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Three including juvenile held in student abduction and gang rape case
Gurugram: In prompt action, three accused, including a juvenile, in an abduction and gang rape case of a 14-year-old school student in Gurugram have been taken into custody, police said on Monday.…
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Vote to save Constitution in 2024: Akhilesh Yadav
Bijnor: Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav on Monday exhorted people to vote in the 2024 general election to “save the Constitution” as he accused the BJP of rigging last assembly elections and…
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Mary Kom wants Asian Games to be her swansong, says ‘I’ll be forced to retire next year’
New Delhi: Racing against time to get fit, six-time world champion boxer MC Mary Kom is targeting the Asian Games as her swansong in the ring before she is “forced” to retire…
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MP: AAP’s Tuesday rally could see ‘big announcements’ by Kejriwal
Bhopal: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is expected to make some big welfare announcements in the Aam Aadmi Party rally in Bhopal’s BHEL Dussehra Maidan on Tuesday as he kicks off the…
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Finish Modi and country will be saved, says Congress’ Rajasthan in-charge
Jaipur: Launching a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress’ Rajasthan in-charge Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Monday levelled allegations against PM Modi, questioning the Pulwama incident. He said that if Modi…
- Kolkata
Recruitment scam: WBSSC publishes list of 3,478 Group C staff with manipulated marks
Kolkata: The West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) on Monday published on its website a list of 3,478 candidates who reportedly have qualified for appointment as non-teaching staff in different state-run schools…
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Total robotic liver transplant surgery saves 8-month-old toddler
Mumbai: In the first such surgery of its kind in western India, a total robotic liver transplant operation saved the life of an 8-month-old toddler from Ahmedabad at the Global Hospitals here,…
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No govt committee to probe Adani; DRI investigation in Indonesia coal import not concluded: Minister
New Delhi: The government has not set up any committee to probe allegations a US short seller labelled against the Adani Group, but stock market regulator SEBI is investigating market allegations against…
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Assam’s child marriage conviction rate: 494 out of 8,773 charge-sheeted
Guwahati: A mere 494 persons out of 8,773 people who were charge-sheeted for child marriage and POCSO cases in Assam have been convicted since 2017, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on…
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Lowest literacy rate reported in Bihar: Ministry of Education
New Delhi: Bihar has the lowest literacy rate in the country followed by Arunachal Pradesh and Rajasthan, according to Ministry of Education. The literacy rate in rural India is 67.77 per cent…
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Twitterati slams Bharat Matrimony over new Holi video ad
New Delhi: Bharat Matrimony’s latest video commercial on the occasion of Holi has sparked debate, with several people accusing the matrimonial website for hurting their religious sentiments. The video released on March…
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UP: Gym trainer who objected to obscene acts in public place dies after being assaulted, 6 held
Ghaziabad: A gym trainer who was allegedly assaulted by a group of youths after he objected to “obscene acts” by a man and a woman while riding a scooter here has succumbed…
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Kochi: Fire from Brahmapuram waste plant under control, thick smoke continues to persist
Kochi: Giant plumes of toxic smoke continued to rise from the Brahmapuram waste plant here on Sunday evening as hundreds of firefighters, including Naval personnel, battled to bring the blaze that has…
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Maharashtra government suspends licenses of six cough syrup makers for violating rules
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government told the state Legislative Assembly on Friday that the licenses of six manufacturers of cough syrups in the state have been suspended for not following the rules. Food…
- Delhi
Jammu: AAP stages protest against Sisodia’s arrest
Jammu: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday staged a protest outside the BJP office here to protest against the arrest of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia by the CBI in…