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UAE: Indian expats celebrate Raksha Bandhan at BAPS Mandir
A large number of Indian community members gathered at the newly inaugurated BAPS Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi to celebrate Raksha Bandhan, a Hindu festival that celebrates the bond between brothers and…
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Indian tablet market sees robust 23 pc growth in Q2, Apple leads
New Delhi: Driven by the rapid adoption of 5G, the Indian tablet market experienced a robust 23 per cent quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) growth in the April-June period, a report showed on Tuesday. Apple…
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HC to hear as PIL Swamy’s plea over Rahul Gandhi’s citizenship
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday said BJP leader Subramanian Swamy’s plea, seeking directions to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to decide his representation seeking cancellation of Congress leader…
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Rajiv Gandhi statue will be installed in front of Secretariat: Telangana CM
Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy lashed out at the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president, K T Rama Rao (KTR) for threatening to remove the statue of former Prime Minister, late…
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SC urges protesting medical community to resume work at earliest
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday urged the doctors and medical professionals across the country, who are abstaining from work in protest of the rape and murder of a junior doctor…
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Condition of Yechury admitted in AIIMS with chest infection improving: CPI (M)
New Delhi: The condition of Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Sitaram Yechury, who is undergoing treatment for chest infection at the AIIMS, is improving, the party on Tuesday said. According to…
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Centre takes U-turn on lateral entry positions, asks UPSC head to cancel ad
Union Minister Jitendra Singh sent a letter to the chairperson of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Tuesday, asking him to cancel the recent advertisement for lateral entry positions. The letter…
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Gunshots, airport chaos: Dhaka residents recall memories of unrest at peak
Dhaka: Software engineer Tawhidul Alam says the “historic day of August 5” is indelibly seared in his memories — the sea of humanity in the streets of Dhaka and a chain of…
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India records 26 pc jump in FDI flows in first quarter
Mumbai: The gross foreign direct investment (FDI) flowing into the Indian economy has surged by 26.4 per cent to $22.5 billion during the April-June quarter of the current financial year compared to…
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Doctors’ body welcomes SC intervention in Kolkata medic murder case
New Delhi: The Federation of Resident Doctors’ Association on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court’s intervention into the rape and murder of a Kolkata medic, saying it will serve the interests of the…
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Turkey announces its 10 happiest cities
Ankara: The Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) released its happiness rankings for Turkey’s cities with Sinop in the Black Sea region topping the list at 77.66 per cent among the country’s 81 major…
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Hyderabad Airport claims best airport title for 3rd year
Hyderabad: The Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) in Hyderabad on Tuesday, August 20, achieved a remarkable milestone by being awarded the prestigious title of Best Airport at the India Travel Awards for…
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Assam Police deport three Bangladeshi nationals, says Himanta Biswa Sarma
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said at least three Bangladeshi nationals, who illegally entered India through Tripura, have been deported. The infiltrators were identified as MD Abu Shaid,…
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Rahul Gandhi to meet family of Dalit youth shot dead in Nasirabad
Raebareli: Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, will visit his parliamentary constituency Raebareli, on Tuesday. During this one-day visit, he will meet the family of a Dalit youth…
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SC orders formation of national task force for safety of doctors
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the formation of a national task force to suggest measures for the security of medical professionals across the country, observing that the safety of…
