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Karnataka: CM Bommai, Health Min to pledge to donate organs
Bengaluru: Karnataka Health Minister Dr K. Sudhakar on Friday appealed to people to, amid this Azadi Ki Amrit Mahotsav, pledge to donate their organs which could be the “amrit” of someone’s life. “Chief…
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Karnataka: Controversy erupts after school throws Raksha Bandhan wristbands in dustbin
Mangaluru: A row broke out in a Christian missionary school here over alleged forcible removal of bands tied on some students’ wrists and throwing them in the dustbin. Following the alleged incident,…
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TMC raises question over probe by central agencies; opposition says more arrests on cards
Kolkata: Rallies and counter rallies over the arrest of TMC leader Anubrata Mondal in a cattle smuggling case kept West Bengal’s political cauldron on the boil on Friday with the state’s ruling…
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Yati Narsinghanand under police scanner for calling for boycott of tricolour campaign
Ghaziabad: Yati Narsinghanand, a priest no stranger to controversies, has come under police scanner owing to the surfacing of a video in which he is seen boycotting the Union government’s tricolour campaign…
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Cobweb delaying MGNREGA payment needs to be surgically cleared
New Delhi: A Parliamentary standing committee in its report on MGNREG Act observed that the bureaucratic cobweb surrounding the factors for delay in payment need to be surgically cleared off. The Parliamentary…
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Tales of valour of soldiers to be included in school curriculum: Pradhan
New Delhi: The education ministry will work with the defence ministry to include tales of valour of India’s soldiers in the last 75 years into school curriculum and textbooks, Union Minister Dharmendra…
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Guj: Rs 500 bribe found in answer sheet of class 12 student, debarred for a year
Ahmedabad: A Class 12 student has been debarred from appearing for the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) examinations for a year after he apparently tried to bribe the examiner…
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BJP appoints new bosses for Maharashtra, Mumbai
Mumbai: The Bharatiya Janata Party has appointed former ministers Chandrashekhar Bawankule and Ashish Shelar as chief of the party’s Maharashtra and Mumbai units, respectively, according to an announcement. Bawankule and Shelar, both…
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Punjab to dedicate 100 Aam Aadmi Clinics on Aug 15
Chandigarh: The Punjab government on Friday announced to dedicate 100 Aam Aadmi Clinics to the people on Independence Day. The number has been increased for the first phase. This is the first…
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ED takes action against firms dealing in cryptocurrency
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday said it has conducted searches at various premises of Yellow Tune Technologies Private Limited in Bengaluru and has issued an order to freeze its…
- Technology
Samsung Galaxy Watch5 Series to start at Rs 27,999
New Delhi: Samsung India on Friday announced that its newly launched Galaxy Watch5 Series will come with advanced features for Indian consumers, starting at Rs 27,999. Consumers can avail Rs 3,000 cashback…
- India
Six killed in J&K suicide attack; injured soldier succumbs
Jammu: An army soldier who was injured while fighting the terrorists on Thursday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district succumbed to his critical injuries in the hospital. With the death of the…
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Sulli deals: SC issues notice on accused’s plea to club FIRs
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice on a plea by Aumkareshwar Thakur, who allegedly created the Sulli Deals mobile application, seeking to club all FIRs against him. A bench…
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BJP Minority Morcha presents Tricolour to Darul Uloom
New Delhi: As part of ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign, the BJP Minority Morcha has presented the national flag to Darul Uloom Deoband in Uttar Pradesh. The BJP minority wing has planned to hoist…
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Uttar Pradesh: ‘Tiranga’ yatra attacked after minor accident
Bijnor: A Tiranga yatra being taken out by a government primary school on a tractor-trolley in Uttar Pradesh’s Bijnor was allegedly disrupted by villagers after it struck a pole near a house…