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RSS leader wants India to be called only as ‘Bharat’
Dattatreya Hosabale questions if anywhere in the world a country has two names, one in Hindi and the other in English
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TMC, BJP delegations rally before ECI over discrepancies in WB voter list
The TMC delegation said that EPIC numbers are unique and it remains unclear as to “how many duplicate votes have been cast across various elections due to this EPIC number issue”; The BJP leaders called for an extensive review of W.B. voter list
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God will protect the author of this judgment, says judge after ruling that temple property can be acquired for public purpose
Justice N. Anand Venkatesh holds against CMRL’s attempt to acquire an insurance company’s property in order to spare a temple land
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Tejashwi, sister Rohini slam Bihar CM over ₹25 crore robbery in Ara
On March 10, six armed men pretending to be customers carried out a heist by robbing the jewellery at gunpoint. Police have recovered two out of three bags looted from the showroom apart from arresting two robbers.
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Karnataka State film awards for 2020 announced: Prajwal Devaraj, Akshatha Pandavapura named best actors
Sanchari Vijay posthumously honoured with a Special Jury Award
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A comedian and a musician set sparks flying at The Hindu office
Their conversation ranged from how to deal with criticism, separating art from artists, questioning hegemonic spaces, to sartorial choices
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1,504 cases involving senior citizens among 2.59 lakh cases settled in Lok Adalat
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Longevity India Conference explores translational research and clinical perspective
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Work on increasing length of groyne on south side of Muthalapozhi to begin soon: Minister
The development is part of a ₹177-crore project to develop the harbour
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RJD MP submits ‘evidence’ against Bihar’s Finance Department officials to PMO, CAG
He alleged abuse of power by Bihar Chief Minister’s Principal Secretary and Finance Department’s Principal Secretary
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Kochi metro phase-III could extend up to Ayyampuzha, say officials
This would help usher in Transit Oriented Development on the stretch, helping decongest the city, they say
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Even before Katchatheevu was ceded, Sri Lanka had periodically arrested Tamil Nadu fishers
While visiting Rameswaram recently, Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi blamed the 1974 cession of Katchatheevu to Sri Lanka for the continuing arrest of fishermen. However, according to reports from The Hindu Archives, even before the islet was ceded, fishermen were arrested periodically by the Sri Lankan Navy on the charge of poaching
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Don’t stand in the way of aspirations of students, Dharmendra Pradhan tells Tamil Nadu government
Decline in enrolment in Tamil-medium schools shows a clear shift in preference, the Union Education Minister says
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Cadre allocation to A.P.: No relief for IPS officer Abhishek Mohanty from CAT
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The first judge of the Supreme Court to face impeachment proceedings
An impeachment motion was moved against him in the Lok Sabha for extravagant spending when he was the Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. When it was put to vote on May 11, 1993, of the 401 members present, 196 backed the motion and 205 abstained. Calls for his resignation continued, but he retired in February 1994
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