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Govt extends Rs 1.64 lakh cr lifeline to BSNL
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday approved a Rs 1.64 lakh crore revival package for BSNL, comprising of converting dues into equity, financial support and allocation of spectrum in a bid to…
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Muslim tailors in Gorakhpur are busy stitching clothes for Hindu ‘Kanwariyas’
There are numerous tales of communal harmony to be told from India in the torrid times when Hindu- Muslim polarization is constructed on the Indo- Gangetic plains to erect the edifice of…
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SC’s PMLA ruling: BJP hails it as ‘landmark judgement’, Cong expresses disappointment
New Delhi: The Supreme Court upholding certain powers of the Enforcement Directorate Wednesday evoked contrasting responses from the BJP and the Congress, with the ruling party hailing it as a “landmark judgement”…
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Dramatic twist to tale of woman who went missing at Vizag beach
Visakhapatnam: In a dramatic twist, a married woman who was feared drowned at Visakhapatnam beach two days ago was reportedly found in Andhra Pradesh’s Nellore on Wednesday, officials said. Authorities had conducted…
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Under pressure to expand team, Maha CM again air-dashes to Delhi
Mumbai: Under pressure to expand the cabinet from his restless flock of 50 MLAs and the upcoming Supreme Court hearing pertaining to disqualification proceedings, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday again…
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Meghalaya: Absconding BJP leader Bernard Marak arrested in UP
Shillong: The District Magistrate of Meghalaya’s West Garo Hills district on Wednesday ordered a magisterial probe to find out details about the police raid on Saturday on a brothel reportedly owned by the…
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BJP welcomes ‘landmark’ SC judgement on money laundering Act
New Delhi: The BJP on Wednesday welcomed the Supreme Court verdict upholding various provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act as a “landmark” judgement which, it said, should put an end…
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WBSSC scam: Address of firm with Arpita as director claimed fake
Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) probing the multi-crore West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) recruitment irregularities scam, has received a complaint that the registered address of one of the companies which has…
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Plea seeking suspension of Satyender Jain as Delhi minister dismissed
New Delhi: Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea seeking suspension of Satyendar Jain, who is under the custody of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) since May 31 in an alleged money laundering…
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Uyghur prisoners forced to speak in Chinese, kowtow to police
Sanji: Uyghurs prisoners in Xinjiang are forced to speak in Mandarin and perform obvious displays of subservience to their Chinese guards in monthly video calls with relatives, Uyghurs living in exile say,…
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Number of Twitter URLs blocked by GoI has increased since 2014
New Delhi: The number of Twitter URLs blocked by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has shown a rise during the last few years, the Parliament was told on Wednesday. A…
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Man detained for threatening to blow up VHP office in Delhi
New Delhi: A man was detained on Wednesday for allegedly threatening to blow up the Vishva Hindu Parishad’s (VHP) office in central Delhi’s Jhandewalan area, police said. The man was identified as Prince…
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PV Sindhu named India’s flagbearer at CommonWealth Games
Birmingham: Double Olympic medallist badminton ace PV Sindhu was on Wednesday named flagbearer of the Indian contingent for the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games beginning here on Thursday. “Sindhu has been…
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38 TMC MLAs in touch with BJP, claims Mithun Chakraborty
Kolkata: Actor-turned-politician Mithun Chakraborty, who had joined the BJP ahead of the West Bengal Assembly polls last year, on Wednesday claimed that 38 TMC MLAs are in touch with the saffron camp. Of…
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BJP worker’s killers may have escaped to Kerala, claims Karnataka HM
Bengaluru: Taking note of the killing of BJP youth wing leader Praveen Nettaru, Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra said that there was a high chance that the accused may have escaped to…
