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UP’s Sania Mirza to become India’s first Muslim woman fighter pilot
Mirzapur: Sania Mirza, daughter of a TV mechanic from Mirzapur, has been selected to become a fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force and would be the country’s first Muslim girl and…
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Delhi HC adjourns hearing of plea seeking equal status for National Anthem, Song
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday adjourned hearing on a plea seeking direction to grant equal status to National Song “Vande Mataram” as National Anthem “Jana Gana Mana” as it…
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‘Lab Pe Aati Hai Dua’ prayer by students gets UP Principal suspended
Bareilly: The principal of a government school in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly district has been suspended by the state’s Education department after right-wing groups reportedly complained to the police about a prayer song…
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Random Covid testing for arriving international passengers from December 24
New Delhi: The government on Thursday said that a certain number of passengers arriving in international flights will be subject to random coronavirus test from December 24. The Union health ministry has…
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SC to pronounce judgment on Jan 2 on pleas challenging demonetisation
New Delhi: The Supreme Court would pronounce its judgment on January 2 on a clutch of petitions challenging the Centre’s 2016 decision to demonetise currency notes of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500…
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Don’t panic but be vigilant, Telangana Health Minister tells people
Hyderabad: Telangana Health Minister T. Harish Rao on Thursday urged people not to panic in view of the surge in Covid-19 cases in other countries but advised them to be vigilant. He…
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Telangana HC orders govt to relocate Kawal Sanctuary oustees
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Wednesday ordered the state government to allot nearly 4000 acres of land near Jannaram town to residents belonging to Allinagar and Dongapally villages. The villagers in…
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Chandrababu enacting drama for alliance with BJP, says BRS
Hyderabad: A day after Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president N. Chandrababu Naidu addressed a public meeting in Khammam, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) launched an attack on him saying he was enacting a…
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Gujarat: Sadhu booked for offensive remarks against Islam
Ahmedabad: South Gujarat’s Navsari town police have booked a ‘sadhu’ and local news channel journalist for “deliberately” hurting religious sentiments. Complainant Sajid Alam Alad has alleged that Sadhu’s statement can create enmity…
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UAE: 2-year-old separated from mother amid dowry harassment case
Jeddah: A two-year-old baby girl is caught in a fight over domestic violence and dowry between her parents and grandparents and is stuck in the United Arab Emirates. It is said that…
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UP: Principal, teacher booked for reciting ‘madrassa-type prayer’
Bareilly: Police have booked the principal and a teacher after the local unit of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) alleged that “madrassa-type prayers” were being recited in a government school here. The incident…
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Govt coming up with excuses to stop Bharat Jodo Yatra: Rahul Gandhi
Nuh: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the government is coming up with “excuses” to stop the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, days after Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya wrote to him to…
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Telangana: BRS to protest against Centre over MGNREGA delay for farmers
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president and IT minister KT Rama Rao urged party members to hold protests on Friday in all district headquarters throughout the state in response to the…
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Crisis in Telangana Congress: Digvijaya Singh meets dissidents
Hyderabad: Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Thursday started meeting the dissident leaders of Telangana unit of the party in an attempt to find an amicable solution to the crisis that has…
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Aaftab Poonawala withdraws his bail plea applied ‘erroneously’ at Delhi Saket Court
New Delhi: The accused in the Shraddha Walkar murder case, Aaftab Amin Poonawala withdrew his bail plea on Thursday applied erroneously at the Delhi Saket court. On December 17, he had said…