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Budget 2024: Minorities face setback in education and welfare programmes
Hyderabad: The financial woes for the Union ministry of minority affairs persist as the Budget estimate remains almost the same, with only a marginal increase for a few schemes and programmes. The…
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PMLA court grants 5-day ED remand to ex-Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren
Ranchi: Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren was on Friday remanded to five days’ Enforcement Directorate custody by a special PMLA court here in connection with a money laundering case linked to…
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‘Rahul Gandhi’s body double left quietly after I raised the issue’: Assam CM
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday claimed that the body-double used by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in the state left Guwahati quietly after…
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HC permits Mahua Moitra to withdraw plea against eviction from govt bungalow
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday allowed expelled Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra to withdraw her petition challenging the eviction notice issued by the Directorate of Estates (DoE) asking her…
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Govt to sell Bharat Rice at Rs 29 per kg in retail
New Delhi: The government on Friday said it will sell ‘Bharat Rice’ in the retail market at Rs 29 per kg from next week to give relief to the common man and…
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JMM’s Champai Soren takes oath as chief minister of Jharkhand
Ranchi: JMM legislature party leader Champai Soren on Friday took oath as the chief minister of Jharkhand. He was administered the oath of office by Governor C P Radhakrishnan at the Raj…
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Congress’ Nyay Yatra to enter Jharkhand on Friday
Ranchi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ will enter Jharkhand on Friday afternoon, a party leader said here. The Yatra is expected to enter the state through Pakur district at…
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SC junks plea seeking handcuff election symbol for candidates with criminal background
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a PIL seeking an election symbol of handcuff for candidates with criminal antecedents. A bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud…
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Committee submits UCC draft; bill in Assembly soon, says Uttarakhand CM
Three days before the Uttarakhand Assembly will convene a special session to pass Uniform Civil Code (UCC) bill, the state government-appointed panel to prepare a draft of the UCC on Friday, February…
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T20 World Cup ticket prices, India-Pakistan match date – Everything you need to know
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has revealed the ticket prices for the T20 World Cup 2024, India-Pakistan match date and introduced a public ballot system for allocating seats in the matches. The…
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Prayagraj cops bring back sulking groom, solemnise wedding
Prayagraj: Prayagraj police played a key role in bringing back a groom who abruptly left the wedding venue because he was upset over “improper welcome” by the bride’s family. The incident took…
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Mumbai police on alert as threat message claims ‘bombs planted’ in city
Mumbai: The Mumbai police are on alert and have launched a probe after a message claimed that bombs have been planted in the city and they would be set off, an official…
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Rape case against Chinmayanand withdrawn
Shahjahanpur: A special MP/ MLA court in Shahjahanpur has acquitted former Union Minister of State Chinmayanand in a 2011 rape case, observing that it did not find enough evidence against the accused…
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IIT-BHU student found hanging in hostel room
Varanasi: A student of IIT (BHU) in Varanasi has been found hanging in his hostel room. Final-year B.Arch (architecture) student Utkarsh Raj, 23, was reportedly suffering from depression and undergoing counselling sessions.…
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SKM accuses Centre of trying to bring farm laws through ‘back entry’
New Delhi: The proposals to promote private and public investment in post-harvest activities made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman in the interim budget is akin to giving “back entry” to the three…