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Relaxation in IELTS bands required for Canadian student visa under SDS Category
Starting from August 10, students applying for a Canadian student visa under the Student Direct Stream (SDS) will no longer be required to obtain a minimum of six bands in each individual…
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‘Tamasha’ not democracy: Kapil Sibal on Maharashtra developments
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Thursday dubbed the political developments in Maharashtra as a “tamasha”, and said the law seems to allow it. He also said the political developments…
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New Telangana BJP prez Kishan Reddy holds meeting in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Union Minister and newly-appointed president of BJP in Telangana G Kishan Reddy held a meeting with party leaders here to discuss the arrangements for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the state…
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Hyderabad RPO to conduct special passport drives at PSKs on four Saturdays
Hyderabad: The Regional Passport Office (RPO) in Hyderabad has decided to conduct special passport drives at five Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs) and 14 POPSKs in Telangana on Saturdays. This initiative is scheduled…
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Uniform civil code a difficult issue: Amartya Sen
Santiniketan: Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen on Wednesday claimed that the Uniform Civil Code is a “difficult” issue and efforts are on to make it easy. The 90-year-old economist also said the UCC…
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UP cleric refuses to solemnise ‘nikah’ after seeing people dancing on DJ music
Bahraich: A cleric in Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich district refused to solemnise a wedding after he saw guests dancing to the tune of DJ music at the ceremony. Expressing his displeasure over it,…
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AAP takes to streets, burn effigies of Centre’s ordinance
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday organised protest rallies at multiple locations here and burnt effigies of the Central government’s ordinance on control of services in the national capital.…
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Jharkhand: Congress protests against MP urination incident
Jamshedpur: The Congress on Wednesday staged a protest in Jharkhand’s East Singhbhum district against the incident in which a man allegedly urinated on a tribal youth in Sidhi district of BJP-ruled Madhya…
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Internet ban extended till July 10 in strife-torn Manipur
Imphal: The Manipur government on Wednesday said it has extended the suspension of internet services in the state for another five days till 3 pm of July 10 “to prevent any disturbance…
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India set to be free from manual scavenging by August, says Centre
New Delhi: As the government’s deadline to declare India manual scavenging free nears, about 246 districts of the country are yet to declare themselves free from the inhuman practice, according to officials.…
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Tabrez Ansari lynching case: 10 get 10 years of rigorous imprisonment
Seraikela: A court in Jharkhand’s Seraikela-Kharswan district on Wednesday sentenced 10 people to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment in the Tabrez Ansari lynching case of 2019. Accusing him of trying to steal…
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MP govt razes house of BJP worker who urinated on tribal man
The authorities in Madhya Pradesh’s Siddhi district on Wednesday evening partially razed the house of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker Pravesh Shukla, who was arrested for allegedly urinating on a tribal man…
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BJP’s ally AIADMK says it will oppose Uniform Civil Code
Chennai: BJP’s southern ally AIADMK on Wednesday reiterated its stand against the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code. AIADMK chief K Palaniswami, when asked by reporters about BJP’s push for Uniform Civil…
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Telangana: KTR launches MAUD 2014-24 report, boasts of ‘outstanding progress’
Hyderabad: Capital investments in Urban Telangana jumped over 4 times during 2014-2023, compared to the previous decade, according to a ten-year report released by Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MA&UD) minister KT…
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Madras HC raps Dainik Bhaskar over fake news on migrant workers
The Madras High Court on Wednesday pulled up Dainik Bhaskar for publishing “fake news” of attacks on Hindi-speaking migrant workers in Tamil Nadu. While granting anticipatory bail to Prasoon Mishra, News Editor of the…
