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Review current parameters for declaring drought and amend it: Karnataka CM to Centre
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has written to the union government to review the current parameters for a state to declare drought and consider amending it, to establish a more responsive framework…
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BJP trying to restrict tribals to jungles by calling them ‘vanvasis’: Rahul
Wayanad: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday accused the ruling BJP at the Centre of attempting to restrict the tribal communities to the jungles and deny their status as original owners of…
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Two more arrested in Jadavpur University fresher’s death case
Kolkata: Kolkata Police on Sunday arrested two more students of Jadavpur University in connection with the mysterious death of a fresher Swapnadip Kundu on August 10. The two arrested have been identified…
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Hyderabad: School official suspended over sexual harassment allegations
Hyderabad: A senior official of Telangana State Sports School in Hakimpet here, who is facing allegations of sexually harassing some girl students of the institute, was on Sunday placed under suspension by…
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Taiwan vice-president’s US ‘stopover’: China expresses unhappiness
Beijing: China’s foreign ministry on Sunday condemned Taiwan’s vice president William Lai’s stopover in the US, calling him a “troublemaker”. Lai arrived in New York on Saturday en route to Paraguay, Taiwan’s…
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Catholic churches in Nagaland against proposed UCC
Kohima: The Catholic Association of Nagaland (CAN) opposed the proposed implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) saying that the strength and unity of India lies on diversity and not forced uniformity.…
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‘No hate speech’: Palwel Hindu mahapanchayat gets conditional permit
Gurugram: A ‘mahapanchayat’ by Hindu outfits will be held in Haryana’s Pondri village on Sunday which will take a call on resuming VHP’s Braj Mandal Yatra in Nuh that was disrupted on…
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Pak media watchdog bans coverage of 11 persons critical of military and previous government
Islamabad: Pakistan electronic media watchdog has stopped TV channels from giving air space to 11 people, including journalists, accused of criticising the military and the Shehbaz Sharif-led previous government and declared proclaimed…
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Prayers pour in for Makkah Imam who fell ill during Friday prayers
Riyadh: Social media platforms were filled with prayers for the Imam of Makkah’s Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia, Sheikh Maher Al-Muaiqly, who fell ill during Friday prayers. Maher Al-Muaiqly was reciting Surah…
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UP Cong hopes Rahul will spend longer time in the state this time
Lucknow: Congressmen in Uttar Pradesh are hopeful that party leader Rahul Gandhi will devote substantial time in Uttar Pradesh during the second phase of his Bharat Jodo Yatra. Though the date and…
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Google pays homage to Sridevi on 60th birth anniversary with doodle
Mumbai: Search engine giant Google on Sunday celebrated the 60th birth anniversary of Indian cinema icon Sridevi with a special doodle dedicated to her on-screen charisma. Born on this day in 1963…
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Every time PM Modi speaks, it’s a tsunami of lies: Jairam Ramesh
New Delhi: Congress General Secretary in-charge Communications Jairam Ramesh on Sunday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying every time he speaks, it is a “tsunami of lies”. The Rajya…
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Iran condemns IS attack on Syrian military bus
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has strongly condemned the deadly “terrorist” attack by the IS militants on a Syrian military bus in east Syria. Kanaani made the remarks on Saturday…
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Jolt to Telangana BJP as ex-minister Chandra Sekhar quits
Hyderabad: In a jolt to BJP in Telangana, former minister A. Chandra Sekhar on Sunday resigned from the party. He is likely to join the Congress. Chandra Sekhar sent his resignation letter…
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Hyderabad: Commissioner urges motorists to slow down at Pelican signals
Hyderabad: City Police Commissioner C V Anand on Saturday urged motorists to slow down and halt at pelican signals around the city to allow pedestrians to cross safely. He asked vehicle drivers…
