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Indian media shirking its responsibility, says Seema Chishti
Hyderabad: “A free press is the backbone of democracy,” said journalist Seema Chishti on Sunday during the Hasan memorial lecture at Lamakaan. The lecture further highlighted how despite the importance of journalism,…
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Hyderabad woman Suraiyya Tyabji was behind the making of Indian flag
Hyderabad: Pingali Venkaiah is credited with designing our Indian national flag, which was approved by the constituent assembly on July 22, 1947. In 1921, he proposed the flag to the All India…
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Telangana: If needed, will resort to goondaism, says Bandi Sanjay
Hyderabad: Telangana BJP state president Bandi Sanjay claimed that TRS ministers and legislators were behaving like “licensed rowdies.” During his Praja Sangrama Yatra on Sunday, he asked residents of Gundala mandal in…
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‘Bring Netaji home’, demands daughter of Subhas Chandra Bose
On the occasion of 76th Independence Day, Prof. Anita Bose Pfaff, daughter of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose demanded the government to bring Netaji’s remains to India. As per the classified inquiries conducted…
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Rushdie’s attacker allegedly sympathised with IRGC, extremists: Reports
New York: Author Salman Rushdie’s alleged assailant Hadi Matar sympathised with an Iranian military organisation and sith extremists, according to media reports citing law enforcement sources. During a preliminary review, Matar’s social media…
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Independence Day: Right-wing ideologues march with bulldozers in New Jersey
New Jersey: While Indians are celebrating Independence Day on August 15, right-wing ideologues in New Jersey were seen marching with bulldozers. Photographs of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the chief minister of…
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UK must sanction Iran over Salman Rushdie stabbing: Rishi Sunak
London: UK Prime Minister hopeful and Conservative party leadership contender Rishi Sunak has called for sanctions on Iran over the stabbing of author Salman Rushdie in the US. Rushdie, who faced death…
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Watch: PM Modi addresses nation on 76th Independence Day
New Delhi: As India celebrates its 76th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday began addressing the nation from the historic Red Fort, which is under a hawk-eyed vigil. The Mughal-era…
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Asaduddin Owaisi slams Scindia for not mentioning British as ‘foreign aggressors’
Hyderabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday took a jibe at Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia for his remarks that “Mughal attacked India” stating that it is deplorable that…
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Kamal Nath compares BJP govt to East India Company
Bhopal: Former Chief Minister and Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) head Kamal Nath, while addressing the people of the state on the eve of 75th Independence Day, said that some forces are…
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BJP trying to break non-NDA govts in states: Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday lashed out at the BJP-led Centre, questioning the reason behind the CBI arrest of TMC leader Anubrata Mondal, who is known to enjoy…
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Telangana minister rejects demand for resignation over firing
Hyderabad: Telangana’s Minister for Prohibition and Excise V. Srinivas Goud on Sunday rejected the demand by the opposition parties for his resignation for opening fire into air from a service weapon belonging…
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‘Compassion keyword for India…: Prez Murmu in 1st I-Day eve address
“The keyword for India today is compassion for the downtrodden, for the needy and for those on the margins,” said Droupadi Murmu in her first speech eve of Independece Day speech as…
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Stalin launches veiled attack on BJP, says it uses ‘patriotism label’ for politics
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Sunday made a veiled attack on the BJP, saying the preposterous politics of indulging in malicious acts by using the ‘label of patriotism’…
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Maha: Fadnavis bags key ministries as Shinde allocates portfolios
Mumbai: After recent political turbulence and with 18 ministers taking oath recently in Maharashtra, the western state’s Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday announced the allocation of portfolios to newly appointed ministers…
