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Telangana government sanctions 2,676 sheds to street vendors under Pattana Pragati
Hyderabad: The state government has identified 618 vending zones and sanctioned 2,676 sheds to street vendors under the Pattana Pragati welfare scheme. According to a survey conducted by the state, 4.24 percent…
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SC agrees to hear plea against Delhi HC verdict on ‘Agnipath’ scheme
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a plea challenging a Delhi High Court judgment that upheld the Centre’s Agnipath scheme for recruitment into the armed forces. A bench…
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Indian Overseas Congress holds meet in support of Rahul Gandhi in UK
London: The members of the Indian Overseas Congress (IOC) UK chapter gathered at the Mahatma Gandhi statue at Parliament Square here in a show of solidarity with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who…
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Hyderabad: Two held for possessing drugs worth Rs 10L
Hyderabad: The Special Operations Team (SOT) from Rajendranagar along with Mailardevpally police arrested two drug peddlers on Monday. According to the press release, police seized three liters of hashish oil, 28 kilos…
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Osmanabad, Aurangabad renamed due to history, Maha govt tells HC
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Monday told Bombay High Court that Aurangabad and Osmanabad were renamed Sambhaji Nagar and Dharashiv, respectively, due to history and not for political reasons. The government filed…
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Telangana: ‘Won’t say Modi is a broker for Adani’, KTR’s jibe at BJP
Hyderabad: IT minister KT Rama Rao on Monday said that he will not call Prime Minister Narendra Modi a broker even though the entire country was saying this. He was responding to…
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Two caught in Bihar’s Gaya for smuggling liquor in ambulance coffin
Patna: Two persons were arrested in Bihar’s Gaya on Monday on the charge of smuggling liquor from Jharkhand, concealed in the coffin of an ambulance, Excise Department officials said. The accused, identified…
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You have 24-hr ultimatum, release arrested Sikhs: Akal Takht Jathedar to Punjab govt
Amritsar: Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh on Monday gave a 24-hour ultimatum to the state government to release all Sikh youths who were held during the police crackdown against radical preacher…
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Bypoll impact: Mamata replaces minority affairs minister, takes charge herself
Kolkata: The defeat in the recent bypoll to the Sagardighi Assembly constituency in Murshidabad district, which hinted at substantial erosion of a dedicated vote-bank in the minority-dominated erstwhile Trinamool Congress stronghold, has…
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Cong MLAs in Goa wear black clothes to protest Rahul’s LS disqualification
Panaji: Congress legislators in Goa on Monday wore black clothes while attending the Assembly Session as a mark of protest against the disqualification of former INC president Rahul Gandhi from the Lok…
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IIT Bombay student’s death: Note naming hostel mate recovered
Mumbai: The special investigation team (SIT) of Mumbai police probing the death of Indian Institute of Technology Bombay student Darshan Solanki has recovered a note that mentions the name of his hostel…
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Conspiracy to stop free electricity scheme in Delhi: Power Minister Atishi
New Delhi: Power Minister Atishi on Monday alleged that a conspiracy is being hatched to stop the free electricity scheme that Delhi government is providing to the people of the national capital.…
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India: Israel embassy shuts in protest against its PM over new judicial laws
Soon after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sacked defence minister Yoav Gallant for opposing the former’s controversial reforms that overhaul the judicial system, Israel’s embassy in India called for a protest against their…