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57 held for PFI links in Uttar Pradesh’s 26 districts
Lucknow: Nearly 57 people, linked to the Popular Front of India (PFI), have been arrested in raids conducted by the police, Special Task force and Anti-Terrorist Squad. The raids were held in…
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SC reserves verdict on pleas challenging Centre’s 10 per cent EWS quota
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on a batch of pleas challenging the validity of the 103rd Constitution amendment providing 10 per cent reservation to economically weaker sections…
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President Murmu asks scientific community to pursue path of social responsibility
Bengaluru: President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday called on the scientific community to pursue a path of social responsibility. “Every challenge makes us think about a need to face and prevent its concurrence.…
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Siddaramaiah ‘paid’ Sonia to become CM: Karnataka BJP President
Vijayapura: BJP Karnataka President Nalin Kumar Kateel on Tuesday alleged that Siddaramaiah had “paid” Sonia Gandhi to become the chief minister of the state in 2013. He had earlier stated that Siddaramaiah…
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Telangana: Annapurna Food Scheme provides 10 Cr meals under GHMC
Hyderabad: “Annapurna Food Scheme”, the Telangana Government’s flagship food program since 2014, has been providing 10 crore meals within the limits of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC). The scheme provides food to…
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President gives assent to Haryana law declaring child marriages void
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu has given her assent to a legislation of Haryana under which every child marriage that has been solemnised will be considered as “void ab initio” (having no…
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TSRTC’s ‘Hyderabad Darshan’ will tour you around city in 12 hours
Hyderabad: Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) on Tuesday launched ‘Hyderabad Darshan’, a weekend tour package bus that would drive visitors across the city to seven different destinations, adding more appeal to…
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Hyderabad: Women who attacked idol seem mentally unstable, say cops
Hyderabad: The people of Chintal Basti, a predominantly Hindu area near Khairatabad, welcomed Goddess Durga on the occasion of Navratri on September 26. A pandal was set up and decorated with lights…
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Hyderabad idol attack: Hindu groups call for bandh, shops closed
Hyderabad: A bandh is observed in Chintal Basthi Khairatabad after the Hindu groups gave a call to protest the alleged desecration of a Hindu idol at a pandal on Tuesday morning. Two…
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Iran: Enforced hijab sparks online debate; feminists calls for action
London: Iranian authorities have cracked down on protests which erupted after the death in custody of a 22-year-old woman who was arrested by the morality police for not wearing the hijab appropriately.…
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Kerala HC dismisses PIL to regulate Bharat Jodo Yatra
Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Tuesday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) which sought a direction to the state government and the police to ensure the Congress party’s ongoing ‘Bharat Jodo…
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Violent protests over Dalit boy’s death in Uttar Pradesh
Aurraiya: Violent protests took place in Uttar Pradesh’s Aurraiya district on Tuesday following the death of a 15-year-Dalit boy, who was allegedly beaten by a teacher from his school. The family and…
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Karnataka police bust drug racket; foreigner, 4 women arrested
Bengaluru: With the arrest of a foreign drug peddler and four women, Karnataka police on Tuesday claimed to have busted an inter-state drug racket operating from the deep forests of Andhra Pradesh.…
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Number of PFI activists detained in Karnataka
Bengaluru: A number of office-bearers and members of the Popular Front of India (PFI) were taken into custody from across Karnataka, after raids at their offices and residences, police sources said on…
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Mumbai NIA court rejects Varavara Rao’s application to travel for eye surgery
Mumbai: A special NIA court in Mumbai has rejected Telugu poet and Elgar Parishad accused Varavara Rao’s plea to go to Hyderabad for three months to undergo cataract surgery. The court rejected…
