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Top five largest economies in the world: Where is India likely to stand by 2028?
India, currently among the top five largest economies in the world, is poised for further improvement in the near future. Currently, the list is led by the United States of America. The…
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India had highest number of preterm births in 2020: Lancet
New Delhi: India had 3·02 million preterm births in 2020 — the highest worldwide, and accounting for over 20 percent of all preterm births globally, according to a study published in the…
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Antony back in action: Hauls up Cong leaders in Kerala over factionalism
Thiruvananthapuram: Veteran Congress leader A.K.Antony, who had reportedly withdrawn from active politics, made a surprising appearance at the party’s executive meet in Kerala only to haul up the leadership over intensifying factional…
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UAE: Indian expat among 3 winners of Rs 22L each with Mahzooz’s new structure
Abu Dhabi: The three individuals from Egypt, India and Afghanistan won a guaranteed raffle prize of Dirhams 100,000 (Rs 22,65,853) each in the recent Mahzooz prize restructure. The winners— Usha, Mohamed, and…
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Rise in number of women judges nation-wide trend: CJI Chandrachud
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud on Friday referred to the significant increase in the number of women judicial officers and said it was a countrywide trend. At…
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Emirates Draw: Indian expat misses Rs 226 cr lottery by one digit, wins Rs 56L
Abu Dhabi: A United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Mumbai man narrowly missed the grand prize of Dirhams 100 million (Rs 2,26,56,22,014) by just one number but won the second prize of Dirhams 250,000…
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Hyderabad: IDL Lake Front Park in Kukatpally inaugurated by KTR
Hyderabad: The Lake Front Development of Rangadhamuni Cheruvu (IDL Lake) in Kukatpally was inaugurated by Telangana IT minister KTR on Thursday, October 6. Spread over 46.24 acres with 568 metre-long main bundts,…
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NewsClick row: Delhi HC agrees to hear plea against arrest of Purkayastha, Chakravarty
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday agreed to hear during the day a plea against the arrest of NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and human resources department head Amit Chakravarty in…
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Hyderabad: TSRTC launches training institute in Hakeempet
Hyderabad: The Directorate General of Training (DGT) recently accorded permission for a new college of Telangana State Road Transport (TSRTC), the Industrial Training Institute (ITI) in Hakeempet. The new college is to…
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Sibal slams PM Modi over his ‘Congress cares more about vote bank’ remark
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Friday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remarks that the Congress is worried about vote bank not law and order in…
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RBI retains repo rate
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India on Friday decided to keep the policy rate unchanged for fourth time in a row as it maintains a tight vigil on inflation. The rate increase…
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Ramaswamy says protesters rammed his campaign’s car in Iowa: Police say no evidence
Washington: Republican US presidential aspirant Vivek Ramaswamy said two protesters, apparently angry over his vehement opposition to aid for Ukraine, intentionally rammed their vehicle into his campaign’s parked SUV in Iowa, gave…
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At least 100 killed in drone attack on Syria military college
Damascus: At least 100 people were killed in a drone attack that struck a military academy in Syria’s Homs province while a cadet graduation ceremony was underway, state media reported on Friday.…
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42K survivors of Libya flooding need aid: UN humanitarians
United Nations: Among the 42,000 survivors of last month’s catastrophic flash flooding in northeast Libya are people needing healthcare and mental healthcare, UN humanitarians said. The UN Office for the Coordination of…