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India donates USD1 mn to promote Hindi at UN
United Nations: India has donated USD1 million to the UN for the promotion of Hindi. Acknowledging India’s contribution Melissa Fleming, the Global Communications under-secretary-general, tweeted on Monday: “We are grateful to @IndiaUNNewYork…
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Wrestlers vs Brij Bhushan: Chargesheet elaborates minute details of sexual harassment
New Delhi: The Delhi Police in its chargesheet against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh have claimed that be it India or abroad, the powerful politician sexually harassed…
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’60L farmers waiting for loan waiver promised by Rahul’: Raj BJP leader
Jaipur: Deputy Leader of Opposition in the Rajasthan Assembly and former state unit BJP president Satish Poonia on Tuesday targetted the Ashok Gehlot-led government in the state over the issue of waiving…
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Manipur: IGP’s car torched, 19 women injured in clash with RAF
Imphal: A mob set ablaze the vehicle of an IPS officer in Kwakeithel area in Imphal West on Tuesday, while in an another incident, at least 19 women were injured during a…
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Bangladesh to launch 3 major infrastructure projects with Indian aid in Sep
Dhaka: Bangladesh is set to launch three major infrastructure projects, including a power plant, under India’s financial assistance in September, a senior official said on Tuesday after the Indian High Commissioner here…
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‘Kitne aadmi hai..?’ No clarity on MLAs hitched to rival NCP factions
Mumbai: For the past two days, there has been a furious head-count of MLAs from the rival factions of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) attending the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly session, which commenced…
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Nitish, Lalu Prasad, Tejashwi skip media interactions on Patna return
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, and Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav returned here from the Bengaluru meet of opposition parties on Tuesday evening but left for…
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Moderate to heavy rainfall in Mumbai; orange alert for July 19
Mumbai: Mumbai and its suburbs received moderate to heavy rainfall during the day and the weather department has issued an orange alert for the city for Wednesday predicting heavy to very heavy…
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Cong, NC announce pre-poll alliance for LAHDC-Kargil election
Kargil: The Congress and the National Conference on Tuesday announced a pre-poll alliance for the election to the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Kargil. The election to the 30-seat council, currently…
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Fascinating tale of ‘The Great Strangler’—a thug who slayed 719 people
This is the story of Ameer Ali whose exploits during the 19th century formed part of the native folklore of central and south India. A dreaded leader of a gang of thugs, Ameer…
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History to remember today as ‘Bengaluru movement for patriotism &…’: Akhilesh
Lucknow: After attending a meeting of 26 opposition parties in Karnataka’s capital, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday said Indian history will remember this day as the “Bengaluru movement of patriotism…
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Absconding for 18 yrs, man arrested for looting petrol pump in 2005
Kota Jul: Police arrested a man, who is accused of looting a petrol pump and had been on the run for over 18 years, from Jhajjar district in Haryana, officials said on…
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IT Department explains why PAN of some OCIs and NRIs were rendered inoperable
The Income Tax Department on Tuesday provided a clarification on why PAN cards of several Non-Resident Indians (NRI) and Overseas India Citizens (OCI) had become inoperable. The IT department had earlier made…
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‘Name INDIA given by British’: Assam CM tears into Opposition alliance
The rebranding of the Congress-led coalition to the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) has sparked a debate, with Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claiming that the British named the nation…
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Delhi tourist chased, beaten up in Agra during Taj Mahal visit
A tourist on a visit to the Taj Mahal was chased and beaten up by hooligans in Agra, allegedly after the vehicle he was travelling in touched one of the assaulters. The…
