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Odisha youth tied to scooter, dragged on streets for not paying borrowed money
Bhubaneswar: In a bizarre incident, a youth in Odisha’s Cuttack city was tied to a scooter and dragged on the busy streets over non-payment of borrowed money, police said on Monday. A…
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SC issues notice on plea challenging verdict of 16-yr-old Muslim girl’s marriage
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on a plea by National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) challenging a verdict by the Punjab and Haryana High Court,…
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I was waiting for long time: Sonia on Cong prez poll
New Delhi: Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi on Monday said that she had been waiting for a long time to cast her vote for the presidential poll. “I have been waiting for…
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Kailash Satyarthi launches nationwide campaign for ‘Child Marriage Free India’
Jaipur: Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi has endorsed the idea of the Central govt to extend the marriageable age of girls to 21 from 18 while launching the nationwide campaign for a…
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Delhi excise policy scam: Sisodia reaches CBI headquarters for interrogation
New Delhi: Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday reached the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) headquarters where he was summoned in connection with the Delhi excise policy scam. Before heading for…
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Caller threatens to kidnap, kill SBI chairman, blow up office ‘if Rs 10L loan not sanctioned’
Mumbai: An unidentified man called the State Bank of India’s (SBI) south Mumbai office and allegedly threatened to kidnap and murder the bank’s chairman and also blow up its office if a…
- Sports
Shami showing signs of recovery, couldn’t risk playing Bumrah: Rohit
Melbourne:The Indian team could not have risked playing star pacer Jasprit Bumrah in the T20 World Cup with a dodgy back while his replacement Mohammad Shami is on his way to full…
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Seema Mustafa re-elected as Editors’ Guild of India president
New Delhi: ‘The Citizen’ editor Seema Mustafa was on Saturday re-elected unopposed as president of the Editors’ Guild of India. ‘The Caravan’ editor Anant Nath and Sakal Media Group chief editor Shriram…
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JD(U) chief Lalan Singh calls PM Modi ‘Behrupiya’, ‘Dhongi’
Patna: Janata Dal (United) national president Rajiv Ranjan alias Lalan Singh has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of being duplicitous about his caste alleging PM Modi added his caste to the OBC…
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BJP to campaign for Gujarat Assembly elections in a phased manner
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will be campaigning for the Gujarat Assembly elections in a phased manner by assigning leaders district-wise and seat-wise responsibilities, sources said. The state with 182 assembly…
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Nitish vows “never to ally with BJP again”, says will work with ‘samajwadis’
Samastipur: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday vowed that he would never ally with the Bharatiya Janata Party again, and said that he will work for the progress of the country…
- Kerala
Kerala fisherman wins Rs 70 lakh lottery hours after bank attachment notice
Thiruvananthapuram: In what could be an interesting instance of fate on one’s side, a Kerala fisherman won a lottery on the same day when he got an attachment notice of his house…
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Congress will get full majority in Himachal assembly polls, says party leader Alka Lamba
Shimla: Congress leader Alka Lamba on Friday expressed confidence of the party winning the forthcoming assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh. “Indian National Congress welcomes the announcement of assembly polls in the state.…
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SC dismisses pleas challenging CCI probe into WhatsApp’s 2021 privacy policy
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday dismissed the pleas by Meta Platforms Inc, the parent company of social media platforms Facebook and WhatsApp, challenging the probe ordered by the Competition Commission of…
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Expect matter is dealt with seriously: MEA on stabbing of Indian student in Australia
New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday the high commission in Canberra is in touch with the local authorities over an incident of stabbing of an Indian student…
