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25 Indian companies gear up to launch IPOs worth Rs 22,000 crore
New Delhi: The initial public offering (IPO) season has warmed up and at least 25 companies, already approved by the market regulator SEBI, are planning to enter the market to raise about…
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Doctor’s murder: CBI to question ex-principal of medical college
Kolkata: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday, August 16, took Sandip Ghosh, the controversial former principal of state-run R.G. Kar Medical College Hospital, to the agency’s Salt Lake office for…
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Subramanian Swamy files PIL to cancel Rahul Gandhi’s citizenship
New Delhi: Senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy has petitioned the Delhi High Court, seeking direction from the Union Home Ministry to cancel the Indian citizenship of Rahul Gandhi when the Congress leader…
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Tejashwi Yadav slams CM Nitish over rising cases of rape-murder in Bihar
Patna: Amid the national outrage over the rape and murder of a woman doctor in Kolkata, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Friday highlighted several such crimes against women in Bihar in the…
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Announce CM candidate, will support: Uddhav Thackeray to NCP(SP), Congress
Mumbai: Shiv Sena UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray on Friday asked NCP(SP) President Sharad Pawar and Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan to announce the chief ministerial candidate ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly election and…
- India
PM Modi lauds ISRO’s successful launch
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday lauded the ISRO’s successful launch of Small Satellite Launch Vehicle and described it as a matter of immense joy. “A remarkable milestone! Congratulations to…
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CBI taking over shouldn’t lead to rape-murder case being quietly buried: Derek O’Brien
New Delhi: The public outrage over the rape and murder of a woman trainee doctor in Kolkata is understandable but the CBI taking over the case shouldn’t lead to it “being quietly…
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SC seeks Centre’s response on plea over detention of Rohingya asylum seekers
New Delhi: The Supreme Court recently sought a response from the Centre on a plea seeking the release of Rohingya asylum seekers and refugees who are in indefinite detention in the country.…
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Vandalism at RG Kar Hospital: Calcutta HC raises serious questions on police’s role
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Friday raised questions on the role of Kolkata Police in relation to the ransacking of the emergency department of state-run RG Kar Medical College & Hospital.…
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Bhopal gas tragedy survivors to revive 13 years long campaign
Bhopal: Five organizations of survivors of Bhopal gas tragedy have announced the revival of their 13-year long joint campaign for securing adequate compensation for all the survivors of the December 1984 Union…
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Study renewed terrorism in J&K first before telling what it is all about
A series of acts of terror and gun battles between terrorists and security forces have been grabbing headlines as Jammu and Kashmir is in sharper focus on the issue of terrorism and…
- India
Hindenburg tip of iceberg, only JPC probe can unravel truth of Adani ‘scam’: Cong
New Delhi: The demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into the Adani issue goes beyond the Hindenburg Research’s revelations, the Congress said Friday and claimed the “irregularities and wrongdoings” relating to…
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19 arrested for vandalism at Kolkata’s RG Kar hospital
Kolkata: Kolkata Police on Friday said it has so far arrested 19 people in connection with the vandalism and violence at R G Kar Medical College and Hospital in the metropolis. Those…
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India’s Independence Day and the dream of universal freedom
By Zafar Siddiqui I am reminded of India’s first Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru’s seminal speech on the eve of India’s independence in 1947. After two centuries of British colonial rule, India…
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US ties with India remains one of great importance: Pentagon
Washington: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin is set to host his Indian counterpart, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, at the Pentagon on August 23. “The relationship with India remains one of great importance.…