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After right-wing mob ‘raids’ on Jan 22, Muslims in Nagpur face legal action
The nation witnessed several acts of communal violence in days following the January 22 temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya. Reports of two such incidents have surfaced from Nagpur. According to reports, 12…
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Tirumala temple body’s budget crosses whopping Rs 5,000 crore
Tirupati: The budget of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD), which administers the world’s richest Hindu temple at Tirumala near here and several other temples in the country, has crossed Rs 5,000 crore. The…
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Telangana: Senior Congress leader Narsa Reddy passes away at 92
Hyderabad: The former Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) chief and senior Congress leader P Narsa Reddy passed away here on Monday. He was 92. A resident of Nirmal in the erstwhile Adilabad district,…
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BJP-JD(S), Karnataka govt clash over Hanuman flag controversy
Mandya: The row over the removal of a saffron flag bearing Lord Hanuman’s image hoisted on a 108-ft tall flag post by the authorities at Keragodu near here intensified on Monday, January 29,…
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‘Inconclusive’: AIMPLB challenges ASI report on Gyanvapi mosque
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has challenged the Archaeological Survey of India’s (ASI) report on the Gyanvapi mosque, which claimed evidence of a pre-existing Hindu temple on the mosque…
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LS 2024 may be last election in India if Modi wins again: Kharge
Bhubaneswar: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday, Janaury 29, expressed apprehension that the 2024 Lok Sabha elections would be the last opportunity for the people to save democracy, as Prime Minister Narendra…
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Karnataka village tense after removal of Hanuman flag; protests continue
Mandya: The situation remained tense but under control in Keragodu village in Karnataka on Monday, January 29, a day after it witnessed strong protests and police action, following the removal of a saffron…
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Burmese refugee’s murder by rowdy sheeter sparks tension in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Tension prevailed at Wadi-e-Saleheen, Pahadishareef during the funeral of Burmese refugee Mohd Imran, who was brutally stabbed to death on Sunday afternoon when he refused to pay money to a rowdy…
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Indian national pleads guilty to running dark web drug enterprise in US
Washington: A 40-year-old Indian national extradited from the UK has pleaded guilty to operating a global dark web enterprise to sell “deadly and dangerous drugs to communities across America” and agreed to…
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Jaipur: Muslim girl students protest against BJP MLA’s objection to hijab
Jaipur: Muslim girl students of a government senior secondary school in Jaipur protested on Monday, January 29, outside the Subhash Chowk police station demanding action against BJP MLA Balmukund Acharya for objecting to…
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Fatwa issued against imam who attended Ram temple ceremony
A fatwa has been issued against Dr Umer Ahmed Ilyasi, chief Imam of All India Imam Organization (AIIO), who participated in the on January 22 pran pratishtha of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya,…
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US issues record-high 1.4 million visas to Indians in 2023
New Delhi: Bringing down the visitor visa appointment wait times by 75 per cent, the US Consular Team in India processed a record-smashing 1.4 million US visas in the year 2023. Stating…
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Hyderabad man loses Rs 60 L in ‘WhatsApp scam’, accused held
Hyderabad: The cybercrime police in Hyderabad apprehended Neshnor Sirish Kumar, 38, a resident of Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, on charges of defrauding a Hyderabad resident of Rs 60 lakh through a “WhatsApp-review scam”.…
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YSRCP accuses TDP leader of collecting voters’ data, complains to EC
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh’s ruling party, YSRCP, complained to the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) on Monday, January 29, that Narayana Group of educational institutions was collecting voters’ data even as its founder and…
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Gyanvapi mosque: Plea in SC seeks survey of sealed area, ‘Shivling’
New Delhi: The Hindu plaintiffs in Varanasi’s Gyanvapi case have moved an application before the Supreme Court seeking directions to Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to survey the ‘Shivling’ and entire ‘wazukhana’…
