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Hyderabad-based Aurobindo pharma faces suit in US over epilepsy drug
Hyderabad: Major pharma companies from Japan and Switzerland have taken city-based Aurobindo pharma to a US court over patent infringement of their anti-epilepsy drug Banzel. The Banzel drug was developed by Novartis,…
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Remarks against Prophet: Massive protest held outside Indian Consulate in New York
New York: A huge protest was held outside Indian Consulate in New York on Friday demanding punishment for those who made objectionable remarks against Prophet Mohammed. Protests also took place in other…
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Prophet row: Fresh violence reported in pockets of Howrah
Kolkata: Fresh violence has erupted in certain pockets of Howrah district on Saturday morning as agitators staged demonstrations over the recent controversial remarks over Prophet Muhammad. Tension broke out in the minority-dominated…
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Saudi Arabia reduces Haj prices for domestic pilgrims
Riyadh: The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah in Saudi Arabia on Thursday announced the reduction of Haj prices for citizens and residents of the Kingdom. There are three packages for domestic pilgrims…
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Royal sand bath in waterless Yamuna
Agra: Scores of Yamuna river activists on Friday evening, on the festive occasion of Ganga Dussehra, took a ritualistic bath, not with water but with dry and hot sand to highlight the…
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UP cops arrest Javed Mohammad, call him ‘Mastermind’ of Prayagraj violence
The Uttar Pradesh police on Saturday arrested Javed Mohammad, an activist with the Welfare Party of India, in connection with the protests that erupted in Prayagraj after Friday prayers. Protests occurred around…
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Prophet remarks row: Bangladesh sees protests, calls to boycott Indian products
Dhaka: Several political parties and Islamists of Islami Andolon Bangladesh (IAB), Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam Bangladesh, and Islami Oikyajote demonstrated countrywide after prayers on Friday noon against the remarks on Prophet Mohammad by BJP…
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Ethiopia repatriates 35,000 nationals from Saudi Arabia
Addis Ababa: Ethiopia has repatriated around 35,000 nationals from Saudi Arabia in the past two months, an official said here. Speaking to local media, State Minister of Government Communications Service Selamawit Kassa…
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Karnataka: Students clash at University College over Savarkar’s portraits
Mangaluru: Two groups of students clashed at the University College in the city over a few mounting the portraits of Veer Savarkar and Bharat Mata in the classroom a few days ago,…
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Hyderabad: Copper wire worth Rs 10L stolen from Police Command Centre
Hyderabad: Theft occured in the under-construction Police command and control centre in Banjara Hills. Copper bundles worth approximately Rs 10 lakhs were stolen from the building. Speaking to the Siasat.com, Banjara Hills…
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Bangladesh govt under pressure to act on Prophet remarks row: Ruling Awami League leader
Dhaka: Amid protests over the remarks against Prophet Mohammad by two now-suspended BJP functionaries, a senior leader of the ruling Awami League has said that the Bangladesh government is under pressure to…
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Taliban rejects report on human rights violations in Afghanistan
Kabul: The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has rejected a recent report by the Human Rights Watch (HRW) which expressed concerns over the violations of human rights, especially those of women and girls,…
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Rajya Sabha election results at a glance; BJP wins big
Union ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and Piyush Goyal, Randeep Surjewala and Jairam Ramesh of the Congress and Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut were among the 16 candidates elected to the Rajya Sabha from four…
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‘Do you want bodies dumped on roads?’ HC raps Karnataka govt
The Karnataka high court questioned the state government caustically as to if why remains of dead bodies had to be thrown on the roads, citing that the state claimed failure to provide…
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Karnataka: Hindu BMTC workers wear saffron shawls in protest of skull-caps
Bengaluru: A section of Hindu employees of the state-owned Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) objecting to the Muslim drivers, conductors and others wearing skull caps, are now attending duty donning saffron shawls.…
