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VHP, Bajrang Dal demand ban on PFI, Tablighi Jamaat
New Delhi: The Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Thursday held protests in different parts of the country and submitted memoranda demanding a ban on “organizations like PFI and Tablighi…
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Nirmal Minority Junior college closed, Govt failed to pay rent
Hyderabad: The Siasat daily had warned that the owners of Telangana minority residential schools and colleges may lock up their properties if the government failed to release their rents. The apprehension expressed…
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Why Centre’s Agnipath scheme sparked protests in states?
New Delhi: The Centre’s Agnipath recruitment scheme for Indian youth in the armed forces, termed a historic and transformative measure, has met unprecedented level of agitations and protests in several states across…
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Steep rise in Tomato prices, Govt fixes prices in Rythu Bazaars
Hyderabad: The prices of tomato increased by 40% in different parts of the country, especially in city areas and there is a growing public demand for the government to control its price. …
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Bhima-Koregaon: Police hacked Varavara Rao, Rona Wilson’s gadgets
In a research conducted by non profit organisations Amnesty International and Citizen Lab along with security firm SentinelOne, it was learnt that police forces have been employing hacking tactics on political activists.…
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Jubilee Hills rape: 6 accused apply for bail; police files counter
Hyderabad: In a major development in the Jubilee Hills gang rape case, the lone adult has filed a bail petition in the court while the five minors have filed for a bail…
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Countrywide stir needed to stall Agnipath scheme: Tikait
Haridwar: Bhartiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Thursday opposed the Centre’s “Agnipath” scheme for recruitment to the armed forces, saying a countrywide movement is needed to stall it. On farmers’ issues,…
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Rahul Gandhi seeks time from ED citing mother’s illness
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday sought more time from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with his ongoing questioning in the National Herald case for which he was summoned…
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Hyderabad: Congress leaders booked for protest at Khairtabad
Hyderabad: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president Revanth Reddy and other congress members were on Thursday booked by the Panjagutta police for protesting against the ongoing ED case involving senior Congress leader…
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Hyderabad: Renuka Chowdhury clarifies her action of holding cop by his collar
Hyderabad: Issuing a clarification over the incident that took place at the protest site on Thursday, Congress leader and former union minister Renuka Chowdhury said that whatever happened was “unintentional” and she…
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Hyderabad: Shops close in protest against Nupur Sharma’s statements
Hyderabad: Many commercial establishments on Thursday downed shutters as a form of protest against the blasphemous statements made by ex-BJP spokespersons Nupur Sharma. Shops at Jagdish market, Troop Bazaar, Jambagh and Abids…
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48-year-old Israeli-Palestinian shot dead in Baqa Al-Gharbiya
An Israeli citizen of Palestinian origin was shot dead on Wednesday in Baqa Al Gharbiya, an Arab town in Israel. The deceased identified as 48-year-old Nader Maqaldeh, was leaving a cafe at…
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Hyderabad: Protests calling for arrest of Nupur Sharma continue
Hyderabad: A protest rally demanding arrest of Nupur Sharma was taken out by the local people of Hussainalam on Thursday evening. Scores of people participated in the rally holding placards denouncing the…
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Chidambaram resigns from Maharashtra RS seat after getting elected from TN
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday resigned from his Rajya Sabha seat from Maharashtra after he was elected to the Upper House from his home state of Tamil Nadu…
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BJP eyeing non-NDA parties who skipped Mamata meet for support
New Delhi: After opposition parties decided to field a joint candidate for Presidential election, the BJP is focusing on winning support of non-NDA parties who skipped the Wednesday’s meeting called by West…
