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US President Biden campaign raises USD 40 million in two weeks
Washington: US President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign has raised more than USD 40 million in the last two weeks, including USD 30 million from just two fundraisers across two coasts, the ruling…
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RBI sees India’s economy shifting from 7 to 8 per cent
Mumbai: There is an increasing evidence of a trend upshift taking shape, which is shifting India’s growth trajectory from the 2003-19 average of 7 per cent to the 2021-24 average of 8…
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Karnataka: Class 10 student kills aunt for rebuking sexual advance
A minor boy – student of class 10 – has been apprehended in Karnataka for allegedly killing his aunt after she declined his indecent proposal, the police said on Wednesday. The incident…
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Canada declares Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ‘terrorist entity’
Ottawa: Canada has declared Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a branch of the Iranian Armed Forces, as a “terrorist entity”. Canadian Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc announced on Wednesday afternoon, saying…
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Israel’s military spokesman says Hamas ‘cannot be eliminated’
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Spokesman Daniel Hagari has said that Hamas “cannot be eliminated” and suggested that only a swap deal could secure the release of all hostages still held in Gaza.…
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Israel eases security restrictions near Gaza
Jerusalem: Israel’s Home Front Command has announced the lifting of security restrictions in numerous communities near the Gaza Strip, marking a significant easing of measures since Hamas’ attack on October 7, 2023.…
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Bengal rail accident: GRP forms 6-member SIT to conduct parallel probe
Kolkata: The Government Railways Police (GRP) on Wednesday announced the formation of a six-member special investigation team for an independent probe in the Kanchanjunga Express-goods train collision in West Bengal’s Darjeeling district…
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Hyderabad: Unidentified assailant stabs man to death at Mallepally
Hyderabad: Unidentified persons stabbed a man to death at Mallepally in Hyderabad on Wednesday night. This comes just a day after a fast food centre owner was attacked and killed by knife-wielding…
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Finally, Barfiwala flyover aligned to Gokhale bridge
Mumbai: The Mumbai civic body is planning to open CD Barfiwala flyover in Andheri to vehicular traffic from July 1 as it has completed the parallel alignment with Gokhale bridge. The Brihanmumbai…
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Finger found in ice-cream belonged to factory worker in Pune
Mumbai: The ‘human finger’ found in a Yummo ice-cream delivered to a Mumbai doctor may have belonged to an injured worker of a Pune-based contract manufacturer, police investigation revealed on Wednesday. The…
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Wary of deficit rains, Telangana farmers alter crop sowing patterns
Hyderabad: Though agricultural operations have picked-up across Telangana for the present Kharif 2024 crop season, farmers are being cautious as 11 districts have received deficit rains this month. Adilabad, Komuram-Bheem Asifabad, Nizamabad,…
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Row erupts in Ajmer over animal remains
Jaipur: Some locals mounted a protest in Kishangarh town of Ajmer district on Wednesday after suspicions were raised that animal remains that fell from a motorcycle came from a cow, an officer…
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MoS Bandi Sanjay Kumar arrives in Karimnagar to rousing welcome
Hyderabad: Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Bandi Sanjay Kumar arrived on Wednesday at his hometown Karimnagar in Telangana to a rousing welcome by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders and…
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Chandrababu Naidu to review capital development work on June 20
Amaravati: For the first time after assuming office as Chief Minister last week, N. Chandrababu Naidu will visit Amaravati capital region area on Thursday to examine the progress of the work related…
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India’s wealth will increase 1,000 pc in next 50 years: NSE MD
Ahmedabad: National Stock Exchange Managing Director and CEO Ashishkumar Chauhan on Wednesday said he is confident that India’s wealth will increase 1,000 per cent over the next 50 years, thanks to the…
