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Karnataka: State govt passes ordinance for anti-conversion law
The Karnataka state government on Thursday introduced an anti-conversion law through the ordinance route, chief minister Basavaraj Bommai said while speaking to reporters on Thursday. The Bharatiya Janata Party-led government took this…
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Karnataka: Dalit woman allegedly stripped; rape attempt thwarted
Shivamogga: Karnataka police on Thursday arrested two men on Thursday for allegedly stripping and attempting to rape a Dalit woman in Araga village near Thirthahalli town in Shivamogga district. The incident which…
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Allahabad HC rejects plea seeking opening of 22 doors in Taj Mahal
The Allahabad high court’s Lucknow bench on Thursday rejected the plea of a petitioner who sought to open 22 doors in Taj Mahal to “ascertain the presence of Hindu idols”. The bench…
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Andhra Pradesh: Minor Dalit girl gang-raped, impregnated
Amaravati: In a shocking incident in Andhra Pradesh’s Kadapa district, a minor Dalit girl was repeatedly gang-raped by a youth and his friends, impregnating her. The minor was making a living by begging…
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Gyanvapi survey to continue, court refuses to remove official
Varanasi: In what can be termed as a big victory for the Hindu petitioners, a court in Varanasi on Thursday rejected the demand for the removal of the advocate commissioner for the…
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Haryana: Class 9 textbook credits RSS for freedom struggle
A new history book for Class 9 published by the Board of Secondary Education (BSE) in Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled Haryana has sparked controversy for crediting the country’s freedom struggle to the…
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Sri Lanka crisis: President to appoint a new PM this week
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday declared that he will soon appoint a new prime minister and a young cabinet by the end of this week. In a televised address…
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Petition seeking to open 22 closed doors in Taj Mahal to be heard today
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High court will hear a petition today seeking to open 22 closed rooms in the Taj Mahal. The plea was filed by Rajneesh Singh, a BJP youth media in-charge,…
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Supply-demand mismatch pushes up chicken prices in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Chicken prices are skyrocketing in Hyderabad due to a supply-demand mismatch. The prices started their upwards movement a few days before Eid-ul-Fitr in the city. The price of skinless chicken which…
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Court cites verses from Quran, Gita, sentences BJP MLA to jail in gambling case
Godhra: A court at Halol in Gujarat’s Panchmahal district on Wednesday sentenced a sitting BJP MLA and 25 others to two-year imprisonment in a gambling case. Citing the verses from Quran and…
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Congress leaders to pitch for Rahul Gandhi as party president
New Delhi: Congress is going to hold a ‘Chintan Shivir’ in Udaipur under the leadership of its interim President Sonia Gandhi to hold discussions on party organization, and to formulate a strategy…
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Delhi: Will bulldozers come to halt once three civic bodies cease to exist?
New Delhi: The fate of bulldozer politics in the national capital will hang in balance once the three municipal corporations cease to exist from next week. Since the elections to the three…
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White House strongly condemns killing of Al Jazeera reporter in Israel
Washington: The United States strongly condemns the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh during an Israeli raid on the West Bank and calls for a thorough investigation into the circumstances…
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UAE jobs: Emirates, flydubai are hiring; here’s how to apply
Abu Dhabi: United Arab Emirates (UAE) based airlines— Emirates and flydubai are hiring in full swing, as air travel demand improved with a pick-up in economic activity. With the reopening of the…
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Nitish assured caste census will be conducted in Bihar: Tejashwi
Patna: A day after giving the Bihar government a 72 hours ultimatum to spell its stand on the caste census, Leader of Opposition in Assembly Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday met Chief Minister…
