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Jailed Mukhtar Ansari tells court he was served food laced with poison
Barabanki: Jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari on Thursday told a court in Barabanki district in Uttar Pradesh that his health has deteriorated after he was served food allegedly laced with poison inside the…
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IPL 2024 to have sign language feed for differently abled
Mumbai: The upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League will have a sign language feed and descriptive commentary for the deaf, hard-of-hearing and visually-impaired fans. The official broadcaster of the T20 league,…
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Bengaluru: Law student commits suicide by jumping in front of Metro train
Bengaluru: A student of the National School of Law here on Thursday committed suicide by jumping in front of a Metro train at the Attiguppe Metro Station, the police said. The deceased…
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Rooh Afza: Soulful saga of iconic summer drink transcends borders
Jeddah: For over a century, people in India and Pakistan have relished Rooh Afza, a cooling squash with rose fragrance and crimson shade. The syrup was developed by Hakeem Hafeez Abdul Majeed,…
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Khalid Ansari, ex-owner-editor of Inquilab and Mid Day returns to Mumbai for charity work
Over three decades ago, I knocked at the office door of Khalid Ansari’s son Tarique Ansari (Tarique Bhai) in Mumbai. Then Khalid Ansari Sahab was too big for a young Bihari boy…
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Delhi: Indian flyer smuggles 995 grams of gold from Madinah, held
Customs officials arrested an Indian passenger coming from the city of Madinah, Saudi Arabia for allegedly smuggling 995 grams of gold at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in Delhi. The accused…
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Hyderabad leads in women employment trends in India
Hyderabad: A recent report on the women workforce in India has indicated that cities like Hyderabad, Pune, and Chennai stand out as top destinations for women’s employment opportunities. According to ‘The State…
- India
HC directs Centre to file affidavit on PIL alleging deactivation of Aadhaar cards
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the Centre to file an affidavit on a PIL alleging deactivation of Aadhaar cards of people by the authorities concerned. Additional Solicitor General (ASG)…
- India
Budaun killings: Mayawati calls for strict action but appeals against ‘politicisation’
Lucknow: Expressing grief over the brutal murder of two minor brothers in Budaun, Bahujan Samaj Party president and former chief minister Mayawati on Thursday called for strict action and appealed against politicisation…
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EC tells Modi govt to stop sending Viksit Bharat messages immediately
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday, March 21, directed the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology MEIT to immediately stop sending Viksit Bharat messages over WhatsApp, ANI reported. “The move…
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Karnataka Governor returns ‘temple bill’ to Govt seeking clarification
Bengaluru: Seeking clarification, Karnataka Governor has sent back to the government a bill that sought to collect funds from temples with over Rs 10 lakh annual income, citing that a case concerning…
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War of word over ‘Shakti’
With the heat of the election campaign at its height the BJP is not ready to let go even a “single” word that is uttered by Opposition leaders. This also underlines the…
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Photos: Congress press briefing at AICC HQ
New Delhi: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and party leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi brief the media, at AICC headquarters, in New Delhi, Thursday, March 21, 2024. New Delhi: Congress President Mallikarjun…
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Election 2024: From Patna to Mumbai, message is loud and clear; opposition is putting up united fight
The massive rally of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance in Mumbai on March 17 and in Patna on March 3 exploded the media-created myth that only the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party…
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SC stays Centre’s notification on setting up PIB’s Fact Check Unit
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the Centre’s notification on setting up a fact-checking unit under the Press Information Bureau (PIB) to identify fake news about the Union government. The…