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Hijab Ban: SC refuses urgent hearing on plea against HC order
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to give any specific date to hear a plea challenging the Karnataka High Court order, which dismissed all petitions seeking direction for permission to wear…
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Oyo Rooms delists hotel for denying check-in to Kashmiri man
New Delhi: Hotel chain Oyo Rooms took action against a Delhi-based hotel for denying check-in to Kashmiri man despite booking in advance. It all started after a video went viral on social…
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India, Oman discuss cooperation in energy, defence, space
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday met his Oman counterpart Sayyid Badr Hamad Hamood Al Busaidi and discussed growing cooperation in various fields including defence, energy, space and science…
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IAF officer probing accidental missile firing incident
New Delhi: An Air Vice Marshal from the Air Force headquarters is carrying out a detailed investigation into the accidental firing of the tactical BrahMos supersonic cruise missile which landed in Pakistan…
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Why did Nehru internationalise Kashmir issue by taking it to UN: Sitharaman
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday accused the country’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru of internationalising the Kashmir issue by taking it to the United Nations and said India’s neighbour was…
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Hyderabad to be made center for competitive exams in Urdu
Hyderabad: After the state government announcement to fill 80000 government jobs and increase the age limit up to 44 years, a record number of young visitors were noticed in libraries across Telangana. …
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China has no locus standi to comment on J&K: India
New Delhi: India on Wednesday rejected Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s remarks on J&K, terming them “uncalled” and stressing other countries have no “locus standi” to comment on its internal matters. In a…
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Iran-Syria ties at their best: Iranian FM
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said on Wednesday that the relationship between Iran and Syria is at its best, official news agency IRNA reported. “Trade, economic and political consultations between the…
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Telangana: TSERC approves hike in power tariffs
Hyderabad: Electricity consumers need to get ready to pay more from April 1 as Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission (TSERC) has given consent for increasing power tariffs. While Telangana State Southern Distribution…
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Rape even by husband is rape: Karnataka High Court
Bengaluru: Equating sexual assault by a husband on his wife with rape, the Karnataka high court (HC) has refused to quash proceedings against a man accused of alleged rape by his wife. “A…
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Albright, first female US Secretary of State, dies of cancer
Washington: Madeleine Albright, the first female Secretary of State of the US, has died, her family announced. She was 84. Albright died of cancer, her family said in a statement on Wednesday, adding…
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Govt likely to table Constitution Amendment Bill in Rajya Sabha
New Delhi: The Centre is likely to table ‘The Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Orders (Amendment) Bill, 2022’ in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. The Upper House is also likely to conclude…
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India abstains for 5th time on UN Ukraine resolution
United Nations: India has abstained for the fifth time on a UN resolution on Ukraine, but this time it was on a Russia-sponsored resolution in the Security Council and New Delhi was…
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Details of 11 Bihar labourers killed in Hyderabad godown blaze being ascertained
Katihar: Details of families of the 11 labourers who were killed in the scrap godown blaze in Hyderabad’s Bhoiguda on Wednesday are being ascertained to ensure they receive the ex-gratia amount announced…
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Telangana: CM KCR calls for protests against Centre in view of fuel hike
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has called on party officials to hold protests against price hike across all constituencies in the state starting from March 24 i.e Thursday. “The protests…
