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Months ahead of Assembly polls, Congress forms secular alliance in Mizoram
Aizawl: Months ahead of the elections to the 40-member Mizoram Assembly, Congress, the main opposition party in the state, has formed a ‘Mizoram Secular Alliance’ (MSA) with two local parties – People’s…
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Chhattisgarh: Kejriwal announces ten guarantees including free electricity
Raipur: Seeking to make inroads in Chhattisgarh, Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday announced ten “guarantees” for the upcoming assembly polls in the Congress-ruled state including free electricity, monthly ‘samman…
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Asia Cup: Indian squad could have additional members, Dravid to be part of selection
New Delhi: The Indian selection panel, led by Ajit Agarkar, is likely to go for a 17-member squad for the upcoming Asia Cup in order to check out all possible options ahead…
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Police demolish ‘illegal’ properties of drug peddlers in Faridabad
Faridabad: Police razed the houses of three alleged drug peddlers on Saturday during a special demolition drive against properties illegally acquired by them, officials said. According to the police, the alleged drug…
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Tiger cubs’ death in Bengal Safari Park: Forest department holds mother responsible
Kolkata: The West Bengal Zoo Authority, along with the state forest department, has come up with a face-saving report on the death of two tiger cubs at Bengal Safari Park at Siliguri…
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Press Club of India condemns journalist’s murder in Bihar
New Delhi: The Press Club of India on Saturday condemned the killing of a reporter of a Hindi daily in Araria town of Bihar. Vimal Kumar Yadav (35), who worked for a…
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Ratan Tata receives ‘Udyog Ratna’ award from Maharashtra govt
Mumbai: India’s top industrialist and philanthropist Ratan Tata was bestowed with the esteemed ‘Udyog Ratna’ award by the Maharashtra government in a noteworthy ceremony held at his residence here on Saturday. This…
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Narayana Murthy is truly an iconic figure: Jairam
New Delhi: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday hailed Infosys founder Narayana Murthy as an iconic figure and said that though he may not always agree with him but he is always…
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Kerala Youth accused of killing father, held from Bengaluru
Thiruvananthapuram: A 25-year-old youth, who went missing from his Alappuzha house after allegedly killing his father, was on Saturday arrested by Kerala police from Bengaluru. The incident came to light in Alappuzha…
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SC displeased over Gujarat HC adjourning rape survivor’s pregnancy termination plea
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Saturday expressed displeasure over the Gujarat High Court adjourning a rape victim’s plea for a medical termination of her 26-week pregnancy, and said “valuable time” has…
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Significant milestone: PM Modi on Jan Dhan accounts crossing 50-crore mark
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday lauded the feat of the number of Jan Dhan accounts crossing the 50-crore mark as a significant milestone. It is heartening to see that…
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DCW issues notice to police, DGCA over sexual harassment on a flight
New Delhi: Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chairperson Swati Maliwal has issued a notice to Delhi Police and DGCA over an incident of alleged sexual harassment onboard a flight. The Commission has…
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Over 200 Meiteis who crossed over to Myanmar to escape violence in Manipur return to state: CM
Imphal: More than 200 Meiteis who crossed over to neighbouring Myanmar to escape the ethnic violence in Manipur have safely returned to the state after more than three months, Chief Minister N…
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NIA conducts raids at 9 locations in Bihar
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday swooped down on the premises connected with the accused and suspects at multiple locations across Bihar in the case related to the seizure…
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MP polls: Scindia loyalist denied ticket from Gohad
Bhopal: Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia loyalist and former MLA Ranveer Jatav has been denied ticket by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from the Gohad assembly seat in Madhya Pradesh. Jatav was one…