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India’s precautionary COVID-19 doses not approved by CDSCO
The precautionary doses of COVID-19 vaccines rolled out by PM Modi on January 10, 2022, were not approved by the Central Drug Standards Control Organisation (CDSCO). The nodal drug agency of the…
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Karnataka: Family announces Rs 50 K reward for finding missing parrot
Tumakuru: A family that rears parrots at home here have announced Rs 50,000 cash for those who can find their favourite bird which went missing. According to Ravi, an animal activist and the…
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Supreme Court set to hear pleas of Nupur Sharma, Varavara Rao
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday is scheduled to hear various cases including the petition of former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma seeking revival of her plea for clubbing of FIRs lodged over…
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Karnataka set to oppose implementation of Kasturirangan report
Bengaluru: All party leaders, farmers in Karnataka have announced to launch series of agitations against the implementation of the recommendations of the Kasturirangan Committee on Western Ghats by the Centre from July 27.…
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Lucknow University bans protests on campus ahead of NAAC visit
Lucknow: The Lucknow University (LU) administration has banned all protests, ‘dharnas’ and processions inside the university’s premises. Proctor Rakesh Dwivedi has issued a circular, saying that since district administration has imposed section 144,…
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Maha: Two NEET aspirants claim Washim college forced them to remove burkha, hijab
Washim: Some Muslim girls have claimed they were made to remove their burkha and hijab when they reached an examination centre to appear for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (UG) in Maharashtra’s…
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Jaishankar to brief all-party meeting on Sri Lankan crisis today
New Delhi: The Centre has called an all-party meeting on Tuesday on the Sri Lankan crisis which will be briefed by Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar, India has maintained that it stands…
- India
Karnataka: Hindu man posing as Muslim posts insulting messages on goddess, held
Kodagu: Karnataka police have arrested a Hindu youth on charges of posting objectionable, indecent posts on goddess Cauvery and women in Kodagu district of Karnataka, police said on Monday. The arrested youth…
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Allahabad HC refuses to quash FIR against man for derogatory comments against PM
Prayagraj: The bench comprising Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Rajendra Kumar-IV while dismissing the plea filed by Mumtaz Mansoori observed, “Although the Constitution of this country recognises freedom of speech of…
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Prez poll: 140 MLAs, two outstation legislators to vote in Kerala Assembly
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Assembly on Monday will join the process of electing the new president of India. There are 140 members in the Kerala Assembly and it’s a foregone conclusion that all the…
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Delhi: US woman fakes abduction; booked for overstaying
New Delhi: A 27-year-old US citizen staying here allegedly staged her own abduction after she ran out of money in an attempt to extort cash from her parents, police said on Sunday. The…
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Govt to table weapons of mass destruction Bill in Rajya Sabha today
New Delhi: On the first day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament on Monday, the Centre is likely to table ‘The Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities)…
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Margaret Alva to be opposition’s Vice President candidate
New Delhi: Veteran Congress leader and former Union Minister Margaret Alva was on Sunday announced as the opposition’s Vice Presidential candidate. The name of Alva, who has also been Governor of Uttarakhand and…