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Hardeep Singh Puri elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh

Headline via The Times of India · first report 5 Nov, 16:14 IST, latest 5 Nov, 21:12 IST

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What we know

5 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from The Economic Times at 5 Nov, 16:14 IST; the latest is from India Today at 5 Nov, 21:12 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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