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IPL 2022 to be held in India without crowd: BCCI sources
New Delhi: The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season will be held in India itself, top sources in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed. Sources in the know…
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Delimitation has started, elections soon in J&K: Amit Shah
Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Saturday that elections will soon be held in J&K since the delimitation process has already started. Speaking at the virtual launch of the district good…
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BJP MP’s letter to Nadda accusing Scindia of sidelining him goes viral
Bhopal: The ongoing cold war between Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and Member of Parliament (MP) Krishnapal Yadav has yet again come to the fore after Yadav’s “grievance” letter to the BJP president…
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Inflation skyrockets in Sri Lanka; food prices at record high
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s benchmark inflation rate, measured by the National Consumer Price Index, accelerated to 14 per cent in December 2021, up from 11.1 per cent, the government statistics office said on…
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India reports 3.37 lakh COVID-19 cases, 488 deaths in 24 hrs
New Delhi: India on Saturday reported a dip in daily COVID-19 infections as the country logged 3,37,704 fresh cases in the last 24 hours with a daily positivity rate of 17.22 per…
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Photos: India vs South Africa, ODI cricket match
Paarl: South African batsman Aiden Markram thanks members of the Indian cricket team after South Africa won the second ODI match by seven wickets in Paarl, South Africa, Friday, Jan. 21, 2022.…
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2 killed, 13 injured in Mumbai high-rise blaze
Mumbai: At least two persons were killed and 13 others injured when a blaze engulfed the 18th floor of a building in Tardeo, South Mumbai, on Saturday, the BMC Disaster Control said here.…
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Forex reserves up by USD 2.229 bn to USD 634.965 bn: RBI data
Mumbai: The country’s foreign exchange reserves grew by USD 2.229 billion to USD 634.965 billion in the week ended January 14, RBI data showed. In the previous week ended January 7, the…
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India lost 49 elephants to hunters in 2021: RTI reply
Noida: As many as 49 elephants were killed across the country by hunters in 2021, with law-enforcement agencies arresting 77 accused, a Central government agency said in response to an RTI query.…
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Amar Jawan Jyoti merged with flame at National War Memorial
New Delhi: A torch lit by Amar Jawan Jyoti flame being taken for merging it with the flame at National War Memorial, in New Delhi, Friday, January 21, 2022. The Amar Jawan…
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Tamil Nadu: Minor dies by suicide, alleges abuse, forced conversion
A 17-year-old girl in Tamil Nadu consumed poison following alleged abuse by her hostel warden, in an attempt to convert her to Christianity, which led to her death on Wednesday. In the…
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Khurram Parvez, Siddique Kappan unfairly imprisoned: USCIRF
Washington DC: The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has listed human rights defender Khurram Parvez and journalist Siddique Kappan on the Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) Victims List.…
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Mandatory minimum age of marriage for girls is problematic
By Amir Ullah Khan and Ismail Shaikh In the past couple of months, the Government has decided to raise the legal marriage age for women from 18 to 21. The Central Government…
- Delhi
Man sets himself on fire outside Supreme Court
New Delhi: A 50-year-old man attempted self-immolation near the Supreme Court in the national capital on Friday, official sources said. According to eyewitnesses, the incident took place around 2 p.m. outside the…