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China hikes defence budget
Beijing: China on Sunday hiked its defence budget by 7.2 per cent, marginally higher than last year, to 1.55 trillion yuan (about USD 224 billion), marking the eighth consecutive year of increase…
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Raj BJP tussle out in the open: Raje shows clout at birthday, Poonia at protest
Jaipur: The ongoing power tussle within the BJP in Rajasthan once again came to the fore on Saturday with two factions within the party — one headed by former Chief Minister Vasundhara…
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Domestic gas cylinder prices up by 56% in 4 yrs; hefty drop in subsidy
New Delhi: While a recent hike of Rs 50 in the price of the 14.2 kg domestic liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder led to the cost of the cylinder touching Rs 1,103,…
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Telangana: Singerini to mine 750 lakh tonnes of coal in next financial year
Hyderabad: The Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) has announced its target of producing 750 lakh tonnes of coal in the upcoming financial year (2023-24). To achieve this goal, the company has set…
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Declare cow a protected national animal: Allahabad HC to Centre
Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court has said that the Centre should take an appropriate decision to ban cow slaughter and declare it as a ‘protected national animal’. “We live…
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Moody’s downgrades long-deposit ratings of five Pakistani banks
Islamabad: Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded the long-term deposit ratings of five Pakistani banks to Caa3 from Caa1, The Express Tribune reported. The ratings of Moody’s Investors Service suggest that the ongoing…
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Pakistan, Taliban discussing resettlement plan for TTP
Islamabad: Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban are discussing a resettlement plan for the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in a renewed push to address the issue of cross-border terrorist attacks that have threatened…
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Hyderabad: Complete road maintenance work by June, instructs Chief Secy
Hyderabad: At a review meeting at BRKR Bhavan on Saturday the chief secretary Santhi Kumari directed officials of transport, Road and Buildings (R&B) departments to complete pending maintenance works early by June.…
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Strive to make Hyderabad accident-free: Traffic commissioner
Hyderabad: Additional police commissioner of traffic department G Sudheer Babu, on Saturday presided over the district road safety committee meeting at Traffic Conference Hall, Nampally. The meeting was conducted in compliance with…