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Finland joining NATO a threat to Russia: Kremlin
Moscow: Russia would see Finland’s accession to the NATO military alliance as a threat and the move would not contribute to more security, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday, media reports…
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UP makes singing national anthem compulsory at all madrassas
Lucknow: Singing of the national anthem “Jana Gana Mana” has been made compulsory at all madrassas in Uttar Pradesh from Thursday, an official said here. The Registrar of the Uttar Pradesh Madrassa…
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Retail inflation rises to 7.79%, highest in nearly 8 years
New government data showed that India’s retail inflation has grown to 7.79% in April. The inflation is mainly driven by the rising fuel and food prices. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)…
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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…
