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Elgar Parishad: Court permits Anand Teltumbde to visit Karnataka to receive award
Mumbai: A special court here on Tuesday permitted scholar-activist Anand Teltumbde, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case of Maharashtra, to travel to Karnataka for two days to receive an award…
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Mandya unrest: Karnataka Panchayat development officer suspended
Amid boiling tension in Karnataka’s Mandya district since Sunday, January 28, the Keragodu village panchayat development officer (PDO) has been suspended. The suspension was on the orders of Mandya zila panchayat chief…
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Telangana: Congress invites applications from ticket aspirants for LS polls
Hyderabad: The Congress on January 30, Tuesday, invited applications from ticket aspirants for the soon upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Making the announcement, Telangana chief minister and TPCC chief A Revanth Reddy said…
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GHMC freezes building permissions for land regularised after August 2023
Hyderabad: GHMC commissioner D Ronald Rose has ordered the officials to hold building/layout permissions for permissions for lands regularised under GO 59 in Rangareddy, Medchal-Malkajgiri, and Sangareddy districts. Chief Commissioner, Land Administration…
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Hyderabad: Gang posing as CID team kidnaps employees, busted
Hyderabad: Raidurgam police officers apprehended an eight-member gang on Tuesday, January 30, on charges of impersonating as Andhra Pradesh Crime Investigation Department officials and kidnapping employees of a software business. Four cars,…
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Telangana HC defers swearing-in of MLCs Kodandaram, Amer Ali Khan
Hyderabad: Telangana High Court has deferred the swearing-in of newly appointed Members of the Legislative Council (MLCs) under the Governor’s quota and postponed the next hearing to February 8. The court’s directive…
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Uttarakhand Waqf Board set to teach Ramayan in Madrasas
The Uttarakhand Waqf Board has announced that it will teach Ramayan and lessons on Hindu deity Ram in madrasas under the body. The move is aimed at “modernising the curriculum and align…
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Telangana issues notification for appointment of new power utility directors after sacking 22
Hyderabad: The Telangana energy department has announced the termination of the services of 22 directors of four power utilities, including TS GENCO, TS TRANSCO, TSSPDCL, and TSNPDCL, citing illegal appointment processes. The…
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Nathuram Godse: The man who assassinated Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated within a few months after India gained independence, and it was Nathuram Vinayak Godse who shot bullets at the father of the nation at point-blank range. On January…
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Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan sentenced to 10 years in prison
Islamabad: Former prime minister Imran Khan and former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi were on Tuesday sentenced to 10 years each in prison in the cipher case. The decision was announced by…
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Hanuman flag row: Godse’s ‘descendants’ are disturbing peace, says Siddaramaiah
Bengaluru: In the midst of a row over the removal of a Hanuman flag, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said “descendants” of Mahatma Gandhi’s killer Nathuram Godse are disturbing peace in…
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Indian citizenship law amended multiple times – Why is CAA 2019 most controversial?
Since Indian independence, the citizenship law has undergone multiple amendments. However, CAA 2019 has become the most controversial. CAA 2019 aims to provide Indian citizenship to persecuted religious minorities – Hindus, Sikhs,…
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BJP govt in Rajasthan mulls ban on hijab in govt schools after MLA stirs row
Jaipur: After banning the wearing of hijab in Karnataka government schools and colleges, the Bharatiya Janata Party-run state government in Rajasthan is preparing to bring in a similar ruling for government educational…
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US kick-starts five-week H1-B visas renewal drive, to accept 20,000 applications
Washington: H1B workers, including Indian nationals, can begin applying to renew their visas without leaving the US, marking a significant change after nearly two decades. Up to 20,000 qualified nonimmigrant workers can…
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Work at Ram Janmabhoomi complex to restart on February 15
Ayodhya: Preparations are now underway to resume unfinished work at the Ram Janmabhoomi complex in Ayodhya. Two tower cranes are being set up again on the western side of the temple while…
