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Cough syrup deaths: SC dismisses J-K’s plea against NHRC order on compensation
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an appeal filed by the Jammu and Kashmir administration against an order of the National Human Rights Commission to pay compensation of Rs 3…
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US student visa interview likely to be waived for these applicants
Hyderabad: The United States is likely to remove the mandatory US student visa interview requirement for certain categories of applicants. A few other categories of visas are also likely to be exempted…
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Telangana Education minister meets governor amid row over Bill
Hyderabad: Amid the ongoing row over pending Bills, Telangana Education Minister P. Sabitha Indra Reddy on Thursday met Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan to clarify her doubts on the Common Recruitment Board Bill. Accompanied…
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Student ‘traumatised’ after cartoon of Prophet Mohammed shown at Australian school
In an incident that left a Muslim student ‘traumatised’, a teacher played a blasphemous cartoon of Prophet Mohammed at a school located in Melbourne. Though the incident took place last month, the…
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CAA takes into account historical context, current ground realities: India to UNHRC
United Nations/Geneva: India on Thursday told the UN Human Rights Council that its Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 is a limited and focused legislation that reaffirms the country’s commitment to the welfare of…
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Jio launches 5G in Bengaluru, Hyderabad
Mumbai: After the beta launch of Jio True-5G services in Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Varanasi and Nathdwara, Jio on Thursday announced that it extended Jio True-5G’s reach across two more cities, namely…
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Gujarat Assembly polls: Congress releases second list of 46 candidates
New Delhi: Congress released its second list of candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections in Gujarat on Thursday, which consisted of 46 candidates. The party had announced its first list on November…
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Modi could become prime minister because Congress saved Constitution: Kharge
Aurangabad: Narendra Modi could become prime minister of the country because the Congress “saved” the Constitution, party president Mallikarjun Kharge said on Thursday. He was speaking at a rally during Congress leader…
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Students clash in JNU over personal issue, some injured
New Delhi: Two groups of students in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Thursday evening clashed near Narmada Hostel over a personal issue, said an official. Police said that they are enquiring the…
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‘Smugglers’ arrested after being chased down by cow vigilantes in Gurugram
Gurugram: Three alleged cattle smugglers were arrested Thursday after being chased by ‘gau rakshak’ in Sector 56 area when their car overturned, police said. The driver of the pickup truck and two…
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IITian moves to Canada for Meta job, gets fired after two days
Soon after social media giant Meta chief executive officer (CEO) Mark Zuckerberg announced to lay of 11,000 jobs, an Indian man who had moved to Canada after securing a job at the…
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Canada’s immigration backlog drops to 2.4 mn people
Toronto: Canada’s immigration backlog has come down to just over 2.4 million from 2.6 last month, new data by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) said. The data showed a large reduction…
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‘No connection with us’: Aurobindo Pharma after Sarath Reddy’s arrest
Aurobindo Pharma, the pharmaceutical firm stated on Thursday that their promoter Sarath Chandra Reddy’s arrests was in no way related to the company or its subsidiaries’ operations. “Further to the disclosure of…
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Maha: SC to hear plea seeking stay on demolition of Afzal Khan tomb on Friday
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said that it will hear the plea seeking a stay on the demolition of Afzal Khan’s tomb on Friday. The tomb is located in Satara,…
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Telangana: Forum For Good Governance seeks inquiry into Munugode bypoll
Hyderabad: The Forum For Good Governance (FFCG) on Thursday wrote to the Election Commission seeking an inquiry into the just concluded Munugode by-poll. FFGG secretary M Padmanabh Reddy, in a letter to…
