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NEET row: DMK blames NTA, slams Centre for being ‘spectator’
Chennai: Tamil Nadu’s ruling DMK on Saturday accused the National Testing Agency of spoiling the sanctity of NEET and blamed the BJP-led government at the Centre for being a ‘spectator’ and backing…
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NZ boxer Sonny Bill Williams performs first Haj, shares pics
Professional heavyweight boxer and former rugby player from New Zealand, Sonny Bill Williams, is currently in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, and undertaking his first Haj pilgrimage, which commenced on Friday, June 14. Sonny…
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Cow vigilante shot at by cattle smugglers in Haryana’s Nuh
Gurugram: A cow vigilante was allegedly shot at by cattle smugglers in the wee hours of Saturday near Mahu-Chopta village in Haryana’s Nuh district, police said. The victim identified as Sonu Sarpanch,…
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Telangana Urdu Academy president bats for Urdu’s rightful place
Hyderabad: Taher Bin Hamdan, President of the Telangana Urdu Academy, has reaffirmed his commitment to implementing Urdu as the state’s second official language across all government and non-government institutions. Highlighting the government’s…
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Hyderabad water board restarts ‘Dial Your MD’ program
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) is set to relaunch its flagship interactive program, ‘Dial Your MD,’ to address customer grievances directly. Board Chief C. Sudarshan Reddy will…
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Cattle traders face challenges ahead of Bakrid in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Despite police assurances of cooperation, cattle traders and public representatives in Hyderabad are expressing concerns over the difficulties traders face while transporting bovines into the city as Bakrid, also known as…
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Eid ul Adha: Pakistan govt reduces petrol price by Rs 10.20
Islamabad: In a major relief for inflation-hit masses in cash-strapped Pakistan, the government has slashed the prices of petrol and high-speed diesel (HSD) by Rs 10.20 and Rs 2.33 per litre respectively…
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Swati Maliwal assault case: Court extends Bibhav Kumar’s judicial custody till June 22
New Delhi: A court here on Saturday extended till June 22 the judicial custody of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s aide Bibhav Kumar. Kumar is accused of assaulting AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati…
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Amazon India staff forced to take ‘no break’ oath to meet targets, toilets monitored
US-based conglomerate Amazon has yet again stirred a controversy over the treatment of its employees here in India. According to a report published by the Indian Express, workers at Amazon India’s Haryana…
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TRAI allots new 160 mobile phone series to key financial entities to curb spams
New Delhi: The government has allocated 160 mobile phone series for making transactional and service voice calls for all entities regulated by RBI, SEBI, IRDAI and PFRDA in the first phase, in…
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Hyderabad: ‘Illegal’ structures at AP ex-CM Jagan’s house demolished
Hyderabad: Days after resigning from the post of Andhra CM, GHMC authorities in Hyderabad demolished ‘illegal’ structures in front of Jagan’s residence at Lotus Pond on Saturday, June 15. These structures were…
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Saudi health ministry worker dies serving Haj pilgrims
Makkah: An employee of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health (MoH) has died while performing his assigned role in serving Haj pilgrims in Mina. In a statement on Friday, June…
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Jharkhand: Mortal remains of Kuwait fire victim reach Ranchi
Ranchi: The mortal remains of a youth from Jharkhand’s Ranchi, who died in the Kuwait fire tragedy, reached here on Saturday morning. A large number of people had gathered outside the airport.…
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KCR calls power purchase probe commission illegal, biased
Hyderabad: Former Telangana chief minister and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) chief K Chandrashekhar Rao (KCR), in a letter directed to Justice L Narasimha Reddy, raised doubts on the ‘impartiality’ of the probe…
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Union minister Suresh Gopi calls Indira Gandhi ‘mother of India’
Thrissur: Union Minister Suresh Gopi on Wednesday described former PM Indira Gandhi as the “mother of India” and late Congress Chief Minister K Karunakaran as a “courageous administrator”.The BJP leader also called…
