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Thousands join clean Yamuna drive in Taj city
Agra: The vanishing ghats of the Yamuna were cleaned and the river bed was made litter-free by scores of volunteers of the Nirankari Mission in Agra. The dry and polluted river, without…
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Delhi court to hear arguments on charges against Shraddha murder accused on Mar 7
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Friday listed for March 7 hearing on the charges against Aaftab Amin Poonawala for allegedly strangling his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar and then chopping her body…
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SC upholds Madras HC order, allows E Palaniswami to continue as interim gen secy
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the order of the Madras High Court which allowed Edappadi Palaniswami to continue as the interim general secretary of the AIADMK. A bench of…
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Khalistan ideologue, associates of criminal gangs among 6 arrested by NIA
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested six people, including a close aide of a designated terrorist, in connection with its cases related to unholy nexus between criminal gangs, terror…
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Kumar Vishwas apologises for his ‘illiterate’ remark on RSS
Ujjain: Former AAP leader and poet Kumar Vishwas on Wednesday, apologized for his remark on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and said that he did not have the intention to hurt anyone’s…
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Over 31,500 refugees from Myanmar, Bangladesh took shelter in Mizoram: Official
Aizawl: Over 31,500 refugees from Myanmar and Bangladesh have taken shelter in different parts of Mizoram, an official said. The number of Myanmar nationals taking refuge in the northeastern state was 31,050…
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Woman undresses as sign of protest in Jaipur
Jaipur: A woman undressed and sat on a divider in front of the Sawai Mansingh Medical College in Jaipur as a sign of protest against being kept on an awaiting posting order…
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Karnataka Lokayukta urged to resign
Bengaluru: Social activists, under the aegis of Praja Nyaya Vedike organisation, has demanded Karnataka Lokayukta B.S. Patil to resign due to the serious allegations against his family and misuse of power. Adarsh…
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Woman lodges complaint against husband for pronouncing ‘triple talaq’
Gurugram: A 28-year-old woman here has lodged a complaint against her husband who she alleged married her only to evade rape charges and later divorced her pronouncing instant “triple talaq”, police said…
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Three arrested on charges of killing cow in Bhopal; NSA to be slapped on them
Bhopal: Police have arrested three men on charges of killing a cow in Bhopal, an official said on Wednesday, as local authorities demolished “illegal” constructions at the house of one of them…
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Bhiwani Killings: Police book protesters for blocking Delhi-Jaipur highway
Gurugram: Police have booked around 150 people for blocking the Delhi-Jaipur highway on Tuesday while opposing the arrest of Bajrang Dal member Monu Manesar in the abduction-murder of two men from Rajasthan.…
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SBI allows Bhim-based real-time payment with Singapore
Mumbai: A day after a real-time payments system linkage was established between India and Singapore using the UPI platform, State Bank of India on Wednesday announced a partnership with PayNow, the online…
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Eastern Ladakh row: India, China discuss proposal for disengagement in remaining friction points
New Delhi: India and China on Wednesday held diplomatic talks in Beijing and discussed proposals for disengagement in the remaining friction points along the LAC in eastern Ladakh in an “open and…
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Teen dies of asphyxiation while collecting gold dust from drainage in TN
Coimbatore: A 13-year-old boy was asphyxiated while collecting gold dust particles from a drainage on Variety Hall Road in the city on Wednesday, police said. Vignesh, a class VII student, hailing from…
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BJP like a ‘class bully’, it thinks it knows everything: Rahul
Shillong: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that the BJP was like a “class bully” that respects no one as it thinks that it knows everything. Addressing his first election rally…