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Four 1993 Bombay blast accused sent to 7-day CBI custody
Mumbai: The CBI has taken custody of four persons allegedly involved in the 1993 Bombay serial blasts, after they were held by Gujarat’s Anti- Terrorist Squad on May 12 , nearly three decades…
- Bangalore
Karnataka syllabus ‘saffronisation’: Protests called on May 31
Bengaluru: Several organisations, including political parties, writers, women’s and NGOs have decided to stage a state-level protest against the ‘saffronisation’ of school and college syllabus by the ruling BJP government in Karnataka on…
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Uttar Pradesh: Following dress code lands thief in jail
Praygraj: In a bizarre incident, a thief has been arrested because he followed a particular dress code while committing thefts. Vivek Kumar Pal, 22, the mastermind of a gang of thieves, wore casuals…
- Bangalore
After Srirangapatna mosque, another row brewing over Karnataka’s Malali Masjid
Dakshina Kannada: After the Srirangapatna Jamia Masjid row, yet another controversy seems to be surfacing in Karnataka over the Malali mosque in communally-sensitive Dakshina Kannada district. Activists from the Vishwa Hindu Parishad…
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Kerala: Police launch probe into minor boy raising ‘hate’ slogans during PFI rally
Alappuzha: Kerala police on Monday said they have launched a preliminary investigation into a purported video in which provocative were being raised by a minor boy during a march by Popular Front of…
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Uttar Pradesh: Bald groom turned away by angry bride
Unnao: Half of the ceremonies of a wedding in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao had been completed and the main ritual were scheduled for early morning when the entire scenario changed. The groom, before…
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Right-wing targets Taj and Qutub after Ayodhya, Kashi and Mathura
Lucknow: It began with Ayodhya, went on to Kashi and now Mathura. Hindu activists are clamouring for the ˜liberation’ of Kashi and Mathura and the battle is now being played out in…
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Rupee rises 4 paise to 77.66 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai, May 23 (PTI) The rupee appreciated 4 paise to 77.66 against the US dollar in the opening trade on Monday as a positive trend in domestic equities and weak American currency overseas…
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Uttar Pradesh: SP, NSUI ask VC to withdraw on Ayodhya book
Meerut: The students wing of the Samajwadi Party (SP) and Congress have asked Sangeeta Shukla, Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the Chaudhary Charan Singh University (CCSU) in Meerut, to withdraw her circular asking students to…
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Houses collapse in Delhi after heavy rain
New Delhi: As residents of the national capital woke up to heavy rain and winds on Monday, there were also reports of houses collapsing is some parts of the city. In West Delhi’s…
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Goa: CM Sawant calls for reconstruction of temples ‘destroyed by the Portuguese’
New Delhi: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Sunday called for the reconstruction of the temples ‘damaged by the Portuguese’ in the state. Sawant while also touching upon the issue of tourists…
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Old students help with hostel employee’s daughter’s marriage
Prayagraj: In a heart-warming gesture, former students of the Allahabad University (AU) who had stayed in the Tarachand hostel, have collected money through crowd funding for the marriage of the daughter of a…
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Bihar: Journalist who reported on liquor mafia shot dead
In a grizzly incident reported from Bihar’s Begusarai on May 20, a journalist was shot dead by unidentified men. The deceased was identified as Subhash Kumar Mahto, who was shot dead near…
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KCR, Kejriwal discuss national politics at luncheon meeting
New Delhi: Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Sunday had a luncheon meeting with his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal at the latter’s residence in New Delhi. The meeting between the two chief…
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There will be a sensation, says KCR after meeting Kejriwal, Akhilesh
New Delhi/Hyderabad: After his meeting with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav in New Delhi on Saturday, Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao said that “there will be…
