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Shinde-led Shiv Sena wants UCC to be passed in budget session
Mumbai: The Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena on Tuesday demanded that a bill on the Uniform Civil Code be passed in the coming budget session of Parliament. Speaking at a news conference in…
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UP: Months ahead of LS polls, SP releases first list of 16 candidates
Lucknow: The SP on Tuesday named candidates for 16 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, becoming the first party to come up with a list for the elections which are still some…
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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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Yechury accuses ED of ‘intimidation’, questions minimal conviction rate
Thiruvananthapuram: CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury accused the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday of adopting ‘intimidating tactics’ and stated that the rate of conviction in the cases registered by it is minimal.…
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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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FIR against political commentator; Politicians should be thick-skinned: SC
New Delhi: “Politicians should be thick-skinned,” the Supreme Court on Tuesday, January 31, said while hearing a plea of a West Bengal-based political commentator seeking protection from arrest in multiple FIRs lodged against…
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Rajya Sabha Chairman revokes suspension of 11 members
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar has revoked the suspension of 11 members on Tuesday, January 31. The Committee of Privileges of Rajya Sabha has held that the 11 members breached…
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Morbi bridge collapse: Gujarat HC asks Oreva Group for ‘positive solution’
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday said the Oreva Group, which was responsible for the operation and maintenance of the Morbi suspension bridge that collapsed in 2022, should come out with…
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Nitish felt trapped after ordering caste survey: Rahul
Purnea: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was feeling trapped after getting a caste survey conducted under pressure from the Mahagathbandhan partners and the BJP “provided him with a way out”, Congress leader…
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Three Hyderabad art galleries to take part in India Art Fair 2024
The 15th India Art Fair 2024, which takes place in New Delhi from February 1 to 4, will feature artwork from three galleries in Hyderabad — Kalakriti, Shrishti, and Dhi Contemporary. The…
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Central varsities asked to explore on-campus working women’s hostels: Smriti Irani
New Delhi: The Centre has asked central universities to explore establishing working women’s hostels on campuses with government support, Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani said on Tuesday. Speaking at…
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Fahad Suri named as new Consul General of India in Jeddah
Jeddah: Fahad Ahmed Khan Suri, a young and dynamic diplomat, has been appointed as Consul General of India in Jeddah. Fahad, a 2014-batch IFS officer, is currently serving in the ministry of…
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Parliament’s Budget Session begins Wednesday; last of present LS
New Delhi: The Budget Session of Parliament, the last of the present Lok Sabha, begins on Wednesday, January 31, with an address by President Droupadi Murmu to a joint sitting, as the…
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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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Hate speech promotion: Rohingya refugees file PIL on Facebook in Delhi HC
New Delhi: Two Rohingya refugees on Tuesday urged the Delhi High Court to act against the alleged propagation and promotion of hate speech against the community by social media giant Facebook and…
