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Trump suggests automatic green cards for foreign students graduating in US
Washington DC: Former US President Donald Trump, who is known for his strong anti-immigration stance, suggested on Thursday (local time) that foreign students who graduate from college in the United States should…
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US bans Russian company Kaspersky’s software over security concerns
Washington: The US will ban the sale of antivirus software made by Russia based cybersecurity company Kaspersky. The company’s operations in the US presented a national security risk “due to the Russian…
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UGC-NET: SP chief Akhilesh for court-monitored probe in paper leak
Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav has demanded a court-monitored probe to unmask those behind paper leaks even if it involves those who enjoy the patronage of people in government. Lashing out at…
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Andhra: 3 IPS officers who ‘targeted’ TDP leaders transferred
The Andhra Pradesh (AP) government on Thursday transferred three Indian Police Service (IPS) officers who faced allegations of targeting Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leaders, including party President N. Chandrababu Naidu, during the…
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US says it supports direct discussions between India, Pakistan
Washington: The United States has said it supports direct discussions between India and Pakistan but the pace, scope and character of talks should be determined by the two neighbouring countries. Responding to…
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Iran condemns Canada’s blacklisting of IRGC
Tehran: Iranian Caretaker Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani has condemned the Canadian government’s “provocative and irresponsible” decision to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a “terrorist entity”. He made the…
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Authorities raze ‘illegal’ house of Atiq Ahmad’s brother-in-law in Prayagraj
Prayagraj: Authorities on Thursday demolished an “illegally built” house of slain gangster Atiq Ahmad’s brother-in-law Faizi, officials said. Further construction was underway in the two-storey house that had no occupants when a…
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Gujarat HC extends stay on release of ‘Maharaj’ by another day
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court on Thursday extended its interim stay to the release of “Maharaj”, the debut film of Bollywood star Aamir Khan’s son Junaid, for one more day. The film…
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Telangana: Chenchu woman tortured by her tenants, relatives in Kollapur
Hyderabad: In a ghastly incident of torture and sexual assault, a tribal Chenchu woman, who is a mother of three children, was brutally tortured by two people whose farm she worked at…
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CBI registered FIR into UGC-NET paper leak case
New Delhi: The CBI registered an FIR into the UGC-NET paper leak case on Thursday against unidentified persons on a reference from the Union Education Ministry, officials said. The UGC-NET, 2024, exam…
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Ensure transparency in fertiliser supply: Telangana Agri minister
Hyderabad: Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao instructed officials from the Agricultural department to ensure that the supply of fertilisers has to be done through ePOS (point-of-sale). He added that action would be…
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Maha Leader of Opposition Wadettiwar, Ambedkar meet striking OBC leaders
Jalna: Maharashtra’s Leader of Opposition Vijay Wadettiwar and Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi President Prakash Ambedkar here on Thursday called on the striking OBC leader Laxman Hake and Navnath Waghmare and assured them of…
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YouTuber gets Karnataka Police notice over Rahul Gandhi video
Noida: A Noida-based YouTuber was on Thursday issued a notice here by the Karnataka Police to join its probe over a video he shot with reference of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in…
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Hyderabad: GHMC’s facial recognition attendance for workers reduces expenditure
Hyderabad: The facial recognition attendance system for workers introduced by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has seen significant savings and reduction of expenditure, the corporation said on Thursday, June 20. The…
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Modi’s ‘hand holding’ statement not true, his govt’s policies are ‘flawed’: Sharad Pawar
Pune: Nationalist Congress Party (SP) president Sharad Pawar on Thursday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 2016 statement that the former had held his hand in early days in politics was not true.…
