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Aligarh Muslim University Gets 1st Woman Vice-Chancellor In Over 100 Years

April 22, 2024 admin

Naima Khatoon completed her PhD in psychology from AMU. (File) New Delhi: Naima Khatoon has been appointed as the Vice Chancellor of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), making her the first woman to hold the top post in over 100 years, sources said on Monday. Naima Khatoon was appointed after receiving approval from President Droupadi…

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Chandrababu Naidu Party Candidate Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar Declares Assets Worth Rs 5,785 Crore

April 22, 2024 admin

He has investments and shares in several US-based firms. Hyderabad: Telugu Desam Party’s candidate for Guntur Lok Sabha seat Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar has declared family assets worth nearly Rs 5,785 crore-movable and immovable- making him perhaps the richest contestant in the current polls in Andhra Pradesh. According to an affidavit filed by him, his individual…

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81.6% Voter Turnout Recorded In Repolling At 11 Manipur Polling Stations

April 22, 2024 admin

The repolling on Monday began at 7 am and concluded at 5 pm (File) Imphal: A voter turnout of 81.6 per cent was recorded during repolling at 11 polling stations in the Inner Manipur Lok Sabha constituency on Monday, officials said. No incidents of disturbance or violence were reported at any of the polling stations,…

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Wedding Guests In UP Fight With Chairs, Belts Over Juta Chupai Demand

April 22, 2024 admin

The wedding guests beat each other with chairs and threw them at one another New Delhi: Chairs flew, wedding guests attacked each other with sticks and belts, and a groom’s car was smashed and broken in Uttar Pradesh’s Amroha over “juta chupai” – a fun wedding game where the bride’s siblings hide the groom’s shoes…

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Rajasthan Man Kills Bed-Ridden Father, Sits Next To Body For Hours: Cops

April 22, 2024 admin

Police recovered the body and handed it over to the man’s family (Representational) Kota(Rajasthan): A 30-year-old man allegedly killed his bed-ridden father after an argument here and sat next to the body for hours until his mother came home, police said on Monday. The victim’s son Mahaveer Meghwal, who is allegedly a drug addict and…

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Body Of Missing Kerala Woman Found Buried On Land Surrounding Her House: Cops

April 22, 2024 admin

Police said Rosamma, a widow, was planning to remarry next month (Representational) Alappuzha: Kerala police on Monday recovered a body suspected to be of a missing woman, which was found buried within the plot of land that her house stands on. Police said that Rosamma, 60, a resident of Alappuzha North, was missing since April…

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Ex-Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Mithun Chakraborty Conferred with Padma Awards

April 22, 2024 admin

Padma Awards are one of the highest civilian honours of the country. (File) New Delhi: Former vice president M Venkaiah Naidu, founder of Sulabh International Bindeshwar Pathak and a host of other prominent persons were conferred with Padma Awards by President Droupadi Murmu at a ceremonial function held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Monday….

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Centre Moves Supreme Court Seeking Modification Of 2012 Verdict

April 22, 2024 admin

The Centre’s application was moved by Attorney General R Venkataramani. New Delhi: More than 12 years after it was delivered, the Centre on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking modification of its verdict in the 2G spectrum case which said the State was duty bound to adopt the auction route while transferring or alienating the…

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Ex-Cricket Star’s IPL Take On PM’s Rajasthan Speech Row

April 22, 2024 admin

Ex-India cricketer Venkatesh Prasad (File). New Delhi: Former cricketer Venkatesh Prasad has clattered into the political row triggered by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s controversial election speech in Rajasthan this weekend – in which he referred to the nation’s Muslim community and alleged the Congress plans to “redistribute assets among infiltrators” should it return to power…

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Boxer Vijender Singh On Switching From Congress To BJP

April 22, 2024 admin

Mr Singh said he joined the BJP for the betterment of youth and the country (File) New Delhi: Boxer-cum-politician Vijender Singh has said he has no qualms about admitting that he has paid an emotional price for the decision to make a political switch from the Congress to the BJP but insisted that he had…

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