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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…
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Karnataka move to inspect syllabus of Christian schools likely to stir controversy
Bengaluru: The Karnataka education department’s direction to Block Education Officers to inspect the syllabus of all Christian schools in the state over making reading of Bible compulsory is likely to stir a…
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From boycott of traders to cricketers; Muslims in MP suffer silently
Tensions following the violence that broke out during Ram Navami rallies starting April 10 have simmered down in Madhya Pradesh. However, there are visible instances of communal unrest which have surfaced in…
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Is it proper to use term ‘jumla’ against PM? Delhi HC asks Umar Khalid
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday, while hearing the bail application of student activist Umar Khalid in the larger conspiracy case of the northeast Delhi riots, asked whether it was proper to…
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SC to commence final hearing on pleas challenging constitutional validity of sedition law on May 5
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre to file its response by the end of the week on a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the sedition…
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Hijab, Halal politics will destroy our nation: Telangana CM KCR
Hyderabad: Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) supremo and state chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Wednesday said that the politics of Hijab and Halal will destroy the future of the country leading to…
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On 21st anniversary of TRS, K Kavitha asserts party on course for national role
Hyderabad: As the Telangana Rashtra Samithi celebrates its 21-year anniversary, Telangana MLC K Kavitha said that the ruling party in the state is set to take up a “good national role”. “Today…
