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Telangana govt to hand over 448 RTC buses to SHGs
Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Monday, December 1 announced that 448 Telangana Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) buses will be handed over women’s self help groups to strengthen women’s financial stability. Telangana transport…
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Khaleda Zia’s son readies return amid her deteriorating health: Party leader
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s ailing former prime minister Khaleda Zia’s son Tarique Rahman, who has been living in self-exile in London for over a decade, is preparing to return home soon, a senior leader…
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UP: District topper commits suicide hours before class 12 pre-board exam
Kanpur: A 17-year-old student who had topped his district in the 2023 class 10 board examinations allegedly committed suicide, just hours before he was to appear for his class 12 physics pre-board…
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Winter chill turns air quality unhealthy in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The winter chill has turned the air quality in Hyderabad unhealthy. It has deteriorated in all localities of the city. With night temperatures declining in the city, the Air Quality Index…
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Show of unity: Siddaramaiah visits Shivakumar’s residence for breakfast
Bengaluru: In an apparent display of unity, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday visited his deputy D K Shivakumar’s residence for breakfast, just days after the two broke bread in the wake…
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Man posing as CMO official, 3 others booked for duping jeweller of Rs 2.8 cr
Mumbai: Mumbai Police have registered a case against a man, who allegedly posed as an officer at the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), and three others for allegedly cheating a jeweller of Rs…
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IndiGo Kuwait-Hyderabad flight diverted to Mumbai after bomb threat
New Delhi: An IndiGo flight travelling from Kuwait to Hyderabad was diverted to Mumbai on Tuesday following a bomb threat received via email. The threat message, reportedly sent to authorities at Hyderabad…
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Bangladesh: oppn slams Yunus govt after court’s verdict against Hasina, family
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s Awami League party accused the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government of showing “no sense of responsibility” towards the people of the country, saying it continues to stage “one farce after another”…
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Congress terms DoT’s Sanchar Saathi pre-install order ‘unconstitutional’
New Delhi: The Congress has rejected the directions of the Department of Telecommunications on pre-installation of the Sanchar Saathi app in new mobile handsets as unconstitutional, and demanded its immediate rollback. Congress…
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Pakistan: PTI to stage protests in twin cities as Imran Khan remains inaccessible
Islamabad: With Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan remaining unreachable to party leaders and even his family members, the party has announced protests outside the Islamabad High Court and Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail…
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Chennai Metro train halts inside tunnel, commuters forced to walk on track
Chennai: A Chennai Metro train on the Blue Line was stranded inside a tunnel near Puratchi Thalaivar Dr M.G. Ramachandran Central Metro early Tuesday morning, forcing passengers to walk nearly 500 metres…
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UK and US agree zero-tariff deal on pharmaceuticals
London: The UK has secured a 0 per cent tariff rate for all UK medicines exported to the US for at least three years, officials have said, in return for the UK…
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Delhi’s air quality deteriorates again, AQI at 331
New Delhi: After offering only a brief respite, Delhi’s air quality deteriorated once again on Tuesday, slipping back into the ‘very poor’ category following two days in the ‘poor’ range. As of…
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Canada joins EU defence fund as country pivots away from US
Toronto: Canada has joined a major European Union defence fund, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s office has said, as the country looks to diversify its military spending away from the United States. The…
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SIR in Bengal: No single deceased or duplicate voter in 2,208 booths, says ECI
Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI), till Monday evening, has identified 2,208 polling booths in West Bengal which do not have a single deceased voter or duplicate voter having names in…
