Politics
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RJD chief Lalu Prasad embarks on campaign drive in Phulwari Shari
Patna: RJD president Lalu Prasad, who has been keeping indoors because of fragile health, on Tuesday undertook a drive to Phulwari Sharif constituency, in what is being seen as a “road show”…
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Hathras gang-rape defamation case: Hearing set for Dec 4 against Rahul Gandhi
Hathras: A local MP-MLA court on Tuesday fixed December 4 as the next date of hearing in a Hathras ‘gang rape’-linked defamation case filed against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as the court…
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JNUSU polls see voter turnout of 67 pc; results on Nov 6
New Delhi: The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union polls recorded a voter turnout of 67 per cent this year, a slight dip from 70 per cent in the previous election. In the…
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Ex-Bihar MLA Anant Singh held in Dular Chand Yadav murder case
Patna: Controversial former Bihar MLA Anant Singh, who seeks to reclaim Mokama seat on a ticket of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s JD(U), was arrested in a late-night operation on Saturday in connection…
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Borabanda to be renamed as PJR Borabanda: CM during Jubilee Hills by poll campaign
Hyderabad: In the last leg of campaigning for the Jubilee Hills by election, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, on Saturday, November 1, announced that Borabanda will be renamed after late veteran…
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Top Maoist in Hyderabad jail on hunger-strike against solitary confinement
Hyderabad: A former top Maoist has been on a hunger strike in solitary confinement at Cherlapally Central Prison since October 28, demanding the basic freedom to walk within the barracks premises. Sanjoy…
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5 lakh ‘Duplicate Voters’ still in Bihar rolls, AAP’s Sanjay Singh alleges
Patna: Senior Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh on Friday alleged that 5 lakh “duplicate voters” still exist in the electoral rolls of Bihar even after the Special Intensive Revision by the…
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Telangana woman farmer in tears as paddy washed away in rains
Hyderabad: In a heart-wrenching incident which reflects the plight of the farmers at the paddy procurement centres (PPC) in Telangana, a woman farmer could be seen desperately trying to save her paddy…
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Modi says right time to invest in Indian shipping sector; meets global CEOs
Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday exhorted global investors to take bets on the Indian shipping sector, pointing out that this is the “right time” for such a move. The Prime…
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SP leaders Azam Khan, Irfan Solanki meet in Rampur after release from jail
Rampur: Senior Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan and former MLA Irfan Solanki, both recently released on bail after long periods in jail, met at Khan’s residence in Rampur on Wednesday. Accompanied…
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Former Kerala minister visits Hyderabad eatery threatened by Bajrang Dal
Hyderabad: Former Kerala minister PK Sreemathy visited Kerala Thattukada, the restaurant near the English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), and took stock of how the restaurant was shut down by a mob…
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All-party meet on SIR aimed at ‘safeguarding democracy’, all parties should join: Stalin
Tenkasi: The all-party meet over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is an attempt to “safeguard democracy” and all parties should attend it, setting aside political differences, Chief Minister M…
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Shashi Tharoor slams India’s cricket selectors for ignoring Sarfaraz Khan
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday expressed “outrage” over Mumbai batter Sarfaraz Khan being ignored for selection in the India A squad recently and said runs in domestic cricket…
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Centre ‘didn’t want’ Sonam Wangchuk in statehood talks, wife claims
New Delhi: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk’s wife, Gitanjali Angmo, on Wednesday claimed her husband was detained following the violent Ladakh protests because the government did not want him to be involved in…
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Mohammad Azharuddin to swear in as Telangana minister on Oct 31
Hyderabad: Congress MLC Mohammad Azharuddin will be inducted into the cabinet and is likely to be sworn in as minister on Friday, October 31, at 12:15 pm at Raj Bhavan. The decision…
