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Former MLA Mukhtar Ansari, who alleged slow poisoning in UP jail, dies

Convicted politician Mukhtar Ansari, who alleged that he was being administered slow poison while in Uttar Pradesh jail, passed away on Thursday in a hospital in Banda district after...

Sanjiv Bhatt gets 20 years in jail in 1996 drug planting case

A special Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) court in Gujarat’s Banaskantha district on Thursday sentenced former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Sanjiv Bhatt to 20 years imprisonment in a 1996 drug planting case.

Among India’s jobless, 83% are youth: New report reveals alarming trends, Congress slams Modi govt

A report released recently by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the Institute of Human Development (IHD) reveals concerning trends in unemployment in india. The report highlights that nearly 83% of the unemployed workforce in India consists of young people.

INSAF alliance sweeps EFLU student union elections

The INSAF alliance, comprised of the Fraternity Movement, Muslim Students Federation, Telangana Students’ Forum, National Students' Union of India and PRISM EFLU secured victory in all central panel seats of the Students' Union at Hyderabad English & Foreign Languages University (EFLU).

VBA decides to go solo in LS elections, accuses Sanjay Raut of stabbing it in back

Putting to rest any chance of joining the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance in Maharashtra, the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) chief Prakash Ambedkar Wednesday announced that his party would contest the Lok Sabha elections on its own.

“Fight for underprivileged,” says Saira Shah Halim contesting Bengal by-polls on CPIM ticket

Educator and poet Saira Shah Halim is the CPM candidate from the Ballygunge Assembly constituency in West Bengal.

Two villagers shot at by Army in Arunachal, Army says ‘mistakenly’ happened

Two civilians were "mistakenly" shot at by the Army in Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh, Army said on Saturday.
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Delhi: 5 years in transit camp, Kathputli colony residents wait for promised homes

“Gigantic bulldozers came. We tried but they didn’t stop. We all kept screaming but they didn’t even hear us, " says Romi, a 35-year-old artist from Kathputli colony— a suburb in Northeast Delhi. 

Ghaziabad meat shops ordered to remain closed during Navratri

Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam on Saturday issued an order to ban the sale of raw meat during Navratri. As per the orders, the ban will be in effect from April...
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“Immediately stop”: Karnataka 12th-century temple to Muslim vendor running shop for 50 years

A 12th-century Chennakeshava temple in Belur in Karnataka's Hassan district has issued an eviction notice to a lone Muslim vendor who has been running a shop on the shrine premises for decades.

Petrol, diesel prices increased for the 10th time in 12 days

Fuel prices were hiked again on Saturday for the tenth time in 12 days. Since March 22, petrol and diesel rates have increased by Rs 7.20 per litre.
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UG admission in central universities: NTA will begin CUET application today

The National Testing Agency (NTA) will begin the application process for the Central Universities Entrance Test (CUET) today.

Jammu: 25 Rohingyans detained, Amnesty says “egregious violation of international law”

Amnesty India on Friday condemned India's detention of 25 Rohingyan refugees in Jammu & Kashmir’s Ramban district, calling the move "an abject dereliction of India’s human rights obligations and...
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Respond to Rana Ayyub’s petition against lookout circular: Delhi HC asks ED

The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the Enforcement Directorate to respond to the petition filed by journalist Rana Ayyub, who was stopped from flying to Europe Tuesday, against the lookout circular issued against her by the ED.

Karnataka govt country’s most corrupt: Rahul Gandhi

Congress former chief Rahul Gandhi on Friday launched a fresh attack against the BJP government in Karnataka and called Basavaraj Bommai government as the country’s most corrupt government.
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Karnataka: 7 Hindutva men arrested over attack on Muslim man selling ‘halal’ meat

Seven Bajrang Dal members were arrested on Thursday after a Muslim man who runs a Chicken stall was attacked in Karnataka’s Shivamogga on Wednesday for selling ‘halal’ meat.

“Respect each other,” Miss Universe Harnaaz Sandhu defends hijab wearing students again

Miss Universe 2021 Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu has spoken against the hijab ban in Karnataka's educational institutions again at another press conference and stressed upon how a woman's clothes should be her own choice.
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