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Assam flood situation continues to improve but toll rises to 27
Guwahati: The situation in Assam, where the pre-monsoon floods have affected large parts of the state for the past 12 days, continue to improve for the third day on Tuesday but still…
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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…
