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Iranian President Raisi lands in Islamabad on three-day visit
Islamabad: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Monday landed in Islamabad on a three-day visit. The visit holds critical value as the Western world will be keeping a close watch against the backdrop…
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Kuwait launches first ever Hindi radio broadcast
Kuwait has commenced the first-ever Hindi radio broadcast in the country, starting on Sunday, April 21, according to the Indian Embassy in Kuwait. The Hindi programme will be available on Kuwait radio…
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BJP wins Surat LS seat as EC disqualifies Congress candidates, others ‘pull out’
Surat: Even as campaigning for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections on April 26 gains momentum, the BJP on Monday opened its account with Mukesh Dalal being declared winner from the…
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Congress announces candidates for 28 more Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh
Amaravati: The Congress on Monday announced the names of 28 more candidates for the upcoming Assembly polls in Andhra Pradesh and also replaced candidates in 10 constituencies declared earlier. The Central Election…
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Hyderabad: UoH student groups on 3-day protest against ABVP attack
Hyderabad: Student organisations in the University of Hyderabad (UoH) have begun a three-day sit-in relay protest demanding the arrest and expulsion of “criminals” who attacked students on April 17. The student bodies…
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LS polls: NCP releases manifesto, supports demand for caste-based census
Mumbai: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Ajit Pawar on Monday released his party’s manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections, highlighting that it will support the demand for a caste-based census, an…
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No civilised nation decides citizenship on basis of religion, says Kerala CM
Kannur: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Monday that no civilised nation in the world has made religion the basis of citizenship, and the BJP-led union government’s contentious Citizenship Amendment Law…
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Cong synonymous with corruption, family rule, appeasement politics: Piyush Goyal
Hyderabad: The Congress is synonymous with corruption, family rule and appeasement politics, Union Minister and senior BJP leader Piyush Goyal alleged on Monday. Congress had made promises since the era of former…
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Head of Israeli military intelligence resigns over Oct 7 failure
The head of Israeli military intelligence, Major General Aharon Haliva, resigned on Monday, April 22, after declaring that he bears “responsibility” for the events of October 7, 2023. He will leave once…
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Couple arrested in Karnataka for forcing married woman to convert to Islam
Belagavi: A couple was arrested after a 28-year-old married woman accused them of allegedly forcing her to convert to Islam by threatening to circulate her private photographs, police said on Monday. The…
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Electoral bonds scheme country’s biggest scam: Prashant Bhushan
Hyderabad: Activist and Supreme Court Actocate Prashant Bhushan raised concerns about the potential dangers to democracy and constitutional institutions if the BJP is re-elected. Speaking at an event ‘Election 2024: Democracy and…
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HC order on Bengal school jobs ‘illegal’, will challenge it: Mamata
Raiganj: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday termed as “illegal” the Calcutta High Court order cancelling all appointments made through a 2016 teacher recruitment test, and said her government will…
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BJP candidate Suresh Gopi courts trouble over poster with late star Innocent
Trissur: With just four days left for polling for the Lok Sabha elections to begin in Kerala, actor-turned-politician Suresh Gopi, who is contesting for the BJP from Trissur constituency ran into trouble…
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Kejriwal writes to Tihar Superintendent, claims requesting insulin daily: AAP
New Delhi: Incarcerated Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has written a letter to Tihar’s Central Jail no-2 Superintendent claiming that the statements by the prison administration are false and he is requesting…
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Video: Passenger attacks driver in Telangana, TSRTC staff stalls 45 buses in protest
Hyderabad: Around 45 hired buses were stalled in protest by TSRTC drivers due to the attack on the Vikarabad depot driver Ramulu by Nawaz, a passenger. On Monday, in Vikarabad district, drivers…
