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Karnataka Cong questions BJP on connection between Lord Ganesh, Savarkar
Bengaluru: As Hindu activists and BJP are getting ready to place Veer Savarkar’s photo with Lord Ganesh in the upcoming Ganesh festival, Karnataka Congress questioned the ruling BJP on the connection between…
- India
‘Khokha-khokha’ vs ‘dhokha-dhokha’: AAP, BJP fight it out in Delhi Assembly
New Delhi: The Delhi Assembly special session on Friday witnessed stormy scenes with the ruling AAP shouting “khokha-khokha”, accusing the BJP of trying to buy its MLAs, and the opposition hitting back with…
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Maha: Uddhav announces Sena’s alliance with Maratha outfit Sambhaji Brigade
Mumbai: Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Friday announced the party’s alliance with the Maratha outfit Sambhaji Brigade. The development came as the Thackeray-led party is reeling under the impact of Eknath Shinde’s…
- India
Cong has survived such setbacks in past: Farooq Abdullah on Azad resignation
Srinagar: Former Chief Minister and National Conference (NC) president, Dr. Farooq Abdullah said on Friday that the Congress has in the past also taken setbacks like Ghulam Nabi Azad’s resignation and emerged…
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BharatPe hits $20 bn in annualised TPV, leaves Ashneer saga behind
New Delhi: Fintech platform BharatPe on Friday said it has reached an all-time high of $20 billion in annualised total payments value (TPV), expanding its footprint to 400 towns and cities, as…
- Middle East
India leads Abu Dhabi airport passenger traffic in H1 2022
Abu Dhabi: India leads Abu Dhabi International Airport destination in terms of traffic volume in first half (H1) of 2022. Around 1.28 million passengers pass through the UAE capital’s hub as demand for…
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Adani group rejects NDTVs assertion of Sebi nod needed for share acquisition
New Delhi: Adani group on Friday rejected NDTV’s assertion that Sebi approval is necessary to acquire interests in RRPR, saying the promoter entity is not a part of the regulator’s order that restrained…
- Business
Indian-origin Twitter VP of engineering departs to join Meta
San Francisco: Senior Indian-origin Twitter executive Sandeep Pandey, vice president of engineering, is leaving the Parag Agrawal-led platform after more than a decade to join Meta (formerly Facebook). According to an Insider…
- India
US journalist Angad Singh deported from Delhi airport to New York, claims family
New Delhi: American journalist Angad Singh was deported to New York soon after he landed here on Wednesday night, his mother claimed in a Facebook post. Singh, who produces documentaries for Vice…
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UP teen sells cycle to see Taj Mahal but run out of money
Kanpur: The desire to see the Taj Mahal was so strong that a teenager sold off his bicycle for Rs 400 and went to Agra with three friends to see the monument…
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Congress leader compares Jinnah with Savarkar, stirs controversy
Bengaluru: Opposition leader in the Karnataka Legislative Council B.K. Hariprasad on Thursday stirred a controversy by saying that the founder of Pakistan Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Veer Savarkar were “same”. Hariprasad, a senior…
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Uttar Pradesh issues advisory on tomato flu
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has issued an advisory on tomato flu, a hand foot and mouth disease (HFMD) that is identified by the symptom of tomato-shaped blisters. “The best thing for prevention…
- India
Woman kills toddler as ‘sacrifice’ ritual in UP village
Amroha: In a shocking incident, a woman sacrificed her 18-month-old nephew as a part of a ‘tantrik’ ritual. The incident took place at Malakpur village under Adampur police station in Amroha district.…
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Uttar Pradesh: Cleric seeks stricter laws for blasphemy
Lucknow: A top cleric from the Lucknow-based Majlis-e-Ulema-e-Hind has condemned the remarks made by suspended BJP MLA Raja Singh against Prophet Mohammad and urged the Centre to make the existing law more stringent…