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India has been categorically rejected China’s claims. New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today demanded a statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi in response to China’s release of a map that claims ownership of Aksai Chin and Arunachal Pradesh, which has been categorically rejected by India. On Monday, China released a new “standard” map that…
The police arrested three minors for allegedly harassing inter faith couple on busy road in Hyderabad. Hyderabad: A couple travelling on a two-wheeler was stopped by three minors who allegedly abused the youngster driving the bike presumably for taking a girl belonging to another community on his bike, police said on Tuesday. The video of…
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Notably, the export of non-basmati white rice was prohibited from July 20 to check the domestic prices. New Delhi: In view of the “special relationship” with Singapore, India has decided to allow the export of rice to “meet the food security requirements” of the Southeast nation, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said. “India and…
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DMRC personnel will also be deployed at stations to cater to the extra rush on Raksha Bandhan. New Delhi: Delhi Metro will be running around 106 extra train trips on its corridors on Wednesday to facilitate passengers on the festival of Raksha Bandhan, officials said. Additional Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) personnel will also be…
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CM Bhupendra Patel said the decision was meant to keep all sections of the society together. (File) Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government’s decision to provide a 27 per cent reservation to Other Backward Classes in local self-governing bodies evoked a mixed reaction on Tuesday, with Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and other BJP leaders welcoming the move,…
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Kolkata: West Bengal will soon have a state anthem. An all-party meeting, called to discuss the contentious issue of the state foundation day, also saw proposals for a state anthem. States like Odisha and Maharashtra already have state anthems. Two possible songs were proposed at the meeting, attended by politicians, scholars, ministers, MLAs, educationists, citizens…
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New Delhi: A case has been filed in connection with the alleged minority scholarship scam, in which 830 “fake” institutions were benefitting, causing a loss of about Rs 144 crore to the Ministry of Minority Affairs during 2017-22, officials said on Tuesday. The FIR is filed against unidentified persons of banks, institutions and others…
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Varun Gandhi was addressing party workers in his constituency Pilibhit. (File) Pilibhit, UP: In an apparent dig at his own party, BJP MP Varun Gandhi asked people at an event in UP not to disturb a sadhu standing nearby as nobody knows “when ‘maharaaj ji’ will become the Chief Minister”. On Monday, when he was…
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The man stole at least 105 iPhones, said police. (Representational) Mumbai: A 32-year-old man was arrested in Pune on Tuesday for allegedly breaking into a warehouse in Pune district and stealing iPhones worth Rs 65 lakh, police said. Accused Tophajul Khurshid Shaikh, a resident of Jharkhand, was Arrested by the Anti-Extortion Cell of Mumbai police’s…
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Chief Minister Sukhu said that all these six species are under the ten-year felling programme. (File) Shimla: In a crackdown against timber and fuel wood smuggling in the state, the Himachal Pradesh government Tuesday banned the felling of mango and five other tree species with immediate effect. A ban has been imposed on the felling…
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