Put under house arrest, barred from conducting Friday prayers: Umar Farooq

Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday claimed that he was put under house arrest and prevented from offering congregational prayers at the Jamia Masjid here for the fourth consecutive week Mirwaiz, the chief cleric of Kashmir, alleged that he was barred from offering prayers at the Jama Masjid in the city’s Nowhatta…

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Budget 2025-26: CII Seeks Cut In Income Tax, 3-Tier Customs Duty To Spur Growth

New Delhi:  Apex business chamber CII on Monday urged Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to reduce personal income tax for individuals earning up to Rs 20 lakh per annum, introduce a three-tier customs duty structure with higher tariffs on finished goods and go for a 25 per cent increase in government capex in the Union Budget…

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Mamata Banerjee demands Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose’s resignation over allegations of molestation

Kolkata, 12/5: With the Kolkata Police continuing its probe into the allegation of molestation against West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday demanded his resignation and said that she would not visit the Raj Bhavanas long as he would remain the constitutional head of the state. Banerjee, who was…

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3 awarded death Penalty for gang rape of Israeli woman, murder of Odia tourist in Karnataka

Bhubaneswar: A local court in Karnataka on Monday awarded the death penalty  to three men convicted in the gang rape oftwo women.including an israeli national . and the murder of an odia  tourist .The First Additional District and Sessions Court sentenced Mallesh alias Handimalla, Saikumar, and Sharanabasavaraj to death after convicting them for the brutal…

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