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Bengaluru metro fare to go up from Feb 9
Bengaluru: The Bengaluru metro on Thursday, February 5, announced an annual automatic fare revision for Namma Metro, which will come into effect from February 9. The hike is somewhere between four per…
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Telangana inter practical exams hit by mass copying, 16 examiners debarred
Hyderabad: The Telangana Board of Intermediate Education (TGBIE) has taken strict action after instances of mass copying were reported during inter practical exams on Wednesday, February 4. Following the violations, the Board…
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Lok Sabha passes Motion of Thanks on President’s address without PM’s response
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Motion of Thanks on the President’s address without the customary reply by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, amid vociferous protests by the opposition. Lok…
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Uber appoints Balaji Krishnamurthy as its CFO
New Delhi: Ride-hailing platform Uber on Wednesday said it has appointed Indian-origin Balaji Krishnamurthy as its chief financial officer. Krishnamurthy has been with Uber for more than six years and will assume…
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I regret it but claims are false: Bill Gates on Epstein ties
Bill Gates has apologised for his association with American billionaire and convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, even as he strongly denied allegations that he hid a sexually transmitted disease from his former wife…
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Dalit student beaten for ‘damaging pipe’, FIR registered against accused
Agra: A Dalit student on Friday, January 30, was allegedly assaulted and abused with casteist slurs by a teacher and a school official in Uttar Pradesh‘s Manipuri district for a broken pipe.…
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Lok Sabha adopts Motion of Thanks to President’s address without PM’s speech
New Delhi: In an unprecedented development, the Lok Sabha on Thursday, February 5, passed the Motion of Thanks on the President’s address without the customary speech by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, amid…
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Pakistan stands with Bangladesh on India game boycott: Sharif
Karachi: Calling Pakistan’s boycott of their T20 World Cup match against India an “appropriate decision”, the country’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that it was a “considered stance” to support Bangladesh.…
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Imran Khan’s children allege Pakistan govt denied visa to meet him
Lahore: Sons of Pakistan’s incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan have accused the Shehbaz Sharif government of “deliberately” refusing visas to them, saying democracy in the country is “hollow” and basic human…
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A look at violence flaring in Gaza months into ceasefire
Jerusalem: As the bodies of two dozen Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes arrived at hospitals in Gaza on Wednesday, February 4, the director of one asked a question that has echoed across…
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Telangana HC rejects re-evaluation, reconduct of Group 1 mains exam
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Thursday, February 5, quashed a single bench judgement that ordered the re-evaluation or reconduct of the Telangana Public Service Commission (TGPSC) Group 1 mains examination. The…
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Bid to delete minority votes, says Akhilesh, urges SC to intervene
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday, February 5, alleged a conspiracy to delete names of voters in Uttar Pradesh by misusing Form 7 and urged the Supreme Court to take…
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SIR in Hyderabad: Official clarifies who qualifies as ‘family’
Hyderabad: A supervisor of booth-level officers (BLO) on Thursday clarified who can be treated as a “relative” for family mapping during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Telangana, saying…
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SC agrees to hear PIL against poll freebies promises by political parties
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, February 5, agreed to list for hearing in March a PIL seeking direction to seize the symbol or deregister a political party that promises or…
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US seizes over 200 website domains tied to India-based orgs
New York: US federal authorities have seized more than 200 website domains tied to an India-based transnational criminal organisation having illegal online pharmacies allegedly responsible for at least six fatal and four…
