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Kannur: Bomb hurled at Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s (RSS) office in Payyannur of Kannur district, informed the police on Tuesday. The incident happened in the early morning hours. The glasses of a window were also broken in the attack. “A bomb was hurled at RSS office in Payyannur, Kannur district. The incident happened early this morning […]
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Hyderabad: Union Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi said that incentives will be given to the State governments for successful auctioning of mines and those who have identified potential mineral blocks. This will inspire other States to perform better in the mining sector. He said that successful States will be rewarded during […]
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Chennai: The Dalit political outfit Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) on Tuesday requested the Tamil Nadu government to set up more free NEET coaching centres in the state. Floor leader of VCK in Tamil Nadu Assembly Sinthanai Selvan said that the party is opposed to NEET but as the examination is taking place, it is for […]
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Srinagar: Amarnath Yatra, which was resumed on Monday after a two-day suspension following flash flood near the cave shrine, continued on Tuesday as another batch of 7,107 pilgrims moved from Jammu base camp towards the Valley. Flash flood near the cave shrine on Friday killed 16 people and injured 37 while 15,000 were rescued. Reports that […]
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Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has asked the people of the state to hoist the national flag over their houses during the “Swatantrata Saptah” from August 11 to 17 as part of celebrations to mark of 75 years of India’s independence. He said that the Tricolour should be there on 2.68 crore houses and […]
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Patna: A two-and-a-half feet tall man managed to nab a five feet tall thief in Bihar’s Buxar district. Santosh Kumar, sub-inspector of Krishnabrahma police station confirms the incident. He said that the accused Dhodha Bind, a native of Turiganj was nabbed the the two and half feet person named Ranjeet Paswan and handed over to […]
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Hyderabad: In sharp contrast to his earlier position on crop diversification, union Food Minister Piyush Goyal recently urged States to encourage paddy cultivation citing huge demand for rice in the global market. The Centre, however, has not announced a ‘Plan B’ in case of a drop in demand once the crops come up for harvesting […]
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New Delhi: India is projected to surpass China as the worlds most populous country in 2023, according to a UN report. More than half of the projected increase in global population up to 2050 will be concentrated in just eight countries: Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines and Tanzania. Disparate growth rates among […]
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Mumbai: Thirteen of the 18 Lok Sabha MPs of the Shiv Sena in Maharashtra on Monday physically attended a key meeting on the presidential elections and a majority of them suggested supporting the BJP-led NDA’s candidate Droupadi Murmu, party leader Gajanan Kiritkar said. However, party MP and chief spokesperson Sanjay Raut claimed of the 18 […]
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Panaji: The Congress on Monday filed petitions with the Goa Assembly Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar seeking disqualification of its MLAs Michael Lobo and Digambar Kamat. The Congress has accused the two MLAs of hobnobbing with the ruling BJP to bring about a split in the opposition party. Goa Pradesh Congress Committee president Amit Patkar said disqualification […]
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New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday registered a case against a Mumbai-based private company over the allegations of causing a loss worth about Rs 1,438.45 crore to the State Bank of India and four other consortium member banks. The accused named in the FIR were identified as Suman Vijay Gupta, Director […]
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Raipur: A Naxal couple involved in several deadly attacks on security forces and carrying a reward of Rs 5 lakh each on their heads surrendered on Monday in Sukma district in Chhattisgarh, a police official said. Madkam Hidma and his wife Kuram Hungi, who are area committee members of the self-styled Kandhamal-Kalahandi-Boudh-Nayagarh (KKBN) division of […]
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Hyderabad: A heart-wrenching incident, in which an eight-year-old boy had to sit for hours by the roadside with the body of his 2-year-old brother on his lap, has come to light. The video of the incident is going viral on social media. The incident happened at Morena district of Madhya Pradesh when their father went […]
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said the Centre is bound to honour its commitment given to Portugal and release gangster Abu Salem on completion of his 25-year sentence in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case. Salem had said his sentence could not exceed 25 years as per a solemn assurance given by India to […]
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday awarded four-month sentence to fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya, accused in bank loan default case of over Rs 9,000 crore involving his defunct Kingfisher Airlines, in a contempt case. A bench headed by Justice U U Lalit also imposed a fine of Rs 2,000 on Mallya. The top court […]
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New Delhi: With 16,678 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,36,39,329, while the active cases increased to 1,30,713, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll climbed to 5,25,454 with 26 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. […]
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Hyderabad: Terming Narendra Modi as the ‘weakest and inefficient Prime Minister’ India ever had, Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar rao asserted that the former was answerable to the people of the country on all issues – from hike in fuel prices to rising unemployment, multiple scams, and hate crimes. He had hit out at the Prime […]
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Hyderabad: Pushing up his blistering attack against the BJP in general and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in particular by several notches, Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Sunday said the country was in the grip of an undeclared emergency, citing various political developments that he said smacked of the dictatorial approach. “Former Prime Minister Indira […]
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Kothagudem: A truck carrying PDS rice load swept away in the flood waters in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh State on Sunday. The engine of the truck stopped due to technical fault while crossing an overflowing Badanala flowing through Mettupalli forests of Bhopalpatnam sub-division in Bijapur district. The driver reached a safe place leaving the truck […]
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New Delhi: Talking about natural farming, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said ‘Sabka Prayaas’ is the base for the speed of the country’s development. Addressing Natural Farming Conclave through video conference, the Prime Minister said on the occasion of 75 years of independence, the country has started working towards various goals that will become […]
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New Delhi: With 18,257 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,36,22,651, while the active cases increased to 1,28,690, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The death toll climbed to 5,25,428 with 42 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. […]
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New Delhi: A 42-year-old man has been arrested here for trying to kill a woman after she refused to leave space for him to sleep on a footpath, the police said on Saturday. The arrested individual has been identified as Manoj Kumar, a foot-path dweller in Paharganj area. Deputy Commissioner of Police Amrutha Guguloth said […]
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New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday greeted people on the eve of “Eid al-Adha” and said this festival is a symbol of sacrifice and human service. In his message, he also urged people to work for the prosperity and overall development of the country. “Greetings to all people of the country, especially our […]
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted people on the occasion of Eid ul-Adha and wished that the festival inspired everyone to work towards furthering the spirit of collective well-being and prosperity for the good of humankind. Celebrated by Muslims, the festival commemorates the spirit of sacrifice to obey the God. Modi tweeted, […]
