise to Biden
Washington: The House sent President Joe Biden the most wide-ranging gun violence bill Congress has passed in decades on Friday, a measured compromise that at once illustrates progress on the long-intractable issue and…
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AP Cabinet approves Rs 15000 cr Green Energy Project in state
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh state cabinet chaired by the Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has approved 42 important proposals including the renaming of Konaseema district as Ambedkar Konaseema district during a meeting…
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Sena to send notices to rebels; seeks disqualification of four more MLAs
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena has sent the names of four more rebel MLAs to the Maharashtra Assembly deputy speaker for initiating action of disqualification against them, a senior leader said. The party will…
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Delay in student visas: India raises issue with several countries
New Delhi: India on Friday strongly raised with Australia, Canada, the UK, the US, Germany and a number of other countries the issue of long delays in grant of visas to the…
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Karnataka: Eminent persons urge Bommai to ‘protect’ Muslims, maintain peace
Bengaluru: In a set back to ruling BJP government, litterateurs, thinkers have written an open letter to Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai urging him to “establish peace in Karnataka by protecting Muslims”. Chief Minister…
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Mumbai terror attack handler jailed for 15 years in Pakistan
Lahore: An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan has awarded over 15 years jail term in a terror financing case to the main handler of deadly 2008 Mumbai attacks. An anti-terrorism court in Lahore…
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Free coaching for SC, ST candidates who want to study abroad
Hyderabad: SC Development Commissioner Yogitha Rana on Friday said the SC, and ST candidates, who intend to study in foreign universities for post-graduate courses would be given free training. He said those…
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Ram Gopal Varma’s tweet on NDA Presidential candidate triggers row
Hyderabad: Controversial filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma triggered another row with his tweet on NDA’s Presidential candidate Draupadi Murmu, angering the BJP which lodged police complaints against him. BJP leaders Gudur Narayana Reddy…
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If Agniveers don’t get pension, why should public representatives: Varun Gandhi
Pilibhit: In his fresh criticism of the Centre’s ‘Agnipath’ scheme, BJP MP Varun Gandhi Friday said if those recruited in the armed forces under this initiative are not eligible for a pension,…
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Nationwide protest observed by SKM against Agnipath scheme
New Delhi: A nationwide day of protest was observed on Friday by Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) against the Centre’s Agnipath scheme. Protests were held in Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh,…
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Telangana: BJP trying to polarise voters as elections approach state?
Hyderabad: With talk in political circles going around that elections in Telangana are likely to be advanced once again (like in 2018) by the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), the Bhartiya Janata…
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Storm of people will join Congress in near future: Revanth Reddy
Hyderabad: TRS leader and Aswaraopet former MLA Tati Varnakateshwarlu and TRS sitting ZPTC Kantarao joined the Congress party in the presence of TPCC president Revant Reddy on Friday. MLA Sitakka, Working President…
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Saudi Arabia to replace 33,000 expats with Saudis in several sectors
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has announced a new plan to replace foreign employees with Saudis in several sectors, local media reported. On Wednesday, the Saudi Minister of Human Resources…
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US Supreme Court allows states to ban abortion; reverses landmark decision
Washington: The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years in a decision by its conservative majority to overturn Roe v. Wade. Friday’s outcome…
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HC asks govt to furnish report on probe into Ranchi violence
Ranchi: The High Court of Jharkhand on Friday directed the state government to furnish a report on the investigation done into the violence which gripped Ranchi on June 10 leading to the…
