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No more Sheru or Shaitan: Rajasthan govt to change student names if offensive
Jaipur: Names like “Sheru”, “Shaitan” and other unusual or derogatory monikers often finding their way into school registers could soon be a thing of the past in Rajasthan, with the state government…
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KTR slams Centre on delimitation, warns of unrest in South India
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Wednesday, April 15, slammed the Centre over the upcoming delimitation exercise of Lok Sabha seats and warned of unrest in South…
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SC stays interim relief to Pawan Khera, issues notice on Assam govt plea
New Delhi: In a setback to Congress leader Pawan Khera, the Supreme Court on Wednesday, April 15, stayed the Telangana High Court order granting him transit anticipatory bail in the criminal case…
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Samrat Choudhary sworn in as Bihar Chief Minister, BJP’s first in the state
Patna: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Samrat Choudhary was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Bihar on Wednesday, April 15, the first from the saffron party to hold the post. Governor…
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US envoy launches ‘Freedom250’ in New Delhi, highlights US-India ties
New Delhi: In a colourful and symbolic start to America’s milestone anniversary, US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor has begun the ‘Freedom250 celebrations’ from New Delhi, unveiling vibrant auto-rickshaws (autos) adorned with…
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Delhi: Toddler among three killed in Budh Vihar fire
New Delhi: A couple and their two-year-old child were charred to death in a massive fire that broke out in a cluster of shanties out near Mange Ram Park in Delhi’s Budh…
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Consult states before delimitation, says Shashi Tharoor to PM
New Delhi: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday, April 14, suggested “degressive proportionality” in the Lok Sabha to balance population with federal equity and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hold extensive…
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Chhattisgarh: Vedanta plant boiler blast kills 13, injures 21
Sakti: In a major industrial accident, at least 13 workers were killed and 21 others injured after a steam-carrying tube connected to a boiler exploded at a Vedanta Ltd power plant in…
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SC to hear Assam govt’s plea against relief to Pawan Khera today
The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Wednesday the Assam government’s plea challenging the interim relief granted by the Telangana High Court to Congress leader Pawan Khera in the criminal case…
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Trump dials PM Modi, both leaders push for ‘open and secure’ Strait of Hormuz
New Delhi: US President Donald Trump dialled Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, April 14, to discuss the West Asia crisis and the need to keep the Strait of Hormuz “open and…
- Hyderabad
Comedian Anudeep Katikala held by AP cops in Prayagraj for Pawan Kalyan joke
Hyderabad: Stand-up comedian Anudeep Katikala was picked up by Andhra Pradesh Police on Tuesday, April 14, from Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh, three days after a first information report (FIR) was filed against him…
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Telangana CM calls for ‘struggle’ against BJP for more LS seats in South India
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister (CM) A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday, April 14, called for a “protracted struggle” against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Union government to seek more Lok Sabha seats for…
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2,926 candidates in fray for Bengal polls
Kolkata: A total of 2,926 candidates remain in the fray for the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections following the completion of the nomination withdrawal process, the Election Commission said on Tuesday, April…
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‘Hate-filled thinking’ of BJP-RSS destroying Constitution: Rahul Gandhi
Raiganj: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday, April 14, alleged that “hate-filled thinking” of the BJP and the RSS is destroying the Constitution, and accused the saffron party of indulging in vote…
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UP hikes minimum wages across categories after Noida unrest
Noida: The Uttar Pradesh government has hiked minimum wages across worker categories following unrest in Noida, with revised rates coming into effect from April 1 retrospectively, officials said on Tuesday, April 14.…
