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Telangana: Student of state-run residential school dies due to ill-health
Karimnagar: An eighth standard student of a state-run residential school in Jagtial district of Telangana died following ill-health on Friday, police said. The boy suffered seizures in the wee hours and died…
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Madras HC deprecates use of caste names for schools
Chennai: The Madras High Court on Friday came out strongly against the continued use of caste-based terms in the names of government schools, saying the practice may end up causing stigma to…
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Will switch on Kaleshwaram pumps to lift water if govt doesn’t by Aug 2: KTR
Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) has warned the state government that he, along with 50,000 farmers from the ayacut areas of the Kaleshwaram project will switch on the pumps…
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Kanwariyas attack Muslim man after minor collision on Delhi-Meerut highway
A group of Kanwariyas violently attacked a Muslim man and his car after a minor accident on the Meerut-Delhi Expressway in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut district. According to the reports, the collision occurred…
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Karnataka HC adjourns POCSO case against ex-CM Yediyurappa for a week
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Friday adjourned for a week former chief minister B S Yediyurappa’s petition to quash the POCSO case registered against him. Yediyurappa had approached the high court…
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Bihar: GRP officer thrashes youth, angry commuters vandalise station
A shocking incident of police brutality has come to light from Bihar where a 25-year-old Muslim youth was mercilessly beaten by a government Railway Police (GRP) officer. According to the reports, the…
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Rs 5.13 cr collected as fine for littering, spitting on railway premises in two fiscals: Govt in RS
New Delhi: More than 3.30 lakh people were penalised and a fine of around Rs 5.13 crore was recovered from them in 2022-23 and 2023-24 fiscals for littering and spitting on railway…
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Parking ticket collector hacked to death at Secunderabad rly station
Secunderabad: A parking ticket collector was killed near Platform No 10 of Secunderabad Railway Station following an altercation between two parking ticket collectors on Thursday, July 25. According to Gopalapuram Police, a…
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SC flags lack of facilities in Assam’s detention centre
New Delhi: Flagging the “sorry state of affairs” at a detention centre for declared foreigners in Assam, the Supreme Court on Friday said it lacked adequate water supply, proper toilets and sanitation.…
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AP man stuck in Saudi Arabia returns after minister’s intervention
Amaravati: A man from Andhra Pradesh, who was stuck in Saudi Arabia, returned home on Friday following intervention by state Human Resource Development and IT Minister Nara Lokesh. Sarella Veerendra Kumar, who…
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India’s digital payments record double-digit growth: RBI data
Mumbai: Digital payments in India have registered a 12.6 per cent increase year-on-year with the RBI’s Digital Payments Index (RBI-DPI) rising to 445.5 at the end of March 2024 compared to 418.77…
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India trounce Bangladesh by 10 wickets to reach Women’s T20 Asia Cup final
Dambulla: Defending champions India trounced Bangladesh by 10 wickets here on Friday to storm into the final of the Women’s T20 Asia Cup. Chasing a mere 81 runs to win, the pair…
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633 Indian students died abroad in last 5 yrs: Govt
New Delhi: Six-hundred and thirty-three incidents of death of Indian students abroad were reported in the last five years due to various reasons including natural causes with Canada topping the list with…
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India, US sign first-ever cultural property agreement for retrieval of antique objects
New Delhi: India and the United States on Friday their first agreement to prevent illegal trafficking of cultural property and return of antiquarian objects to their place of origin, the Ministry of…
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Watch: Palestinian Olympic team greeted with cheers, gifts in Paris
As Palestinian Olympic athletes landed in Paris on Thursday, 25 July, they were greeted with a heart-warming reception that included a roar of applause and a shower of gifts, including food and…
