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Agnipath protest: MHA sanctions security covers for 10 Bihar BJP leaders
New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry has accorded a VIP security cover of the CRPF to at least 10 Bihar BJP legislators and leaders in view of threats posed to them by…
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IIIT Basara: Telangana Edu min promises action to students in open letter
Hyderabad: Telangana Education minister on Saturday wrote an open letter to agitating students of the RGUKT, popularly known as IIIT Basara, Nirmal in which she promised action towards the demands raised by…
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Agnipath protests: 369 trains cancelled across India on Saturday
New Delhi: The Railways cancelled 369 trains on Saturday due to the agitation against the Centre’s recently announced Agnipath scheme for recruitment of soldiers in the armed forces, officials said. These include…
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Violence at Secunderabad station premeditated: Hyderabad police
Hyderabad: The violence at the Secunderabad railway station was premeditated and the agitators were informed in advance about the time and place of assembling near the station, the police said. One person…
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Farooq Abdullah refuses offer to be oppn presidential candidate
Srinagar: National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah Saturday withdrew his name for consideration as the joint opposition candidate for the presidential polls, saying he would like to contribute in navigating of Jammu and…
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Centre approves 10% quota for Agniveers in Defence Ministry jobs
New Delhi: Amid ongoing protests against the new Army recruitment scheme ‘Agnipath’, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday announced that government will reserve 10 per cent jobs in the Defence Ministry for…
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Prophet row: NCPCR for NIA probe into use of children in ‘communal protests’
New Delhi: The apex child rights body NCPCR on Saturday urged governments of states that witnessed “communal protests” over remarks made by two now-sacked BJP functionaries against Prophet Mohammad to recommend an…
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Examine Agnipath scheme’s impact on national security: PIL filed in SC
New Delhi: A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking an expert committee under a former apex court judge to examine the Agnipath military recruitment scheme and…
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Do H1B visa applicants have a reason to cheer?
New Delhi: US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has decided to clear the backlog of H1B visa applications. It came after an American political commentator told lawmakers that the operation and implementation…
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Telangana: Last rites rally of slain Agnipath protestor turns tense; anti Modi slogans raised
Hyderabad: The last rites rally of deceased Agnipath protestor, D Rakesh, turned violent on Saturday when people attempted to attack the Warangal Railway station and BSNL office in Warangal. The protestors also…
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Hyderabad: Andhra native mobilised Agnipath protesters, say cops
Hyderabad: The police during its investigation into the Secunderabad railway station violence on Friday identified one person of Narsaraopet in Andhra Pradesh as the alleged mastermind of the violence. One person was…
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Jobs in Telangana: Govt issues orders to fill 10105 vacancies
Hyderabad: Telangana government has decided to fill 10105 vacancies apart from 35220 vacancies that were notified earlier. On Friday, Finance and Health Minister T Harish Rao issued orders for filling up 10105…
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PM will have to become ‘maafiveer’, take back ‘Agnipath’: Rahul
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that just as Prime Minister Narendra Modi had to withdraw the farm laws, he will have to accept the demand of the youth and…
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By 2050, 75 percent world population to be affected by drought
Satyen Mohapatra Droughts may affect over three-quarters of the world’s population by 2050. In India, drought prone areas have increased by 57 percent since 1997. Fifty million Indians are affected by drought…
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Andhra Pradesh: Vizag railway station shut, high alert at Guntur
Visakhapatnam: Railway authorities on Saturday closed the Visakhapatnam railway station and beefed up security at all other major stations in Andhra Pradesh as a precautionary measure to prevent protests against the Central government’s…
