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MP minister Narottam Mishra plays anchor role in bringing back Katni mayor to BJP
Bhopal: At the function where Katni’s mayor (independent) joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday, senior BJP leader and Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra was seen playing the anchor’s role, which…
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Chhattisgarh coal levy extortion scam: ED attaches more assets worth Rs 17.48 cr
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday said that it has attached 51 immovable properties worth Rs 17.48 crore in the illegal coal levy extortion scam in Chhattisgarh. The attached properties…
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Three booked for proscribing Dalits from attending feast at temple in UP’s Bareilly
Bareilly: Three people have been booked for allegedly refusing to allow Dalits to participate in a feast here in Rajpur Kalan village of the Aonla area, held after recitation of Bhagvad Gita,…
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Dalits enter TN village temple for first time in 70 years
Tiruvannamalai: For the first time in about 70 years, Dalits offered prayers in their village temple near here on Monday following ‘peace’ talks facilitated by the district authorities with dominant castes. Amid…
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Narendra Dabholkar murder: CBI tells Bombay HC its probe is complete
Mumbai: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday informed the Bombay High Court that it has completed its probe into the 2013 killing of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar, and submitted the report…
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DMK slams TN BJP chief Annamalai on edited video of T.R. Baalu
Chennai: Tamil Nadu’s ruling DMK on Monday came out strongly against the BJP state President, K. Annamalai for sharing an “edited video” of party leader and former Union Minister T.R. Baalu’s speech.…
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Russia’s Lavrov to participate in G20 foreign ministers meeting in New Delhi
Moscow: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will participate in the meeting of G20 foreign ministers in New Delhi on March 1-2, his deputy said on Monday. India officially assumed the G20 presidency…
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Godman Asaram convicted in Gujarat rape case
Gandhinagar: A court in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar on Monday found “godman” Asaram Bapu guilty in a 2013 rape case, and will announce the quantum of punishment on Tuesday. The Additional District Sessions Court,…
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Sikkim to file petition in SC on mention of Sikkimese Nepali community as foreigners
Gangtok: Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang on Monday said his government will file a review petition in the Supreme Court with a prayer for rectification of its “inadvertent mention of the…
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Brawl breaks out over Khalistan referendum in Australia; India raises concerns
Melbourne: Two people were injured and as many Sikh men were detained when two separate brawls broke out between Khalistani activists and pro-India demonstrators here during the so-called ‘Punjab independence referendum’, the…
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Bharat Jodo Yatra leaves behind trail of issues, hope for 2024
Srinagar: The curtains may have come down on the Congress’ Bharat Jodo Yatra here but it has left behind a trail of people’s issues, enthused party cadres, controversies, and a hope that…
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Lack of ability to tackle Ukraine war reflects UNSC’s ‘dysfunctional’ system: UNGA prez
New Delhi: The “dysfunctional” system of the UN Security Council has been reflected in the “absurd” situation arising out of one of its permanent members attacking Ukraine and the global body’s failure…
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Karnataka sex-CD scandal: BJP MLA Ramesh Jarkiholi seeks CBI inquiry
Belagavi: BJP MLA and former minister Ramesh Jarkiholi have urged the state government to hand over the sex-CD scandal case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Speaking to reporters on Monday,…
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Bengal CM cannot be made a party in PIL on derogatory remarks against Prez Murmu: Calcutta HC
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Monday said that West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee cannot be made a party to a PIL filed over derogatory comments made by a member of…
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Amid falling footfall, devoted Hindu pilgrims continue to visit Ajmer shrine
New Delhi: The footfall of Hindu pilgrims arriving at Dargah Khwaja Saheb, Ajmer, has plummeted after alleged provocative speeches made by people connected to the shrine following the controversy about remarks made…
