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SC adjourns hearing on plea relating to EWS quota in NEET PG
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned the hearing on a plea relating to the Economically Weaker Section in the All-India Quota in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test examination. A…
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Muslim bodies appeal for calm ahead of eid
New Delhi: Muslim bodies have appealed for calm and peace ahead of Eid next week in the wake of the recent communal violence. An open letter signed by the President of the…
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Lalu Prasad likely to be released on bail on Thursday in fodder scam
Patna: RJD president Lalu Prasad Yadav, convicted in the Rs 139.5 crore Doranda treasury case related to fodder scam, is likely to be released on Thursday. Prabhat Kumar, the lawyer of Lalu Prasad…
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68% fuel taxes taken by Centre, alleges Congress
New Delhi: A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the states to reduce VAT on fuel prices, the Congress on Thursday blamed the Centre for high fuel prices and taxes and…
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Hyderabad: Maximum temperature may touch 45 degrees Celsius today
Hyderabad: The maximum temperature in Hyderabad is likely to touch 45 degrees Celsius on Thursday as the city is witnessing heatwave condition. As per the prediction by India Meteorological Department (IMD), the…
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BHU students protest against VC’s Iftar party, burn his effigy
Varanasi: A group of students from Banaras Hindu University (BHU) burnt the effigy of the Vice-Chancellor outside his residence on Wednesday night after he organised an Iftar party on campus. “VC is…
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Lawyers to move Jignesh Mevani’s bail plea
Guwahati: The lawyers of Independent Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani, who is now under five-day police custody in Assam’s Barpeta district, said on Wednesday that they would move the sessions court on Thursday seeking…
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Former IAS officer Shah Faesal drops hints about return to govt service
Srinagar: Former IAS officer Shah Faesal, who was the first UPSC topper from Jammu and Kashmir, on Wednesday dropped hints about his return to government service in some form. In a series…
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Salman Khurshid seeks clear definition of Uniform Civil Code from government
New Delhi: Amid the debate over Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the country, Senior Congress leader and former union minister Salman Khurshid on Wednesday said the government should clearly give the definition…
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Canada faces record wave of looming retirements: Statistics
Ottawa: In the middle of high job vacancies and historically low unemployment, Canada is facing record retirements from an aging labour force with the number of seniors citizens aged 65 years and…
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NPR required to update birth, death and migration: MHA
New Delhi: To incorporate the changes due to birth, death and migration, there is a need to update the National Population Register (NPR) again, according to the 2020-21 annual report of the…
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Why do you contract Omicron even after full vaccination
New York: If you’re wondering why after two vaccination doses and a booster shot, you still got sick from the Omicron strain of Covid-19, one possible answer may be that antibodies fighting…
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UP: Day before Eid, Hindu group to hold a Jagran in Muslim locality
Amidst communal tensions in the country, a Hindu group plans to hold a night-long ritual (also known as a Jagran), in a Muslim locality on the eve of Eid al-Fitr in Meerut.…
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Karnataka: Hindu procession refuses to enter Dalit colony
An incident of caste discrimination took place in Tumkur district of Karnataka when a religious procession allegedly refused to enter a Dalit colony stating that their God would become “impure”. The incident…
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Omar welcomes SC decision to list petitions on Article 370 for hearing
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah on Wednesday welcomed the Supreme Court’s announcement that petitions regarding the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution would be listed after the summer vacation…
