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DMK slams Centre for imposition of Hindi
Chennai: A high-level meeting of the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) held at the party headquarters has condemned the Union Government’s move to impose Hindi on non-Hindi speaking states. In a strongly-worded…
- India
Maharashtra records 45.53 pc voter turnout till 3 pm
Mumbai: Maharashtra recorded a voter turnout of 45.53 percent till 3 pm as polling was underway in all 288 Assembly constituencies of the state, election officials said. Gadchiroli district recorded 62.99 percent…
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Schools closed in Rajasthan’s Khairthal-Tijara district due to rising pollution
Jaipur: In view of the rising pollution, schools were closed in Rajasthan’s Khairthal-Tijara district from Wednesday till November 23. Owing to pollution in the area, the Rajasthan government had announced the closure…
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Nitish to distribute appointment letters to over 1.14 lakh special teachers
Patna: Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is set to distribute appointment letters to 1,14,138 special teachers on Wednesday at an event at Patna’s Convention Hall. Prominent leaders will attend the programs, including Deputy…
- India
Polling begins in Maharashtra assembly elections
Mumbai: Polling began Wednesday morning in the Maharashtra assembly elections, where the ruling BJP-led Mahayuti alliance is vying to retain power and the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) combine is hoping for a…
- India
Polling underway for Punjab bypoll on four Assembly seats
Chandigarh: Polling began on Wednesday morning for bypoll to Punjab’s four Assembly seats, which are witnessing a triangular contest that saw high-pitched and aggressive campaigning among the state’s ruling AAP, the main…
- India
Polling begins for second phase of Jharkhand Assembly elections
Ranchi: Voting for the 38 constituencies across 12 districts of Jharkhand in the second and final phase of Assembly elections began on Wednesday morning amid tight security. A total of 14,218 polling…
- India
Home minister Shah responsible for Manipur crisis, must resign: Congress
New Delhi: The Congress party demanded the resignation of the country’s home minister Amit Shah, asking him to claim responsibility for the deepening crisis in Manipur, on Tuesday, November 19. “The double-engine…
- India
AI-Vistara merger pivotal moment for Indian aviation, says Singapore Airlines
New Delhi: Singapore Airlines CEO Goh Choon Phong on Monday said the airline group will support the ongoing transformation of the enlarged Air India Group by offering “our stewardship and expertise where…
- Hyderabad
No drone zone across Madhapur ahead of President’s visit to Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Ahead of President Droupadi Murmu’s visit to Hyderabad, the Cyberabad police commissioner issued a notice prohibiting the flying of drones inside Madhapur police station limits on Friday, November 22. The notice…
- India
Priyanka Gandhi flags ‘fertilizer shortage’
New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday claimed that there is a “crisis of fertilizers” in the country and wondered how the BJP government has not been able to estimate…
- India
HC disposes plea of student who allegedly submitted AI-generated assignment
New Delhi: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has disposed of a plea filed by a law student from OP Jindal Global University who had challenged the varsity’s decision to “fail” him…
- India
Calcutta HC stays suspension of 7 BBMCH medical students
Kolkata: A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Tuesday, stayed the decision of the North Bengal Medical College and Hospital (NBMCH) at Siliguri in West Bengal’s Darjeeling district to suspend…
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Govt brought down violence in J&K, North-East and Naxal-hit areas: Shah
Gandhinagar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the BJP-led government at the Centre succeeded in bringing down violence in Jammu and Kashmir, North-East and Naxal-hit areas by 70 percent in…
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Letter to EC seeks ‘ban’ on removing burqas of women voters
New Delhi: A missive by Samajwadi Party (SP) Uttar Pradesh chief Shyam Lal Pal to the Election Commission (EC) regarding Muslim women voters has sparked off a major controversy with the Bharatiya…