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Rahul Gandhi slams BJP ‘double engine’ over crimes against women
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday attacked the BJP governments in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh over the incident of two girls hanging themselves, saying that it’s a crime to…
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Saudi executes five Pakistanis for murder of Bangladeshi guard
Riyadh: The authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) have executed five Pakistani expatriates who were convicted of raiding a company and killing a guard in the city of Makkah. The…
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Mere acquittal in cruelty case no ground to grant divorce: HC
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has held that mere acquittal of a person in a criminal case cannot be a ground for granting divorce and dismissed a man’s plea seeking a…
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Philippines confirms 2 nationals killed in Houthi missile attack
Manila: The Philippine government on Thursday confirmed the death of two seafarers in a recent missile strike by Houthi militants on a cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden, off southern Yemen.…
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UP: Mix-up of corpses at mortuary leads to high drama
Lucknow: In a bizarre situation, the bodies of two women having similar names, were accidentally swapped at the King George’s Medical University’s (KGMU) mortuary here on Wednesday. According to police, confusion arose…
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Ex-DU prof GN Saibaba released from jail after acquittal in Maoist links case
Nagpur: Former Delhi University professor G N Saibaba was released from the Nagpur Central Jail on Thursday, two days after the Bombay High Court acquitted him in an alleged Maoist links case.…
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CBI weighing legal options to transfer Sheikh Shahjahan from Kolkata to Delhi
Kolkata: After getting the custody of Sheikh Shahjahan, the accused mastermind in the January 5 attack on ED and CAPF personnel at Sandeshkhali in West Bengal, the CBI sleuths are now mulling…
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Govt targets Rs 50,000 cr defence exports by 2028-29
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said the Modi government has prioritised the defence sector and along with the promotion of indigenous manufacturing was aiming at an export target of…
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Hyderabad sees surge in residential property registrations
Hyderabad: In February 2024, Hyderabad witnessed a significant rise in residential property registrations, totaling 6,938, marking a substantial 21% increase compared to the previous year and a 27% surge from the previous…
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Electoral bonds: Contempt petition filed against SBI in Supreme Court
New Delhi: The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) moved a contempt plea in the Supreme Court on Thursday, March 7, challenging the State Bank of India’s (SBI) application seeking an extension of time…
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Telangana: BRS nominates Naveen Kumar Reddy as Mahbubnagar MLC bypoll candidate
Hyderabad: The president of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) party, K Chandrashekhar Rao, has announced Naveen Kumar Reddy as the party’s candidate for the Mahabubnagar MLC bypoll. The Mahabubnagar MLC bypoll is…
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British Council launches STEM scholarships for women
Hyderabad: The British Council and UK universities have launched the British Council Scholarships for Women in STEM program to support female graduates pursuing Master’s degrees in STEM fields science, technology, engineering, and…
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Ashwin becomes 14th player to play 100 Tests for India
Dharamshala: India veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin achieved another milestone in his career when he became the 14th Indian player to play 100 Tests. Ashwin joined an elite list of players with his…
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Dubai Mall ‘most visited place on earth’ in 2023
Dubai Mall witnessed a record 105 million visitors in 2023, a 19 percent increase from 2022’s 88 million. This makes the mall the most visited place on Earth last year. Over 20 million…
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Telangana HC quashes nomination of Kodandaram, Amer Ali Khan as MLCs
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Thursday quashed Telangana Governor’s order of September last year rejecting the nomination of Dasoju Sravan Kumar and K. Satyanarayana to the Legislative Council. It also quashed…
