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June 19, 2022

Farooq bows out of President election race

NATIONAL Conference chief and former Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah on Saturday declined the invite to be the Opposition's candidate for President, dealing a blow to West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee's efforts to propose a consensus name.

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TWO DIE IN KABUL GURUDWARA ATTACK

AT least two people were killed and many others injured in a blast that targeted a Sikh gurudwara in Kabul on Saturday.

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Modi to visit B'luru, Mysuru on June 20,21

On June 20 and 21, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Bengaluru and Mysuru. We have got his programme schedule.

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DJB warns citizens to make judicious use of water amid crisis

THE Delhi Jal Board (DJB) issued a public notice alerting citizens of shortage in water supply in some parts of Delhi from Sunday onwards.

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Raghav Chadha writes to Rajnath Singh, demands roll back of Agnipath scheme

Chadha said the scheme had "justifiably caused great anguish among potential recruits from across the country".

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Free booster jabs in private hosps across TN soon, says minister

TAMIL NADU Health Minister Ma Subramanian on Friday said steps are on to offer free booster doses to those in the 1859 age group at private hospitals across the State.

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SECUNDERABAD STATION ATTACK 'CONSPIRATOR' LANDS IN COPS' NET

The suspect runs a defence academy which has at least nine branches in AP & T'gana

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GOP rejig: Khera made chairman of party's media & publicity wing

CONGRESS president Sonia Gandhi has appointed Pawan Khera as the chairman of media and publicity in the new communications department of the party. Till now, he was the national spokesperson of the grand old party.

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PM reveals how his mother took care of a Muslim youth

Recalling the influence of his mother, the PM wrote that his mother inspired him to have a strong resolve for the welfare of the poor.

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Stricter laws may be on cards to prevent damage to rail assets

Railway Act may be made more stringent; Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw appeals to youths protesting against Agnipath not to vandalise public property

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Demolished house: Kin say no to crowd-funding

AFTER the demolition of the house of Javed Mohammad, the prime accused of June 10 violence at Atala and adjoining localities, his supporters have apparently been running a campaign for raising funds for re-building the house.

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ANTI-AGNIPATH VIOLENCE CLOUDS BJP, JD-U TIES

Allies spar over attacks on BJP leaders' houses during protests

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Rains continue to pound Assam, Modi calls up Himanta

THE flood situation in Assam continues to remain grim. The rain-induced deluge has affected over 26 lakh people in 30 districts. So far, over 55 people have lost their lives and 58,792 hectares of cropland has been affected.

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RUSSIA PUTTING WORLD IN DANGER OF FAMINE: EU

Foreign policy chief says Moscow's choice is to weaponise grain exports and use them to blackmail those opposing its aggression

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Lankan Army to take up farming in 1,500 acres of barren, abandoned land

THE Sri Lanka Army will take part in a farming drive aimed at cultivating over 1,500 acres of barren and abandoned state land to multiply food production and averting any shortage in the future, according to a media report.

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Afghan Sikh among 2 killed in terror strike on Kabul gurudwara

Three attackers were killed by the Taliban forces, the Pajhwok news agency reported.

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Reverting to old pension scheme fraught with fiscal risk, says RBI

RAISING red flag on increasing pension expenditures, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in a recent report has warned states against going back to the older pension system, in which most of the financial burden is borne by the states.

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Firm Centre to go ahead with Agnipath

Makes new concessions even as protests spread to more states, including BJP-ruled Karnataka

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Stimac rues lack of push but wants to continue

Coach, whose contract ends by Sep, says he can take India higher

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MP reach Ranji final for first time in 23 years, to meet Mumbai

IT had been seven overs since lunch on Day 5 of the Ranji Trophy semifinal clash between Bengal and Madhya Pradesh at Alur on Saturday.

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