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No entry fee at Taj Mahal, Agra Fort on Yoga Day
Agra: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) will not charge any entry fee at the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and other monuments on the occasion of International Day of Yoga on June…
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Agnipath row: Congress delegation meets President Kovind
New Delhi: A seven-member Congress delegation led by Leader of Opposition (LoP) and including two Chief Ministers on Monday met President Ramnath Kovind to submit a memoranda with two demands in connection…
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Plea in SC challenges constitutional validity of Agnipath scheme
New Delhi: A plea has been moved in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of the Agnipath scheme, to induct youth into all three armed forces for a period of four…
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Not allowed to take exam in hijab, students in Jamshedpur protest
Jamshedpur: Controversy erupted at Women’s College in Jamshedpur after some girl students wearing hijab were not allowed to take the exam. There was a ruckus for almost an hour when the college…
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UP cops deny whereabouts of activist Javed Muhammad; family distressed
The family of the central working committee member of the Welfare Party of India, Javed Muhammad reportedly has no idea about his whereabouts, following his illegal arrest by the Uttar Pradesh police on…
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Agnipath protests: Cops identify key accused in Secunderabad violence
Hyderabad: Railway Police have identified the key accused in June 17 violence at Secunderabad railway station here. Madhusudhan, 20, has been named as the accused number one in the case. He hails…
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Hyderabad Agnipath row: Maoists demand Rs 2 Cr for kin of victim
Hyderabad: The CPI (Maoist) Telangana State Committee severely condemned the police firing on the army job aspirants at Secunderabad railway station and demanded a case be booked against the policemen who fired…
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Some decisions may seem bitter: PM Modi amid Agnipath protest
Bengaluru: Amid massive protest over the new recruitment policy in defence forces Agnipath, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that some of the initiatives of the government may seem to be bitter…
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Saudi Arabia lifts COVID-19 travel restrictions to India, 3 other countries
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Monday lifted travel restrictions on its citizens travelling to and from India and three other countries, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The other three…
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Agnipath: High security amid Bharat bandh call; the updates so far
Protests against the government’s ‘Agnipath’ army recruiting plan have resumed. In response to the armed forces aspirants’ demand for a “Bharat Bandh,” several state administrations have tightened security, on Monday. Demonstrations in…
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Gopalkrishna Gandhi turns down offer to be oppn prez candidate
Gopalkrishna Gandhi, a former governor of West Bengal and the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, declined the proposal from opposition parties to run as their joint candidate, in the forthcoming presidential election, on…
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Agnipath: Amid nationwide protests, Indian Army issues notification
Amid ongoing protests by the country’s youth against the armed forces’ new recruitment policy Agnipath scheme, the Indian Army, on June 20 (Monday), issued a notification for the first round of recruitment…
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Agnipath row: Indian Railways cancel over 500 trains across country
New Delhi: As many as 529 trains were cancelled on Monday in the wake of a massive pan-India protest against the Centre’s newly introduced defence recruitment scheme Agnipath. Of the 529 trains,…
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Hyderabad: Over 10L to attend BJP National Executive meet
Hyderabad: Over 10 lakh people are expected to attend the rally organised during Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national executive meeting in Hyderabad on July 3. It is to be noted that Prime…
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Macron’s centrist alliance projected to lose parliamentary majority
Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance was projected to lose its majority despite getting the most seats in the final round of parliamentary elections Sunday, while the far-right National Rally appeared to…
