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BJP’s Raja Singh advises Ayyappa devotees against mosque visits
Hyderabad: BJP MLA in Telangana Raja Singh on Friday urged Ayyappa devotees visiting Sabarimala in Kerala not to go to any mosques during their pilgrimage. Singh told reporters here that the devotees…
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Hyderabad cabbies protest drop in ride charges, demand minimum fare
Hyderabad: Cab drivers in the city have declared a protest in response to a significant drop in ride charges, which have decreased from Rs 14 to Rs 10 per kilometre. This reduction…
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Battery swapping facilities essential for EV growth: Piyush Goyal
New Delhi: There is a need for battery swapping facilities to coexist with charging infrastructure to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in India, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush…
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Syria’s interim FM says maiden visit to Saudi Arabia ‘historic’
Damascus: Syria’s interim Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani on Friday described his just-concluded visit to Saudi Arabia, his first official trip abroad in his current capacity, as “historic”. In a series of posts…
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PM Modi likens AAP to ‘aapda’ for Delhi, Kejriwal hits back as poll battle heats up
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched a scathing attack on AAP, calling it an “aapda” (disaster) that has gripped Delhi for the past 10 years, prompting its chief Arvind…
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No change of guard in Karnataka: CM Siddaramaiah dismisses rumors
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said there is no change of guard in the offing in the state and also ruled out any cabinet reshuffle. Rumours were rife about some…
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SKM wants Telangana govt to fulfill promises made to tenant farmers, workers
Hyderabad: Ahead of the Telangana cabinet meeting scheduled on January 4, Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) has demanded that the Congress government fulfill promises it made to the tenant farmers and agricultural workers…
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Journalist found dead days after report exposing corruption
Well-known Chattisgarh-based journalist Mukesh Chandrakar was found dead on Friday, January 3, in a septic tank in Bijapur district, on the premises of a corruption-accused contractor who he had recently exposed. The…
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Indian music teaches harmony, synergy and discipline: RSS chief
Indore: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Friday said Indian music teaches synergy, harmony and discipline. Bhagwat was speaking at the ‘Swar Shatak Malwa’ programme in Indore city where 870 Sangh…
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Andhra delegation visits KSRTC office to study ‘Shakti’ Scheme
Bengaluru: A delegation from the Andhra Pradesh government visited the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) Central Office on Friday to study the various public services with a focus on the ‘Shakti’…
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Gadkari pitches for skill development courses for tribal students, rating of ‘ashram shalas’
Nagpur: Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday urged the Maharashtra Tribal Development Department to enhance the skills of tribal students in the state through various courses and help them become engineers, doctors…
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Mob attacks SP office in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district
Imphal: A mob attacked the office of the Superintendent of Police in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district on Friday evening over the officer’s alleged failure to remove central force from Saibol village bordering Imphal…
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7th International Arvind Memorial Seminar concludes in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: A five-day-long International Arvind Memorial Seminar, conducted by the Arvind Institute of Marxist Studies concluded in Hyderabad on Thursday, January 2. The international seminar on the topic ‘Fascism in the Twenty-First…
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FGG urges Telangana CM to limit Rythu Bharosa to 5 acres
Hyderabad: The Forum for Good Governance (FGG) has urged chief minister A Revanth Reddy to limit the disbursement of Rythu Bharosa crop input financial assistance for up to 5 acres of land…
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India pledges support to Maldives to help it navigate economic issues
New Delhi: The Maldives is a “very concrete” expression of India’s neighbourhood first policy, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said, pledging New Delhi’s support the Indian Ocean archipelago as its economy is…
