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12 cheetahs from South Africa find new home in MP’s Kuno National Park
Sheopur: Twelve cheetahs arrived in Madhya Pradesh from South Africa on Saturday and were released into the quarantine enclosures at the Kuno National Park (KNP) in Sheopur district, five months after the…
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Collegium system of appointment of judges near perfect model: Ex-CJI Lalit
New Delhi: Former Chief Justice of India Justice U U Lalit said on Saturday the collegium system of appointment of judges is a near-perfect model which is “foolproof”. Speaking at an event…
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People have realised after demolition drive how Article 370 protected J&K: Mehbooba
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday said the people of Jammu and Kashmir have now come to realise how Article 370 of the Constitution acted as a protective shield for them,…
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Thackeray thunders at ECI order, vows to finish off ‘thieves’ in elections
Mumbai: In a massive show of strength, Shiv Sena (UBT) President Uddhav Thackeray targeted the Election Commission of India, terming it as a ‘slave’ of the Centre and vowed to finish off…
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Nikki Yadav murder: Delhi court sends 5 accused to 2-day custody
New Delhi: A Delhi court has sent Sahil Gehlot and four co-accused in the Nikki Yadav murder case, to two-day police custody. Gehlot had strangled the 23-year-old woman at Kashmiri Gate on…
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Jamaat-e-Islami demands probe into Haryana killings
New Delhi: The Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) on Friday condemned the killing of Junaid and Nasir, both residents of Rajasthan’s Bharatpur, allegedly by cow vigilantes in Haryana and has demanded a probe into…
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1997 Rohtak twin blasts: Accused Tunda acquitted
Chandigarh: The Additional Sessions Judge in Haryana’s Rohtak, Raj Kumar Yadav, on Friday acquitted Abdul Karim, alias Tunda, an accused in the twin blasts case of 1997. Tunda, who is lodged in…
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Nation looking at Bihar with great expectations for change: Arundhati Roy
Patna: Acclaimed author Arundhati Roy said on Friday that she has great expectations from Bihar in the run-up to the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, as the exercise of opposition unity is starting…
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Kerala CM urges Jamaat-e-Islami to disclose details of meeting with RSS
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday strongly criticised the Jamaat-e-Islami for holding talks with the RSS and demanded that the Muslim outfit reveal what was discussed during the meeting. Jammat-e-Islami’s…
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HC asks DDA, DUSIB to file affidavits in Mehrauli demolition drive case
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday directed the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) to file affidavits by February 21 in a plea filed by…
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South Africa translocates 12 cheetahs to India
New Delhi: South Africa on Friday translocated 12 cheetahs to India in a Cooperation Agreement, an official said, adding the animals were sent to India as part of an initiative to expand…
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Delhi LG launches intensive campaign to clean Yamuna floodplains
New Delhi: Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena on Thursday launched an intensive campaign to clean the Yamuna floodplains as part of a mega drive to rejuvenate the river. He also inducted…
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UP: Court sentences 4 to life imprisonment for assault with intent to kill case
Gonda: A court here on Thursday sentenced four people to life imprisonment in a 20-year-old case of assault with intent to kill. Special Judge (SC-ST Act) Nasir Ahmed-III awarded the sentence to…
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MP: Woman dead, several injured after near-stampede at Rudraksh Mahotsav
Bhopal: A woman died and several others were injured after a “stampede-like situation” at the Rudraksh Mahotsav organised by ‘godman’ and spiritual preacher Pradeep Mishra in Madhya Pradesh’s Sehore district on Thursday,…
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Almost half of India’s livestock breed not classified; need to identify them at earliest: Tomar
New Delhi: Almost half of the indigenous livestock breeds in the country are yet to be classified and there is a need to identify them in order to further boost the farm…
