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Indian students to benefit the most as Canada allows more than 20-hour work
Toronto: Since Indian students make up more than a third of all international students studying in Canada, they will be the biggest beneficiaries of the Canadian governments decision on Friday to allow…
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Man practicing witchcraft sacrifices minor son in Bihar
Patna: A man allegedly involved in witchcraft has been arrested for killing his minor son in Bihar’s Banka district, an official said on Friday. The accused, Dipak Sharma, allgedly practises witchcraft and…
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Man killed in Bokaro for affair with woman of another community, 11 arrested
Ranchi: A 45-year-old man was allegedly murdered in Jharkhand’s Bokaro district for his relationship with a woman of another community, police said on Friday. Some people of Dhawaiya village in Mahuatand were…
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Situation has not returned to normal: MEA on eastern Ladakh border row
New Delhi: India on Friday said the situation in eastern Ladakh has not returned to the stage of full normalcy as some steps are yet to be taken for it. The comments…
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Idol destroyed at colonial-era Hindu temple in Bangladesh
Dhaka: Unidentified persons destroyed the idol of a deity at a colonial-era Hindu temple in western Bangladesh, prompting police to launch a massive manhunt, officials said on Friday. Authorities of the Kali…
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Boxing at National Games: Simranjit, Shiva, Saweety win easy to advance to next round
Ahmedabad: World championships medallists Simranjit Kaur Baath and Shiva Thapa outclassed their respective opponents to advance to the quarterfinals of women’s and men’s boxing events at the National Games here on Friday.…
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Karnataka to hike SC/ST quota through Constitutional amendment
Bengaluru: In a major decision ahead of the Assembly polls a few months away, the BJP government in Karnataka on Friday decided to increase the Scheduled Castes and Tribes (SC/STs) quota in…
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Free bus rides in TN turn bumpy: Many women reject freebie, insist on tickets
Chennai: The DMK government in Tamil Nadu announced free bus rides for all women in the state after assuming office. It gained traction across the country as a project which helps women…
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Telangana: Erratic rainfall continues; moderate thunderstorms till Oct 12
Hyderabad: On Friday, there were scattered periods of rain around the state. Due to recent rainfall, several water tanks had significant inflows, and streams in some locations were overflowing. The district police…
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CBI files chargesheet against Sukesh Chandrashekhar in impersonation case
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday filed a chargesheet against Sukesh Chandrashekhar and his associate in a fraud case instituted in 2019. CBI has submitted a chargesheet against Sukesh…
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Human rights of people of Xinjiang should be respected, guaranteed: India
New Delhi: For the first time, India on Friday clearly commented on the situation in China’s Xinjiang and said the rights of people of the autonomous region should be “respected and guaranteed”.…
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CBI files charge sheet against Lalu Prasad, Rabri Devi in land-for-jobs scam
New Delhi: The CBI has filed a charge sheet against former railway minister Lalu Prasad, his wife Rabri Devi and 14 others in connection with an alleged land-for-jobs scam during his tenure…
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Mother, sister of Gauri Lankesh join Rahul in Bharat Jodo Yatra
Chittanahalli: Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi was on Friday joined by the mother and sister of slain activist Gauri Lankesh during the Bharat Jodo Yatra here as he walked with them and…
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Nika Shakarami’s mother disputes Iran, says she died of blows to head
Tehran: The mother of a 16-year-old Iranian girl has disputed official claims that her daughter fell to her death from a high building, saying the teen was killed by blows to the…
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TRS predicts exit of a couple of Congress MPs in Telangana
Hyderabad: A couple of MPs of Congress in Telangana are likely to leave the party around the time its leader Rahul Gandhi is in Telangana for his ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, TRS working…
