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Congress’ Margaret Alva writes open letter to PM on hate speech
New Delhi: Congress veteran Margaret Alva on Monday wrote an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressing concern over the hate speech against minorities. In the letter Alva who was the…
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Active COVID-19 cases in country highest in 208 days
New Delhi: India logged 1,68,063 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,58,75,790 which includes 4,461 cases of the Omicron variant, according to the Union Health Ministry data…
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Sulli Deals: 30 Twitter handles misused to target Muslim women, says Police
New Delhi: The ongoing probe into the “Sulli Deals” case has revealed that around 30 Twitter handles were misused for uploading the morphed pictures of Muslim women for their purported “auction”, the…
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UP: MLA Radha Krishna quits BJP, joins SP ahead of polls
Luckow: Ahead of upcoming assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, an MLA from Bilsi assembly constituency Radha Krishna quit Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to join Samajwadi Party (SP). In the last assembly polls…
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Pollution levels that dipped during 2020 lockdown threaten to bounce back: CSE
New Delhi: With the levels of pollution rising this year, the downward dip, induced by the hard lockdown phases of the pandemic in 2020, will not persist, a new analysis of regional…
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‘Bulli Bai’ case accused Vishal Kumar Jha tests COVID-positive
Mumbai: A Bandra court on Monday sent to judicial custody till January 24, Vishal Kumar Jha an accused in the ‘Bulli Bai’ case. Jha who tested positive for COVID-19 has been admitted…
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Live-streaming of suicide on Facebook triggers row in Bengal
Kolkata: A controversy has been triggered in West Bengal after a man, his wife and their son committed suicide at Bakkhali area in South 24 Parganas district with the act streaming live…
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Checkpoints installed at Telangana-Maharashtra border amid Covid surge
Hyderabad: With the number of COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra on the rise, the Telangana Health Department has installed checkpoints at the inter-state border in collaboration with revenue and police officers. The Nizamabad’s…
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Mr Assam CM, here’s how Hyderabad would be without the Nizams
Hyderabad: It has become a fashion these days to attack anything and everything that is connected to Muslims, which is why our city, also founded by Muslims, is always a target for…
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Minorities in India targeted by extremist groups: Imran Khan
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday alleged that minorities in India were being targeted by extremist groups and warned that such an agenda “is a real and present threat” to…
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UP: Two arrested for displaying ‘Hindus-only’ posters along Ganga river
Two Bajrang Dal leaders were arrested by the Varanasi police for displaying posters with a message that “Only Hindus should visit ghats along the river Ganga”. The two, identified as Rajan Gupta…
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Covid surge in GCC countries: Qatar, Saudi Arabia report highest single-day spike
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are witnessing a surge in daily COVID-19 cases and gradually reintroducing social distancing norms. The daily COVID-19 infection rates reported by Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait…
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India begins precaution dose drive, over 1 Cr SMS sent to beneficiaries
New Delhi: The drive for administering precaution dose to the healthcare workers, frontline workers and 60-plus individuals commenced on Monday across the country. The COWIN portal has sent over one crore reminder messages…
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Supreme Court agrees to hear PIL on Haridwar hate speeches
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine a plea seeking criminal action in connection with hate speeches made at Dharam Sansad in Haridwar against the Muslim community. Senior advocate…
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Hyderabad: COVID-19 booster shot for people over 60 years launched
Hyderabad: Telangana health minister T. Harish Rao on Monday launched the COVID-19 booster shot for people above the age of 60 years. The minister addressed a gathering at the Government Unani Hospital…
