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‘Not involved’, says US after pager explosions strikes Lebanon
Washington: The US was “not involved” in the series of pager explosions in Lebanon and was “not aware” of any attack in advance, said a State Department spokesperson “The US was not…
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RG Kar Case: Doctors to continue strike, seek another meet with CM
Kolkata: Junior doctors agitating over RG Kar murder early Wednesday said they will continue their sit-in and not join duty, despite the state appointing Manoj Kumar Verma as the new Kolkata Police…
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Andhra CM announces compensation for flood victims
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday announced compensation for those who suffered losses due to the recent heavy rains and floods. He told a news conference that the…
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9 dead, 2,800 injured in pager blasts in Lebanon, Hezbollah blames Israel
Beirut: At least nine people were killed and 2,800 others, including Hezbollah fighters and medics were injured on Tuesday when the pagers they use to communicate exploded across Lebanon, security sources and…
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TIFRAC, not Rajiv Gandhi, launched India’s computer revolution: KTR
Hyderabad: BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao has accused chief minister A Revanth Reddy of installing a statue of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi near the state secretariat solely to be in…
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Telangana to provide internet to all villages, pilot in 3 towns
Hyderabad: Telangana IT and Industries minister D. Sridhar Babu announced plans to ensure internet access for every village in Telangana. This initiative will begin with a pilot project in three villages: Sangupeta…
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Telangana: Medak Collector suspends 3 PHC employees
Hyderabad: Collector Rahul Raj took action on Tuesday by suspending three employees from the primary health centre (PHC) in Kowdipally. This decision followed a surprise visit prompted by complaints, during which Raj…
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SC to hear Telangana’s plea on MBBS, BDS ‘local’ admissions issue
Hyderabad: The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the special leave petitions (SLPs) on the issue of ‘local’ MBBS, BDS admissions criteria filed by the Telangana government on September 20. This comes…
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Polling begins for first phase of J&K Assembly elections
Srinagar: Voting began for the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, first time since the abrogation of Article 370, as 24 constituencies spread over seven districts of the Union Territory…
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Gaza publishes identities of 34,344 Palestinians killed in war with Israel
Ramallah: Gaza’s Health Ministry has identified 34,344 Palestinians killed by Israeli attacks in the territory, publishing a list of names, age, gender and ID numbers that cover more than 80 per cent…
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Donald Trump to meet PM Modi next week
Washington/New Delhi: US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has said at a campaign event that he will meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi next week, media reports said. Trump announced the meeting…
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Digvijaya says bail becomes ‘exception’ for Muslims, demands release of Umar, others
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Tuesday said bail becomes an exception when the affected party is a Muslim, as he joined the families of some jailed activists including former…
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RG Kar Case: Medics undecided on resuming work; new Kolkata Police chief appointed
Kolkata: The agitating junior doctors are yet to decide on whether to call off their ‘cease work’ and rejoin work, despite the West Bengal government appointing senior IPS officer Manoj Kumar Verma…
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Telangana CM explains why Congress decided to call Sept 17 ‘People’s Governance Day’
Hyderabad: The Congress government has taken a diplomatic stand with regard to celebrating September 17, the date when Hyderabad was annexed to India in 1948, as ‘Praja Palana Dinotsavam’ or ‘People’s Governance…
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Kejriwal to vacate official bungalow in coming weeks: AAP
New Delhi: Outgoing chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, who submitted his resignation letter to Lt Governor V K Saxena on Tuesday, will vacate his official bungalow in north Delhi’s Civil Lines within a…
