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BJP stages protest outside Omar’s residence for liquor prohibition in Kashmir

SRINAGAR: BJP Friday staged a protest outside J&K CM Omar Abdullah’s residence, demanding prohibition of liquor in Kashmir Valley.The party said it would launch protests from Qazigund town in south Kashmir to Karnah area on Line of Control in north Kashmir in the second phase of protests in near future if the National Conference govt…

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Virat Kohli says he won’t stay where he must ‘prove worth’ amid ODI future debate

Virat Kohli, Gautam Gambhir Virat Kohli has said he does not want things to be “complicated” around his place in the Indian team and made it clear that if he is constantly made to prove his value, then that environment is “not meant” for him.Speaking on Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s podcast, Kohli said he still enjoys…

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PIO Sikh man murdered British university student with 21-inch knife, UK court told

Henry Nowak (18), who was in his first year studying accountancy and finance, was walking home from a night out with football mates when he was stabbed to death. (Photo credit: BBC) TOI correspondent from London: A British Indian Sikh man is facing trial for murdering a British white student at Southampton University with a…

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Monsoon likely to hit Kerala on May 26: IMD

NEW DELHI: Monsoon is likely to arrive in Kerala on May 26, IMD said Friday, forecasting an early start to the rainy season in India. Monsoon normally sets in over Kerala on June 1, give or take seven days.“This year, the southwest (summer) monsoon is likely to set in over Kerala on May 26 with…

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Stop accusing SC of delaying adjudication, CJI warns UBT netas

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday took exception to “petty politicians” of the Shiv Sena (UBT) accusing the court of delaying adjudication of petitions challenging non-disqualification of the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and the Election Commission’s decision to declare them as the real ‘Shiv Sena’ and said it is the UBT camp’s counsel who…

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Online NEET-UG safer but highly complex, say officials

NEW DELHI: With govt moving to NEET-UG online from next year, a decision triggered by the medical entrance exam’s cancellation following allegations of a paper leak, health and education officials cautioned that this transition of India’s biggest entrance test in terms of candidates may be far more complicated than it appears, but accepted that it…

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SC quashes Sengar’s bail, asks HC for fresh hearing

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Friday set aside Delhi high court order which suspended the jail sentence and granted bail to former BJP MLA Kuldip Singh Sengar, convicted of raping an alleged minor in Unnao in Uttar Pradesh, and asked HC to hear the politician’s bail plea afresh during pendency of his appeal against conviction.Sengar’s…

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Bhojshala verdict validates Muslims’ fears: Jamiat

NEW DELHI: Noting that the Madhya Pradesh HC order declaring the disputed Bhojshala complex a temple only validated the fears and concerns they had raised since the 2019 Ayodhya verdict, the Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind (JUH) on Friday released a report arguing that Supreme Court’s interpretation of Places of Worship Act revealed how “deeply majoritarian politics has…

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‘If you have an opportunity to use your voice, you should use it’

Samuel L. Jackson is one of the most revered actors in Hollywood and has been working in the entertainment industry for decades. Today’s quote by the veteran actor highlights the importance of influence, responsibility and using one’s voice to bring about positive change in society. Quote of the day by Samuel L. Jackson The quote…

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Rahul Gandhi on fuel hike

NEW DELHI: Congress’s Rahul Gandhi led the opposition in slamming the fuel price hike by saying that people are paying for the mistakes of Modi govt, as he warned about more such shocks in the coming future. Also, Congress accused Modi govt of pushing the country’s jewellery sector towards “lockdown” through PM’s appeal that people…

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