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SP’s Azam Khan files nomination from Sitapur Jail
Sitapur: Samajwadi Party leader Mohammad Azam Khan on Wednesday filed his nomination for Rampur Sadar seat from inside Sitapur jail. The Returning Officer from Rampur visited the jail to get his nomination…
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TRS appoints presidents for district units ahead of 2023 polls
Hyderabad: In a move aimed at strengthening the organisation ahead of next year’s Assembly elections, Telangana Chief Minister and Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) president K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Wednesday appointed presidents for…
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Eminent personalities write to Karnataka CM over ‘violence against minorities’
Bengaluru: Nearly three dozen eminent personalities have written a joint open letter to Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai expressing their concern over the “frequent violence against religious minorities” in the state. “We…
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Telangana: Govt to set up special cell to curb drug menace
Hyderabad: Chief Minister Sri K Chandrashekhar Rao has instructed officials concerned to act sternly against the use of Narcotic Drugs and ensure that the usage of narcotic drugs is totally eliminated from…
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Priyanka Gandhi condemns ‘repression’ of railway job aspirants
New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday condemned the “repression” of candidates for Non-Technical Popular Categories (RRB NTPC) and the Level 1 exams and urged the government to find a…
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Akhilesh slams UP govt over alleged mishandling of protesting students
Lucknow: Former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday slammed the state government over alleged mishandling of protesting students by police in Prayagraj and said that…
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Congress-yukt BJP: Tharoor’s dig at BJP after RPN Singh switch sides
New Delhi: A day after RPN Singh joined the BJP, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday took a dig at the saffron party with rhyming sentences in Hindi and the phrase…
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Three Bengalis reject Padma awards for different reasons
Three Bengali Indians have rejected the Padma awards conferred to them this year for individual reasons. Rejection of the Padma Awards is extremely rare. Recipients are required to confirm acceptance before it’s…
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Saudi Arabia restores full ties with Thailand after diamond dispute
Dubai: Saudi Arabia on Tuesday ordered the restoration of full diplomatic ties with Thailand and said the countries agreed to trade ambassadors, closing the chapter on three decades of mistrust and hostility…
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Bihar: Protesting students set train on fire in Gaya
Gaya: Aspirants protesting against the alleged irregularities in Railway Recruitment Board’s exam allegedly set a bogie of the Bhabua-Patna Intercity Express on fire on Wednesday in Bihar’s Gaya, said the police. The…
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Hyderabad’s groundwater levels critical: Telangana govt report
Hyderabad: The city may face a crisis in the future as groundwater levels in Hyderabad are ‘critical’ according to the Dynamic Groundwater Resources of Telangana State -2020 report, released on Tuesday. According…
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Telangana CM skips low-key Republic Day function
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao skipped the low-key Republic Day celebrations held at Raj Bhavan, where Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan unfurled the national flag. Unlike the last two years when the…
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Hyderabad couple behind India’s Covid vaccine gets Padma Bhushan
Hyderabad: Dr Krishna Ella and Suchitra Ella, the couple behind Bharat Biotech, which developed India’s first indigenous vaccine for Covid-19, have been awarded Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award in the…
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Active COVID-19 cases decline: Union Health ministry data
New Delhi: India logged 2,85,914 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,00,85,116, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll has climbed…
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RPN Singh colluded with BJP to overthrow Congress-JMM govt: Jharkhand Congress
Ranchi: Following former Union Minister RPN Singh’s exit from the Congress and joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Jharkhand Congress MLA from Barkagaon Amba Prasad claimed that Singh had colluded with BJP…