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Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee dies at 89

89-year-old Chatterjee was suffering from a kidney-related ailment. He was moved to the hospital on Tuesday. Kolkata: Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee, who was put on ventilator support in a Kolkata-based hospital following a heart attack, died on Monday. Chatterjee, 89, was suffering from a kidney-related ailment. He was …

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Telangana BJP MLA resigns over no party support for ‘gau raksha’ BJP MLA T Raja Singh Lodh said he did not want to put the BJP in any trouble, so decided to resign from it. Hyderabad: Telangana BJP MLA T Raja Singh Lodh said tonight that he has tendered his resignation to the party, alleging that it was not providing any support for ‘gau raksha’ (cow protection). Singh, who represents Goshamahal constituency in the Assembly, said in a video message posted on a social networking site that he has forwarded his resignation letter to Telangana BJP president K Laxman. “For me Hindu dharma and cow protection are priorities, and politics comes later. For ‘gau raksha’, I have resigned from the BJP. I brought up the issue in the Assembly many times, but the party did not provide any support,” he said. “…I and my team of ‘gau rakshaks’ will hit the streets and stop slaughter of cows in the state,” he added. Singh, who has been booked several times by police for his controversial statements and speeches, said, “For cow protection…We will kill or we will die. Our aim is to see that cows are not slaughtered.” Singh said he did not want to put the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in any trouble, so decided to resign from it.

Telangana BJP MLA resigns over no party support for ‘gau raksha’ BJP MLA T Raja Singh Lodh said he did not want to put the BJP in any trouble, so decided to resign from it. Hyderabad: Telangana BJP MLA T Raja Singh Lodh said tonight that he has tendered his …

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Samsung Galaxy Note 9 launched, coming to India on August 24

Galaxy Note 9 be manufactured at Samsung’s Noida plant that was recently inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. New York: Sounding the bugle for its annual warfare with Apple right on its home turf, Samsung on Thursday launched its flagship Galaxy Note 9 — a device with a mammoth …

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Now play AR games with friends on Facebook Messenger

Users will need to have the latest version of Messenger to try out these games. New Delhi: Social media giant Facebook has introduced new multiplayer video chat Augmented Reality (AR) games that could accommodate up to six players at a time. Users will need to have the latest version of …

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