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TN govt will fulfil demands of handloom and powerloom weavers: CM Stalin
Coimbatore: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday assured both handloom and powerloom weavers that their long-pending demands would be fulfilled soon. Speaking at a function organised by a weavers’…
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AP: Naidu announces TDP tie-up with PDF for upcoming polls
Hyderabad: The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) national president Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday made it clear that his party had an alliance with the People’s Democratic Front (PDF) in the ongoing polls for…
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BJP aping Cong in misusing probe agencies, will meet Cong’s fate: Akhilesh
Ahmedabad: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said the Bharatiya Janata Party is following in the footsteps of the Congress in using probe agencies to carry out “political raids,” and will…
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Hyderabad: Cops check OYO rooms and lodges, 2 booked
Hyderabad: Police conducted a checking of 39 lodges and OYO rooms along with nine farmhouses in Cyberabad Commissionerate limits on Saturday. Two lodges were found in violation of the rules and two…
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After 21 years, US releases Saudi engineer from Guantanamo military prison
The United States authorities released a Saudi Arabian engineer who was imprisoned for 21 years at Guantanamo Bay military prison, the Department of Defence announced. Forty-eight-year-old Ghassan Abdullah al-Sharbi was returned to Saudi Arabia…
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Man arrested for threatening to kill Punjab Cong MLA Khaira
Kapurthala: A man has been arrested here on Saturday for allegedly threatening to kill senior Congress leader and Bholath MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira, police said. Khaira, in his complaint, said that he…
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Dubai: Private schools to increase fees from next academic year
Abu Dhabi: Dubai’s Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) announced on Friday that private schools can increase tuition fees for the next academic year. Tuition fees for private schools in Dubai were frozen…
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Karnataka Police register case on Swapna Suresh’s complaint, begin probe
Thiruvananthapuram: Two days after Swapna Suresh — the prime accused in the gold smuggling case and Life Mission scam, went live on her Facebook claiming she might be killed as the CPI-M…
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Set up grievance redressal cells in colleges to curb student suicides: GIO
Hyderabad: In view of soaring student suicides, the Girls Islamic Organisation (GIO) on Friday requested the establishment of grievance redressal cells within the campuses to curb the incidents. A representation was submitted…
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ED grills Kavitha for nine hours, summoned again on March 16
New Delhi/Hyderabad: After nearly nine long hours of questioning, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) senior leader and MLC K Kavitha was finally let-off by the Enforcement Directorate on Saturday. However, her phone continues…
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Maha: CBI arrests RPF official, aide for accepting Rs 1 lakh bribe in Akola
Nagpur: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested an inspector of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 1 lakh from a man for releasing his…
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59 H3N2 influenza cases detected in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: At least 59 H3N2 influenza cases were detected in Odisha during the last two months, said director of regional medical research centre (RMRC)-Bhubaneswar, Sanghamitra Pati here on Saturday. A total of…
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Gehlot meets war widows from across Raj as protest by Pulwama widows simmers
Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday met a delegation of war widows from across the state who supported the current policies of his government for the families of the martyrs,…