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Death toll in Amarnath cloudburst rises to 16; 15,000 stranded pilgrims evacuated
Srinagar: The death toll in the flash flood triggered by a cloudburst near the Amarnath cave shrine rose to 16 on Saturday while 15,000 stranded pilgrims were shifted to the lower base…
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BJP not custodian of Hindu deities, shouldn’t teach Bengalis about Goddess Kali: Mahua Moitra
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra, who has been facing flak from the BJP over her recent controversial comments on Goddess Kali, has asserted that the saffron party is not the custodian of…
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Shocked by attack on ‘dear friend’ Shinzo Abe: PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said he was “deeply distressed” over the attack on his “dear friend”, former Japanese leader Shinzo Abe, who was shot at earlier in the day.…
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‘Shocked’ over attack on former Japan PM Abe: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday expressed shock over the attack on former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. “Shocked to hear the news of the attack on former PM of…
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After two ‘pheras’ bride calls off wedding, says groom too ‘dark’
Etawah: In a bizarre turn of events, a bride took two ‘pheras’ at the wedding and then suddenly called off the ceremony saying that the groom was ‘too dark’. According to reports, the…
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Bahubali samosa challenge: Eat in half an hour, earn Rs 51,000
Meerut: Samosa is a perennial favourite, but now food bloggers are getting increasingly excited over the new challenge that this snack is offering them in Meerut. A sweet shop in Kurti Bazaar Meerut…
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‘My political and social tenure not yet over’, says Naqvi after resignation
New Delhi: On his last working day as a member of the Rajya Sabha, senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi – who resigned as Union minister just a day back – said…
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Karnataka: Waqf board negligence leads to demoltion of Dargah
By Syed Mueen Karnataka: The 300-year-old Hazrath Syed Murad shah wali Dargah of Kanakapura Taluk, Ramanagar district was razed by officials on Wednesday who claimed that the shrine was governmentproperty. The 2.33…
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Tripura: Ahead of Bakrid, cops, DMs to check illegal transport, slaughter of animals
Agartala: With two days to go for Eid-al-Adha, also known as Bakrid, the Tripura government has asked district administrations and the state police to check illegal butchering of cows, camels and other animals…