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Mayawati comes out in support of Azam Khan
Lucknow: In a surprise development, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati has come out in support of senior Samajwadi Party leader Mohd Azam Khan, once considered her bete noire. Mayawati, in a series…
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IMA urges Health Minister to reschedule NEET-PG exam 2022
New Delhi: Amid ongoing junior doctors’ demand to postpone the NEET-PG 2022 exam, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has also joined in and requested Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya to reschedule the May…
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Bulldozers roll in Madanpur Khadar; AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan detained
New Delhi: Tension prevailed in Delhi’s Madanpur Khadar area on Thursday as the police resorted to mild lathicharge after they were pelted with stones during the ongoing demolition drive. Meanwhile, Aam Aadmi Party…
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LIC IPO: SC refuses to grant interim relief on pleas seeking stay on share allotment
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to grant any interim relief and stay the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) IPO share allotment on a batch of pleas filed by some policy…
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548 sedition related arrests since last six years: NCRB data
According to the data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), 356 cases of sedition under Section 124A of the IPC were registered and 548 people were arrested between 2015 and 2020.…
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Kashmiri photojournalist Sanna Irshad Mattoo wins Pulitzer award
Srinagar: Sanna Irshad Mattoo, a local freelance photojournalist has won the prestigious Pulitzer Prize award in feature photography category for 2022. Sanna has shared the award with the Reuters team, including late Danish…
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Rahul Dravid to participate in BJP event in Himachal Pradesh
Shimla: India’s head coach Rahul Dravid will be participating in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Yuva Morcha’s National Working Committee session in Dharamshala scheduled to be held from May 12 to May…
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BJP turning Ram into ‘warrior Rambo’, says Chhattisgarh CM Baghel
Surajpur: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Monday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and said that in the past few years, Lord Ram has been portrayed as a “warrior Rambo”. During…
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Uttar Pradesh: Thieves steal car, leave two-wheeler behind
Lucknow: Some thieves believe in ‘take some, leave some’. For the second time in a month, thieves have stolen a car but have left behind a two-wheeler on the spot. The latest incident…
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Rocket-like object causes blast in Punjab Intelligence headquarters
Chandigarh: A blast, caused by a rocket-like object, reportedly occurred in Punjab’s highly-guarded Intelligence Bureau headquarters in upscale Sector 77, Mohali, near here on Monday evening. However, no casualty was reported. It…
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Muslims should be set ablaze like Ravana, says Bihar BJP MLA
In the midst of rising anti-Muslim sentiment in India, Bihar Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Haribhushan Thakur Bachaul allegedly called for Muslims to be burned. Speaking to the media, Thakur launched a…
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Madhya Pradesh: Families of bride and groom clash over ‘sherwani’
Bhopal: A squabble over a groom wearing ‘sherwani’ instead of the traditional attire, took a violent turn with the families of the bride and groom clashing and pelting stones at each other in…
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MHA grants security clearance to Jet Airways 2.0; CEO calls it ’emotional moment’
New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) recently gave security clearance to the new promoters of Jet Airways to resume commercial operations in the country. The Jalan-Kalrock consortium is currently the…
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UP: Girl & her boyfriend consume poison after gang-rape, 2 held
Bijnor: The police have arrested two boys for the gang-rape of a 16-year-old girl who consumed poison along with her male friend. The girl and the boy were taken to a district…
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Rupee slumps 52 paise to all-time low of 77.42 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai: The rupee extended its losses and touched an all-time low of 77.42 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday weighed down by the strength of the American currency in the…
