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Ajmer man who announced reward for decapitating Nupur Sharma arrested
Jaipur: An Ajmer man, who announced to give away his house and property as a reward to anyone who decapitates suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma for her controversial remarks on Prophet Muhammad,…
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Telangana: PFI man arrested for training youth in martial arts
Hyderabad: The Nizamabad police arrested an alleged activist of Popular Front of India (PFI) under UAPA and other Sections of Indian Penal Code. Abdul Khader (52) of Autonagar in Nizamabad was allegedly…
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Spiritual leader Khwaja Sayyad Chishti shot dead in Nashik
Mumbai: A 35-year-old spiritual leader was shot dead by a group of four unidentified persons in Yeola town of Maharashtra’s Nashik district on Tuesday, police said. A possible motive behind the murder…
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Indian rupee hits all-time low against US dollar, gold touches Rs 54K
Hyderabad: The Indian rupee on Tuesday hit an all-time low of Rs 79.36 against the US dollar. Widening trade deficit, weakness in global currencies against the dollar and expectations of aggressive rate…
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MVA govt remained indecisive on issues related to Dawood Ibrahim, Mumbai riots: Shinde
Mumbai: Noting that there must be “big reason” for 50 MLAs to leave a ruling alliance, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday said that the previous MVA government which had Congress…
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Never backed any film, poster: Mahua Moitra on Kaali row
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra on Tuesday issued a clarification on her earlier statements about Kali and said that she has “never backed any film or poster or mentioned the…
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Eknath Shinde backstabbed me: Uddhav Thackeray
Mumbai: Days after he resigned as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday said Eknath Shinde, who led the rebellion with party MLAs to bring down Maha…
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Kanhaiya Lal murder: NIA questions Bihar man in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday questioned a native of Bihar living at Khalandar Nagar in the Santoshnagar area with regard to the murder of Kanhaiya Lal, a tailor who…
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Telangana govt to conduct ‘revenue conventions’ to resolve land-related issues
Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Tuesday decided to conduct meetings by the revenue department officials from July 15 to resolve people’s problems related to lands. Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao took a…
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Manipur landslide: Assam toll at 11; two more bodies cremated
Morigaon: The number of Assam residents killed in a massive landslide in Manipur’s Noney district has reached 11 so far, while at least 10 others from the state are still missing, an…
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UP: Muslim held for wrapping meat in newspaper with Hindu god’s image
A Muslim man in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh was arrested for wrapping meat in an old newspaper that included a picture of a Hindu deity, on Sunday. Also ReadProposal sent to rename wards…
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Kanpur violence: Uttar Pradesh police nabs prime accused
Kanpur: The prime accused of the June 3 Kanpur violence, which broke out during a protest against BJP leader Nupur Sharma’s controversial statement against Prophet Mohammed, was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh…
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Twitter seeks judicial review over Centre’s content takedown orders
Fighting select Indian government orders to take down content, social media giant Twitter is seeking a judicial review. The attempt is a part of a tiff between Twitter and the government over…
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Haryana: Hindu extremists call for boycott of Muslim traders
In Haryana’s Manesar district, a panchayat claiming to be representative of all Hindu communities on July 3 carried weapons while calling for the boycott of Muslim traders. The event was conducted under…
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Gauri Lankesh murder trial: Defence derails attention from Hindutva links
Almost five years after journalist Gauri Lankesh was shot dead in Bangalore, her murder trial began on Monday in a lower court of the city. The defence lawyers intensively cross-examined the victim’s…
