India
In letter to PM Modi, KCR calls Niti Aayog “useless”, takes ‘bulldozer’ jibe
In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao Saturday said he will not attend the August 7 meeting of Niti Aayog's governing council “as a mark of strong protest.”
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Demolished Hyderabad mosque will be rebuilt on same spot: AIMIM
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen said on Friday that the mosque demolished by municipal authorities will be rebuilt on the same spot where it was razed four days ago in Shamshabad on the outskirts of Hyderabad.
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India
19,400 new COVID cases in India, 49 deaths; postivity rate at 4.96%
With 19,406 new COVID-19 infections being reported in a day, India's tally of coronavirus cases rose to 4,41,26,994, while active cases declined to 1,34,793, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday.
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Kashmir: Civilian killed in gunfight in Kulgam
A civilian named Manzoor Lone was killed in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Friday after a gunfight broke out between suspected militants and security forces.
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India
The Week apologises after FIR in UP for publishing artwork of Hindu deities
A day after the Uttar Pradesh Police registered a first information report against the editor and the management of The Week for publishing an artwork about Hindu deities Shiva and Kali, the magazine on Friday apologised for “hurting the sentiments of its readers.”
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65 Congress MPs released after 6 hours of detention
Congress MPs have just been released after being detained for almost 6 hours for protesting peacefully and democratically against price rise, unemployment and GST, said party general secretary Jairam Ramesh.
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Focus on education, health than spending on ‘Beti Bachao’ ads: Parliament panel to govt
More than 78 percent of total Rs 446.72 crore released during 2016-2019 for 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' scheme was spent only on media advocacy, a parliamentary panel has said.
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Rahul Gandhi detained; Congress leaders protest across the country
Several Congress MPs, including Rahul Gandhi and Shashi Tharoor, were detained on Friday while marching from Parliament to Rashtrapati Bhavan in protest against issues of inflation, unemployment and GST on food items.
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All institutions were under control of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in India: Rahul Gandhi
Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that there was no democracy in the country and that all institutions were under the control of the Hindu militant group Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
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Repression persists in Kashmir three years after autonomy revoked: Global rights body
Indian authorities are restricting free expression, peaceful assembly, and other basic rights in Jammu and Kashmir three years after revoking the region’s special autonomous status, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.
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Students protest against seminar “Modi@20” in Jamia Millia Islamia
Half of a dozen student groups at Jamia Millia Islamia Thursday organized a parallel protest program against the “university administration's dare attempt to saffronize the campus” by conducting seminar on “Modi@20: Dream meets delivery.”
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‘Modishahi’ reaching a new low: Congress on Mallikarjun Kharge’s summoning by ED
The Congress Thursday said Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge's summoning by Enforcement Directorate during the working hours of Parliament was an 'insult' to the legislature.
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