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Felicitating those accused of killing Gauri tantamount to abetting murder, say activists
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50 years ago, when a DMK nominee was disqualified from the Rajya Sabha for being underaged
50 years ago, the DMK was in an unassailable position in the 234-seat Assembly with a commanding majority of at least 170 members. Hence, it was an embarrassment to the ruling party to find that Valampuri John, an advocate-turned-politician and one of its candidates in the biennial election to the Rajya Sabha, was underaged
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India, Pakistan renew Kartarpur Corridor agreement until 2029
The announcement has come a week after External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar visited Pakistan for the SCO meet. India has urged Pakistan to waive the $20 service charge levied on pilgrims.
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Karnataka HC directs State government not to notify final BBMP Advertisement Bylaws without prior permission from the court
A PIL petition was initiated suo motu by the court in July this year on the failure of the BBMP and the State government in implementing directions since 2017 to act against illegal hoardings
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CPI(ML) announces its first list of candidates for Jharkhand polls with no breakthrough in talks within INDIA bloc
The party has fielded Rajkumar Yadav from Dhanwar, Bablu Mahto from Sindri and Arup Chatterjee from Nirsa. “In 2019, even when we fought alone, we were ahead of JMM-Congress here,” Vinod Singh, party’s Polit Bureau member and MLA told The Hindu
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Jharkhand Assembly polls: After Lalu dials Soren, JMM and RJD agree to fight under INDIA
RJD gets 6 seats, less than one seat it contested last Assembly election, Congress to field candidates on 30 seats
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Supreme Court to pronounce verdict in Byju’s case on October 23
During back-to-back hearing in the case, the apex court had questioned whether the BCCI could be allowed to strike a “personal agreement” with Byju’s promoter and “walk away” with its money.
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Navy has set up two special task forces for development of niche technologies: Vice Chief
Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan says their aim is to plug capability gaps and acquire next level of technologies
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India’s fourth nuclear submarine launched into water
The S4* carries the advanced 3,500 km range SLBM K-4 that was tested for the first time in 2020. The K-4 will be the mainstay of India’s undersea nuclear deterrence as it provides standoff capability
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AIDWA opposes wine shop at Bhupesh Nagar in Visakhapatnam
Women are already feeling insecure and the setting up of nearly five wine shops in the same locality makes them more vulnerable, says AIDWA leader
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Veerashaiva Mahasabha urges Siddaramaiah to shelve caste census report; Home Minister says it should be made public
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