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BJP MP Tejasvi Surya ties knot with Carnatic singer Sivasri Skandaprasad

Bengaluru, 6/3: Bengaluru South MP and Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha national president Tejasvi Surya on Thursday tied the knot with Carnatic classical singer Sivasri Skandaprasad in the city. The wedding was held traditionally amid the chanting of Vedic hymns. Several top BJP leaders including party’s state president B Y Vijayendra, Union ministers V Somanna and…

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Andhra Pradesh: 3 killed, 20 injured in bus-lorry collision near Eluru

Eluru: At least three people lost their lives while 20 were injured after a bus collided with a lorry and overturned in Andhra Pradesh’s Eluru, officials said on Thursday. The accident occurred near Chodimellu village in Eluru when a private travel bus collided with a lorry and overturned. The bus was traveling from Hyderabad to Kakinada….

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Patnagarh parcel bomb explosion main accused Punjilal Meher’s statement to be recorded today

Patnagarh: In the much talked about Patnagarh parcel bomb incident, the statement of the main accused of the case, Punjilal Meher will be recorded today. As per reports, Police brought Punjilal Patnagarh from Balangi jail today. He will present his case in the ADJ court in Patnagarh. The accused statement is to be recorded today. Punjilal…

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Kashmir issue will be solved when Pakistan returns stolen part: Jaishankar

London,6/3: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, responding to an audience question on “solving” issues in Kashmir, stated: “Removing Article 370 was step number one, restoring growth and economic activity and social justice in Kashmir was step number three. “I think the part we are waiting for is the return of the stolen part of Kashmir…

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Odisha: Matric exam over, valuation from March 19, results to be out by May 1st week

Cuttack: The Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha conducted Matric exam is over. Today, the examinees appeared for the last paper of Matric Examinations 2025. The valuation of the examination papers will start from 19th March. As many as 20,000 teachers and employees of the state will be engaged in the examination paper verification work. The board…

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CBI files FIR against Mumbai firm, its director for defrauding public funds

New Delhi, 6/3: The CBI has filed an FIR against Mumbai-based firm Jai Corporation and its director and promoter Anand Jaikumar Jain for alleged misappropriation in the Rs 2,434 crore mobilised through the public during 2006-08, officials said Wednesday. The move comes on the orders of the Bombay High Court after a complaint was filed…

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Tamil Nadu: ED raids in fresh case against Senthil Balaji, others linked to TASMAC

New Delhi, 6/3: The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday conducted searches at multiple locations in Tamil Nadu as part of a fresh money laundering probe against minister Senthil Balaji and others linked to alleged irregularities in the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation that has monopoly over liquor trade in the state, official sources said.

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US cuts off intelligence sharing with Ukraine: Report

Washington DC, 5/3: The U.S. has cut off intelligence-sharing with Kyiv, said CIA Director John Ratcliffe on Wednesday, in a move that could seriously hamper the Ukrainian military’s ability to target Russian forces. The decision to cut off intelligence-sharing and military aid to Ukraine starkly illustrates the Trump administration’s willingness to play hardball with an…

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IAS officers want to show supremacy over IPS, IFS officers: Supreme Court

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday made a significant observation, stating that Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers often try to assert their superiority over Indian Police Service (IPS) and Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers. This observation was made during a hearing on the misutilization of the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA)…

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Sarathi Baba allowed conditional visit to Kendrapara but not to Barimul Ashram: High Court

Cuttack: Sarathi Baba alias Santosh Raul has reportedly been allowed conditional visit to Kendrapara. However, he is still restricted entry to his Ashram in Barimul. The Orissa High Court on Wednesday reportedly has ruled that selft declared God man, the controversial Sarathi Baba can visit Kendrapara with the condition that he cannot night stay there….

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