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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…
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Nikki Yadav murder case: Accused taken to crime scene at Kashmiri Gate
New Delhi: The police team probing the Nikki Yadav murder case took the accused Sahil Gehlot to the crime scene in Kashmiri Gate where he had allegedly killed her, police sources on…
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Saffron-clad people should stop criticising Hindutva leaders: Joona Akhada Mahamandaleshwar
Khatima: Joona Akhada Mahamandaleshwar Awasheshanand ji Maharaj has advised “saffron-clad people” against criticising Hindutva leaders for “narrow political gains”, saying they were only “harming Hindus” by doing so. The Mahamandaleshwar, who was…
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Five awarded capital punishment for killing family suspecting them of practising black magic
Chaibasa: A local court on Wednesday awarded capital punishment to five persons in a case of triple murder that took place over a year ago due to suspicions that they were involved…
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SC collegium recommends 19 additional judges of 3 HCs to be made permanent
New Delhi: The Supreme Court collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, on Wednesday recommended appointment of five additional judges of the Madras High Court, four additional judges of the…
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Mission Karnataka: BJP to launch mega election campaign on March 1
New Delhi: With the mission to win the Assembly elections in Karnataka scheduled this year with 150-plus seats, the BJP is going to launch its mega election campaign in the southern state…
