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RG Kar tragedy: Junior doctors plan to extend protests to rural Bengal
Kolkata: West Bengal Junior Doctors’ Front (WBJDF), the umbrella body of the junior doctors protesting in the aftermath of the rape and murder of a fellow medico here, is planning to expand…
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After IIT Bombay dance performance, IIT Roorkee student’s video sparks reactions
After the dance performance by IIT Bombay students, a video of a girl student from IIT Roorkee went viral on social media. The clip, which shows her dancing to the popular Bollywood…
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Jharkhand a tough battle, but BJP hopefull of good results: Himanta
Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday, October 27 that Jharkhand is a “tough state” in terms of BJP’s prospect in the upcoming assembly elections there but the saffron…
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Bengal will be peacefull only when cross-border infiltration stops: HM Shah
Petrapole: Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday, October 27 said peace can be established in West Bengal only when cross-border infiltration from Bangladesh stops. He claimed that illegal immigration from the…
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Saudi Arabia: 244 mist fans cool courtyards of Grand Mosque
The General Authority for the Care of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque in Saudi Arabia has installed 244 water mist fans in the courtyards of the Grand Mosque in Makkah.…
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Sri Lankan Navy arrests 12 Indian fishermen for alleged illegal fishing
Colombo: The Sri Lankan Navy on Sunday, October 27 arrested 12 Indian fishermen and seized their trawler for allegedly poaching in its territorial waters, according to an official statement. With the latest…
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RG Kar horror: Junior doctors hold mass convention on strategies to press for justice
Kolkata: Within five days of withdrawing their fast-unto-death, agitating junior doctors in West Bengal on Saturday, October 26 held a mass convention to strategise their next move to seek justice for the…
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Cabinet approves Hyderabad metro phase 2 expansion at Rs 24,269 cr
Hyderabad: The Telangana cabinet on Saturday, October 26 approved the Hyderabad Metro Rail phase II expansion covering 76.4 km at a cost of Rs 24,269 crore under the Public Private Partnership (PPP)…
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Dubai: Indian expat honoured by police for returning Rs 22 lakh
Dubai: Dubai Police have honoured Indian expatriate Swadesh Kumar for his exceptional honesty in returning Dirham 100,000 (Rs 22,89,631) that he found in the Al Barsha area. In return for his honesty,…
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Hyderabad: Bandi Sanjay alleges KCR, Congress nexus to save KTR’s brother-in-law
Hyderabad: Union minister of state for home affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Sunday, October 27 alleged that a nexus between former chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) and the ruling Congress is…
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Zomato, Swiggy increase platform fees in Hyderabad, other cities
Hyderabad: In a recent move that has caught the attention of consumers, leading online food delivery services Zomato and Swiggy have increased their platform fees in several cities, including Hyderabad. This fee…
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Egypt, Turkey, Tunisia express concern over dangerous escalation in region
Cairo: Egypt, Turkey, and Tunisia expressed concerns about the dangerous and accelerating escalation in the Middle East, the latest of which was the Israeli attack on Iran. The Egyptian Foreign Ministry reaffirmed…
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Bangladesh court orders report submission by Nov 28 in murder case against Hasina
Dhaka: A Bangladesh court on Saturday ordered the police to submit the investigation report of a murder case against former premier Sheikh Hasina and 23 others by November 28, according to media…
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17 YPG members ‘neutralised’ in Syria after Ankara terror attack
Ankara: At least 17 members of the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) were “neutralised” by Turkish forces in northern Syria, according to Turkey’s Defence Ministry. In a statement, the Ministry said…
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HC admits CBI’s appeal against acquittal of Sajjan Kumar in 1984 riots case
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has admitted an appeal by the CBI against the acquittal of former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar and others in a murder and rioting case related to…
