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Passport Offices in Hyderabad to function on Ambedkar Jayanti
Hyderabad: In Hyderabad and other districts of Telangana, Passport Offices which are known as Passport Seva Kendras (PSK) will function on the occasion of Ambedkar Jayanti which falls on Friday, April 14.…
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Tribals forced to do ‘dandavat parikrama’: NCST launches probe
New Delhi: The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) has launched an inquiry into allegations that some Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders in West Bengal forced tribal women to perform “dandavat parikrama” (circumambulation…
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Indian-origin man arrested for allegedly stabbing sex worker in US
New York: A 26-year-old Indian-origin man has been arrested for allegedly stabbing a sex worker at a New Jersey hotel following a disagreement over money, police said. Vineeth Ravuri of Jersey city…
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Syria, Saudi Arabia agree to resume consular services, flights
Damascus/Riyadh: Syria and Saudi Arabia have agreed in a joint statement to resume consular services and flights, after the bilateral ties have been stranded for years. The announcement came as Syrian Foreign…
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Opposition unity is just an eyewash, says Chirag Paswan
Patna: At a time when Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is in Delhi to unite the Opposition parties ahead of next year’s general elections, Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) President Chirag Paswan…
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BJP sharpening communal divide as 2024 general elections approach: Yechury
Kolkata: CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Wednesday alleged that the BJP is sharpening communal polarisation as the 2024 general elections approach. He said that clashes between groups of people have been…
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War of words between ministers of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad: A war of words broke out between ministers of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday following some remarks by Telangana’s Finance Minister T. Harish Rao about the conditions in the neighbouring…
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Agra: 4 Hindutva workers arrested for implicating Muslims in ‘cow slaughter’
After a police investigation found that four Muslim youngsters were falsely accused of cow slaughter on Ram Navami, Agra police arrested four Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha (ABHM) workers for filing a fake…
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3969 fires reported in Telangana due to ‘careless smoking’ in 2022
Hyderabad: The Telangana State Disaster Response and Fire Services Department in its annual report for the year 2022 stated that the state saw 3969 fire accidents due to ‘careless smoking’. Fires of…
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Hyderabad: With 10 days to Eid ul Fitr, Ramzan shopping picks up
Hyderabad: Just ten days are left until the Eid ul Fitr festival and markets are abuzz with shoppers. ‘Shop till you drop’ is the mantra of shoppers thronging the markets of the…
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‘I’m reduced to dust, spare my family’: Gangster-politician Atiq Ahmad
Lucknow: “I am totally reduced to dust, but please don’t trouble the women and children of my family now,” gangster-politician Atiq Ahmad told reporters from inside a police van on Wednesday, Chief…
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Delhi: Madrasa of 250-yr-old mosque bulldozed, officials claim encroachment
A madrasa of a 250-year-old mosque was bulldozed for alleged encroachment in Bengali Market, New Delhi on Tuesday morning. During the process, a portion of the mosque was also demolished. The Land…
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BJP seeks to woo ‘Pasmanda’ Muslims in UP by elevating Tariq Mansoor to council
New Delhi: The BJP is working to intensify its outreach to ‘Pasmanda’ Muslims and the recent nomination of academician Tariq Mansoor to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council could help the party in…
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Karnataka: BJP leader who called hijabi students ‘terrorists’ gets ticket
Karnataka’s Udupi district MLA Raghupathi Bhat has been denied a ticket to contest in the upcoming state assembly elections on May 10 by his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Instead of him, Yashpal…
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BJP leader among 3 more arrested in Jamshedpur violence
Jamshedpur: Police arrested three more persons including a BJP leader in connection with the recent outbreak of violence over the reported desecration of a religious flag in Jamshedpur, an officer said on…
