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Supreme Court verdict on Mekedatu project likely by next week: Bommai
Bengaluru: Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai has expressed the hope that the Supreme Court will deliver its verdict on the Mekedatu project by next week. Bommai said on Wednesday that work on…
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44-year-old Indian expat takes home Rs 21L in Mahzooz draw
Abu Dhabi: A 44-year-old United Arab Emirates (UAE) based Indian expatriate won the grand prize of 100,000 Dirham (Rs 21,77,529) in the 85th Mahzooz weekly draw. The winner of the draw Ramamoorthy…
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2 dead, over 2,600 people arrested from Rly premises over Agnipath protests: Govt
New Delhi: Two people died, 35 were injured and 2,642 arrested from railway premises during the agitation against the Agnipath scheme, the Railways informed the Parliament on Wednesday. In a written reply…
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Hyderabad: Mayor urges GHMC to expedite SNDP works
Hyderabad: City mayor Gadwal Vijayalakshmi on Wednesday urged officials of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) to expedite flood-prevention works under the state’s Strategic Nala Development Project (SNDP). The mayor inspected several…
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Saudi Arabia expects over 10M pilgrims in new Umrah season
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) expects more than 10 million Muslim pilgrims to attend the new season of Umrah or lesser pilgrimage, a forecast reminiscent of pre-pandemic numbers, local media…
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Now, Kovind will be Sonia’s new neighbour
New Delhi: Outgoing President Ram Nath Kovind will now be the new neighbour of Congress’ interim chief Sonia Gandhi, once he shifts to 12 Janpath from Rashtrapati Bhavan. Kovind’s term will end…
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Woman booked for filming dance reel on Hyderabad metro
Hyderabad: A complaint was filed against a woman for dancing on a metro train in the city for her Instagram reel. The video of her dancing to the Tamil song has gone…
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RICH, T-Incubators announce Mission scaleup program for early revenue startups
Hyderabad: RICH (Research and Innovation Circle of Hyderabad) (Hyderabad S&T Cluster) and T-Incubators & Accelerators Consortium have launched Mission 10X – SIGs, a 3-month joint scaleup program for early-stage research connected startups.…
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Israeli army bombs Hamas site after shooting from Gaza
The Israeli army on Tuesday evening launched raids on a Hamas site, after firing from the Gaza Strip towards Israeli territory, according to an army statement. The Israeli army said, “After firing a bullet…
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EU criticises Houthis for refusing to open Taiz’s roads
The European Union (EU) on Tuesday expressed its great regret at the Houthis’ rejection of the latest proposal of the United Nations Special Envoy to reopen roads, especially around Taiz Governorate. “The…
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Karnataka: 4 dead as ambulance thrown into air, crashes into toll booth
A horrific accident involving an ambulance was captured on a CCTV camera at a toll booth in Udupi district in Karnataka. Four, including the patient, his wife, their relative, and a toll…
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Six Iraqi policemen killed in IS attack
Baghdad: Six police officers were killed and as many wounded in an attack by militants of the Islamic State (IS) group in Iraq’s Salahudin Province, north of Baghdad. The attack took place…