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42.31% turnout in first phase of Bihar polls till 1 pm

Patna: A total of 42.31 per cent of 3.75 crore voters exercised their franchise till 1 pm in the first phase of the Bihar assembly elections Thursday, an official said. Gopalganj district recorded the highest polling percentage so far at 46.73, followed by Lakhisarai (46.37)...

Zubeen Garg

RTI pressure in Zubeen Garg case forces Assam CIC to step down

Guwahati: Assam Chief Information Commissioner Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta has resigned from his post after a series of Right to Information (RTI) applications were reportedly filed seeking details linked to his brother. Shyamkanu Mahanta, one of the key organisers of the music event where singer Zubeen...

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UP cops book 20 women over puja attempt at Fatehpur site

Fatehpur: A group of women carrying diyas and other material tried to perform puja at a disputed mausoleum site on Kartik Purnima, clambering over barricades and clashing with police when they were stopped, officials said Thursday. Police registered an FIR against 20 women after the...

Mi-17 helicopter

PIB busts Pakistani propaganda on old Mi-17 Budgam video

New Delhi: The Press Information Bureau (PIB) has once again busted Pakistani propaganda circulating on social media, which falsely claimed that an Indian Mi-17 helicopter was recently shot down in Budgam, Jammu and Kashmir. In a fact check issued Thursday, PIB clarified that the viral...

 

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