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‘Why now after 9 years, is it due to 2024’: Sibal’s dig at PM over UCC remarks
New Delhi: Former law minister Kapil Sibal took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday over his remarks on a Uniform Civil Code (UCC), asking how “uniform” is his proposal…
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Watch: Father declares daughter dead due to inter-faith marriage in MP
Bhopal: In a shocking incident in Madhya Pradesh, a father declared his daughter dead after she married a man belonging to a different religion. More shocking was that the father took his…
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UPSC Exam: Delhi HC asks CAT to promtly decide plea for CSAT cutoff reduction
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) to promptly decide the plea for a decrease in the cutoff percentage from 33 to 23 for the…
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Security beefed up across UP for Eid Al Adha
Lucknow: Security has been beefed up for Eid-ul-Adha (Bakrid) festivities in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday. As many as 248 companies of the Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC), State Disaster Response Force, and the…
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GHMC commissioner is chief electoral officer for Telangana polls
Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) commissioner D S Lokesh Kumar has been appointed as the additional chief electoral officer here on Wednesday. Senior IAS officer Sarfaraz Ahmad has been appointed…
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SEBI streamlines share listing process, strengthens rules for foreign investors
Mumbai: Markets regulator Sebi on Wednesday approved various proposals, including reducing the time period for the listing of shares in a public issue, mandating additional disclosure requirements for foreign portfolio investors and introducing…
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Haj pilgrim from Telangana passes away in Makkah
Jeddah: A Haj pilgrim from Telangana breathed her last after performing Jamarat—‘stoning of the devil’ ritual in Mina on Wednesday. Fatima Sarwar, a native of Sangareddy district, came along with her son Mir…
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Harish Rao hits back after Telangana Guv voices concern over Osmania Hospital
Hyderabad: Hours after Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan expressed concern over the condition of historic Osmania Hospital in Hyderabad, state Health Minister T. Harish Rao hit back, saying she was speaking like a…
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Delhi teen murder: Charge sheet against accused Sahil filed
New Delhi: The Delhi police have filed a charge sheet against Sahil, the man who repeatedly stabbed and bludgeoned a 16-year-old girl to death in full public view in the national capital’s Shahbad…
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Eid Al Adha: In final Haj ritual, pilgrims ‘stone the devil’
Riyadh: Haj pilgrims began performing Jamarat—‘stoning of the devil’ ritual on Wednesday marking the first day of Eid Al Adha or the festival of sacrifice. From dawn, thousands of worshippers began throwing…
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Bhim Army chief shot at in UP, rushed to hospital
Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan was shot at by unidentified men in Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday evening. Saharanpur senior superintendent of police (SSP) was quoted by Hindustan Times,…
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PIL seeks action against Guj cops in ‘flogging’ incident; HC issues notice
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday issued a notice to the state government in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking action against the police personnel who allegedly flogged a group of…
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Delhi: Aurangzeb Lane renamed APJ Abdul Kalam Lane
New Delhi: The Aurangzeb Lane in Lutyens’ Delhi has been renamed Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Lane, New Delhi Municipal Council officials announced on Wednesday. The NDMC approved the renaming of the road…
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Tabrez Ansari lynching case: Ten convicted after four years
In a long-awaited verdict, a court has convicted ten individuals for culpable homicide not amounting to murder in the case of the brutal lynching of 22-year-old Tabrez Ansari in Jharkhand. The incident…
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AAP supports UCC, calls for wider consultation before implementation
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday said that it will support the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) but these set of laws should be implemented only after wider consultations. Talking…
