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Sensex trades flat ahead of US Fed meeting
Mumbai: India equity indices opened flat on Wednesday following a mixed trend in global markets ahead of the US Federal Reserve monetary policy decision later in the day. At 9.42 a.m., Sensex…
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If ‘Congress dog’ tries to enter my programme, it will be buried: Sena MLA
Mumbai: In yet another provocative statement, Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad has threatened to “bury any Congress dog” coming to his programme. On Monday, the Buldhana legislator’s announcement of a ‘reward’ for…
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Telangana: KTR slams Congress for poor performance of agri sector
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working President KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Tuesday, September 17, took a dig at the Congress government over Telangana’s “poor” performance in the agricultural sector. The state…
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Fresh firing in Manipur’s Jiribam district
Imphal: Suspected militants launched a fresh attack at Mongbung Meitei village in Manipur’s Jiribam district, police said on Wednesday. Militants fired several rounds from sophisticated weapons around 7 pm on Tuesday evening…
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Israel on alert for Hezbollah retaliation over pager attacks
Jerusalem: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) was braced for a response after Hezbollah accused Israel of being behind a wave of exploding pagers that killed at least nine and injured thousands. Lieutenant…
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Hyderabad: GHMC sweepers face uphill task of clearing coloured paper strips
Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) sweepers have been engaged in a difficult battle to win since Wednesday morning. The enemy is very light and difficult to manage. Just when the…
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Lebanon pager explosions ‘an extremely concerning escalation’: UN
United Nations: The United Nations has said that pager explosions that killed nine people and wounded 2,800 across Lebanon on Tuesday marked “an extremely concerning escalation” nearly one year into the Gaza…
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Immersion of Ganesh idols continues in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The immersion of Lord Ganesh idols in water bodies, following the conclusion of nine-day Ganesh Chaturthi festivities, continued on Wednesday morning in Hyderabad. The Ganesh idols in different forms and sizes…
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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…
