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Delhi: AAP gave licenses to firms that paid ‘hefty commissions’, claims BJP
New Delhi: The BJP on Wednesday alleged that the Delhi government ignored recommendations of an expert panel set up to reform liquor trade in the capital and gave licences to companies that paid…
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Telangana: AIMIM demands MLA Raja Singh’s expulsion from Assembly
Hyderabad: The general secretary of All India Majlis Ittehadul-E-Muslimeen (AIMIM) on Wednesday wrote to the Telangana Legislative Assembly Speaker Pocharam Srinivas Reddy, demanding that BJP MLA from Goshamahal, Raja Singh, be expelled…
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Delhi HC allows Karti Chidambaram to withdraw plea in INX Media case
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday allowed Congress MP Karti Chidambaram to withdraw his application seeking interim protection from coercive steps by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the…
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SC to hear journalist Siddique Kappan’s bail plea on Aug 26
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear the bail plea of Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan on Friday (August 26). Kappan along with three others were arrested on October 5,…
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Outgoing Bihar speaker did not want a Dalit to preside over House, says his deputy
Patna: Bihar Assembly Deputy Speaker Maheshwar Hazari on Wednesday accused outgoing Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha of having insulted Dalits by denying him the opportunity to conduct proceedings of the House after stepping down.…
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Deputy Speaker Maheshwar Hazari to run Bihar Assembly till Speaker is elected
Patna: After the resignation of Vijay Kumar Sinha from the post of Speaker on Wednesday, the proceedings of Bihar Vidhan Sabha will be conducted by Deputy Speaker, Maheshwar Hazari. Such a situation arose…
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AIFF hopeful FIFA can lift ban on India in the coming days
New Delhi: Despite the turmoil in the All India Football Federation (AIFF), it is hopeful the international football federation (FIFA) could lift the ban from India in the coming days and clear…
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D***heads can’t deter me: Raja Singh’s lawyer on receiving death threats
Hyderabad: Suspended Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Goshamahal Raja Singh’s lawyer, Karuna Sagar Kashimshetty, on Wednesday claimed that he received multiple death threats for taking up Raja Singh’s case, and stated,…
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Feroz Khan demands apology from Raja Singh for his remarks on Prophet Muhammad
Hyderabad: Congress leader Feroz Khan on Wednesday slammed suspended BJP MLA Raja Singh for his remarks against Prophet Muhammad. Appreciating the action taken by BJP against the MLA, Khan said that now…
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Confusion in Nepal over recruitment in Gorkha regiments due to Agnipath scheme
Kathmandu: The Nepal government is in a fix on whether to allow the Indian Army to recruit Nepali youths under the Narendra Modi governments newly launched Agnipath scheme of short-term recruitment into…
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Saudi to allow children of illegal residents to enrol in schools
The Ministry of Education declared on Tuesday that the children of foreigners who are illegally residing in Saudi Arabia will be permitted to sign up in schools for the new academic year.…
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Kerala HC stays pre-arrest bail to ‘Civic’ Chandran in sexual harassment case
The Kerala high court on Wednesday stayed the order of a sessions court, granting pre-arrest bail to author ‘Civic’ Chandran on Wednesday. The order, passed by Justice Dr Kausar Edapagath, said that…
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Nitish frowns upon controversy around Muslim minister’s temple entry
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday expressed dismay over the controversy around Israil Ahmed Mansuri, his cabinet colleague, visiting a temple in Gaya. Kumar blamed the controversy on “divisive” politics…
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Karnataka HC quashes POCSO case, upholds marriage of accused, victim
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has quashed a case lodged under the provision of the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) and upheld the marriage between the accused and the…
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BJP hold protests across Telangana over arrests
Hyderabad: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday staged protests across Telangana against the arrest of its state president Bandi Sanjay and other leaders. Top state leaders of the party sat on…
