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PM Modi launches ‘Sankalp Saptaah’ for country’s aspirational blocks
Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a week-long programme called ‘Sankalp Saptaah’ for the country’s aspirational blocks at Bharat Mandapam here and urged the state governments and the officials to…
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Sania Mirza’s Sept Dump: Parineeti’s wedding, Dubai fun and more
Hyderabad: Tennis star Sania Mirza, who often grabs headlines for her personal life, is an avid social media user known for keeping her fans updated on her day-to-day activities. She has 12.4…
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Asian Games: It will be a different kind of challenge, says Neeraj Chopra
Hangzhou: Neeraj Chopra started his journey towards greatness in athletics at the Asian Games in 2018 in Jakarta. It was the year that Chopra won gold medals at the Commonwealth Games in…
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India raises issue of stopping envoy at Scotland gurdwara with UK Foreign Office
New Delhi: India on Saturday raised the issue of stopping High Commissioner to the UK, Vikram Doraiswami by a few radicals from entering a gurdwara in Scotland’s Glasgow with the British Foreign…
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NCSC member questions working style of Patna Police in Khusrupur urination case
Patna: A team of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) raised questions over the working style of Patna Police in the Khusrupur incident, where a Dalit woman was stripped, and brutally…
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Pakistan, Gulf countries sign free trade agreement
Islamabad: Pakistan and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have signed a free trade agreement (FTA) following the conclusion of the final round of negotiations between the two sides in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,…
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‘Dear Indian parents…’: German envoy flags hostel ad with photo of Prez’s residence
New Delhi: Germany’s Ambassador to India, Dr Philipp Ackermann on Saturday flagged a misleading advertisement in a newspaper showing the German President’s residence in Berlin, saying “This is no boarding school”. In…
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Manipur Governor visits families of youths killed after being kidnapped
Imphal: Manipur Governor Anusuiya Uikey visited the family members of two youths who were killed after being allegedly kidnapped, leading to violent protests in the northeastern state. The governor met the family members…
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Sarabjot, Divya win silver medal in 10m air pistol mixed team event
Hangzhou: Birthday boy Sarabjot Singh and Divya TS faltered towards the end to let gold slip out of their hands in the 10m air pistol mixed team but the silver took India’s medal…
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Watch: Telangana min Malla Reddy shakes a leg on World Heart Day
Hyderabad: Telangana labour minister Malla Reddy’s dance moves at a health awareness event in the city grabbed the attention of netizens on Saturday. https://twitter.com/realtsupdates/status/1707981862445179072 The minister who participated in a 5-kilometre run,…
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Punjab farmers’ ‘rail roko’ stir enters third day, train movement remains hit
Chandigarh: The ‘rail roko’ stir of Punjab farmers demanding compensation for crops damaged in the recent floods, a legal guarantee on MSP and a sweeping debt waiver entered its third day on Saturday.…
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Hyderabad: Man sentenced to 20 years for raping minor girl
Hyderabad: The Special Sessions Judge for POCSO Court at Nampally, T Anitha on Friday convicted Chinthala Manikya Rao in the rape case of a minor girl to undergo rigorous imprisonment of 20…
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Telangana: KCR congratulates Esha Singh on winning 2 more silver medals
Hyderabad: Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao has expressed delight over Telangana Shooter Esha Singh winning two more silver medals in the ongoing Asian Games in China. CM KCR said Esha created history…
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Hyderabad: Differently-abled boy abducted from Secunderabad rly station
Hyderabad: A five-year-old differently-abled child was kidnapped from the Secunderabad Railway Station by two unidentified persons, police said on Saturday. The police suspect the involvement of the begging mafia in the kidnapping…
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Karnataka: Hindu activist arrested for sending threat letters to Kannada authors
Bengaluru: Shivaji Rao Jadhav, a Hindu activist from Karnataka’s Davanagere district, has been arrested for sending threat letters to more than 15 progressive Kannada authors and thinkers, police said on Saturday. Jadhav…