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Umar Khalid placards: Goa NEET protest lowest level, says CM
Panaji: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday, July 29, said the recent student agitation in Goa over the NEET exam had “stooped to the lowest intellectual level”, and that placards demanding activist…
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MP govt forms panel to hold talks with protesting farmers
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Wednesday, July 29, said a committee comprising ministers has been formed to hold talks with the farmers agitating here over various demands, including 100…
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SC says Rs 8 lakh EWS income limit prima facie reasonable
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has observed that the Rs 8 lakh annual income limit for determining eligibility under the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) reservation appears to be prima facie reasonable. The…
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Jharkhand: Top Maoist Misir Besra arrested
Ranchi: Banned CPI (Maoist) politburo member Misir Besra, who was carrying a bounty of over Rs 1 crore on his head and wanted in 141 cases, was arrested from Jharkhand’s Dhanbad district,…
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Bill introduced for stricter delayed birth, death registration
New Delhi: A Bill to make provisions for delayed registration of births and deaths more stringent to “encourage timely reporting by citizens” was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, July 29.…
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Satheesan defends remarks on family food traditions
Thiruvananthapuram: Defending his recent remarks on preserving traditional food practices, Kerala Chief Minister V D Satheesan on Wednesday, July 29, rejected allegations that he had made a sexist statement, saying his comments…
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SC closes coal block case against ex-PM Manmohan Singh
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday, July 29, closed a criminal case against former prime minister Manmohan Singh in a coal block allocation case while setting aside a summoning order passed…
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Lok Sabha passes anti-paper leak bill amid slogans, adjourns for the day
New Delhi: Lok Sabha, on its eighth day of the Parliament Monsoon Session, passed the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act by voice vote, even as the Opposition protested with slogans.…
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Teacher suspended for alleged obscene behaviour with student
Ballia: A 50-year-old teacher of a government school here has been suspended and an inquiry ordered after allegations that he behaved obscenely with a Class 6 girl student, a Basic Education Department…
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SC dismisses former AP minister’s plea seeking anticipatory bail
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday, July 29, dismissed a plea filed by former Andhra Pradesh minister Karumuri Venkata Nageswara Rao seeking anticipatory bail in connection with the AP liquor transportation…
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RSS ideologue Mohandas booked for YouTube video on Delhi protest
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Police’s Cyber Crime wing has registered a case against right-wing political commentator T G Mohandas over remarks he allegedly made in a YouTube video about the students’ protest in…
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India reiterates support for Palestine at UNSC
United Nations: Speaking in Arabic at the Security Council, India’s Permanent Representative P Harish has strongly assured Palestinians of India’s support for them and commitment to a two-state solution that grants them…
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Harjinder, Gulveer clinch memorable silvers as India shines at CWG
Glasgow: Weightlifter Harjinder Kaur and long-distance star Gulveer Singh emerged as India’s standout performers, pushing themselves to the limit to clinch hard-fought silver medals, while three Indian boxers punched their way into…
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No question of split NCP camps joining hands: Sharad Pawar
Nationalist Congress Party (SP) President Sharad Pawar on Tuesday categorically rejected reports of a possible merger between the two NCP factions, declaring that there is “no question” of the split camps joining…
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Reports on cybersecurity incident incorrect: DRDO official
Some media reports on an alleged cybersecurity incident involving the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) are “incorrect and unverified,” officials said on Tuesday, and clarified that there is currently “no evidence…