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Cong promises Rs 2000/month to woman head of households if voted to power
Bengaluru: The Congress in Karnataka on Monday promised Rs 2,000 a month to every woman head of households if the party is voted to power in the State. The announcement was made at…
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Nepal crash co-pilot lost husband in a crash, met same fate 17 yrs later
Kathmandu: She lost her pilot husband in a 2006 plane crash and now she has also met the same fate. This tragic coincidence happened to Manju Khatiwada, 44, the co-pilot of the…
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Double engine has crushed aspiration of poor, 115 suicides per day: Kharge
New Delhi: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has attacked the BJP and the Prime Minister and alleged that 115 people are taking their lives per day. Kharge said in a tweet, “In #GujaratModel…
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Bajrang Dal to hold 2-day nationwide protest against ‘Jihadis’
New Delhi: The Bajrang Dal will stage two-day nationwide protests from January 17 against radical elements targetting Hindus to create terror, the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) announced on Monday. VHP’s Central Joint…
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First G20 health meet in Thiruvananthapuram from Jan 18
New Delhi: The first Health Working Group (HWG) meeting under G20 India Presidency will be held between January 18-20, in Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram. As chair of the G20 Presidency, India aims to continue…
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5 Things to do at Shilparamam: A Guide to the ‘Cultural Village’
Hyderabad: If you are an aesthete and have the ability to distinguish between real and fake crafts, then Shilparamam is the perfect place for you. Sprawling over 65 acres of land, Shilparamam…
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SC refuses plea for declaring Joshimath subsidence a national disaster
Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea seeking the court’s intervention to declare the crisis in Uttarakhand’s subsidence-hit Joshimath a national disaster. A bench of Chief Justice D…
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Woman with backpack – How a pic is changing her life
Lucknow: Someone clicked a picture of a burqa-clad woman, with a Swiggy backpack, walking down a road in Lucknow and posted it on social media. The photograph went viral within hours and…
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Hyderabad: 4 arrested in Vanasthalipuram robbery case; Rs 18L seized
Hyderabad: Rachakonda police on Monday arrested four persons who were allegedly involved in a robbery case at Vanasthalipuram and recovered Rs 18 lakh in cash, a Mercedes Benz car, a Yamaha Fascino…
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In a first, Saudi women loco pilots to run Haj trains
Riyadh: The first batch of 32 female rail drivers, from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, will join in piloting Haramain High-Speed Rail during this year’s annual Haj pilgrimage, local media reported. On…
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World Economic Forum: KTR represents Telangana in Zurich
Hyderabad: Telangana IT and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao took part in the World Economic Forum (WEF), an NRI meet and greet programme in Zurich, Switzerland which began today and will continue…
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Tharoor Vs Colleagues: Congress asks Kerala leaders to maintain decorum
Thiruvananthapuram: In the wake of the entire Congress top brass in Kerala joining hands to take on Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor, the party leadership on Monday directed all leaders, including Tharoor, to…
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Govt wants inclusion of its reps in SC, HC collegiums after NJAC strike down
New Delhi: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday said that the government’s demand for inclusion of its representatives and that of states in collegiums of the Supreme Court and high courts was…
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NHRC orders probe in 2014 custodial death case in UP
Lucknow: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has ordered a probe into the alleged custodial death of a 30-year-old man in Etah district in 2014. The NHRC has asked the Crime Branch,…