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PM Modi meets Japanese speaker, his delegation; discuss key areas of collaboration
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met a Japanese delegation comprising members of Parliament and business leaders and discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in traditional manufacturing as well as modern…
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Hyderabad police rescue 1,175 children from child labour
Hyderabad: The city police rescued around 1,175 children under ‘Operation Muskaan’ in the month of July, who were illegally employed to work. In Hyderabad city, teams rescued 524 children, comprising 481 boys…
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Govt asks BCCI to take steps to prevent surrogate tobacco ads by sportspersons
New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry has urged the BCCI and the Sports Authority of India to take measures to prevent surrogate advertisements of tobacco and alcohol by sportspersons, saying they are…
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Kharge, Sonia call on Vietnamese PM
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former party chief Sonia Gandhi called on Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who is on a visit here, and had a fruitful discussion about…
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Owaisi attacks govt on removal of Babri Masjid reference from NCERT textbooks
New Delhi: AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday sought to corner the government in the Lok Sabha on the removal of references to the Babri Masjid from NCERT textbooks. “The NCERT (National…
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EAM urged to look into Sri Lankan Navy’s alleged attack on TN fishermen
Chennai: Tamil Nadu unit BJP president K. Annamalai has written a letter to External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar, regarding the alleged mid-sea attack by the Sri Lankan Navy on fishermen from Rameswaram…
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Activists urge govt to cancel licenses of companies supplying military equipment to Israel
New Delhi: Citing an International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling which said Israel is in violation of obligations under the Genocide Convention, activists on Thursday demanded that government of India should cancel…
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Telangana: Sharp decline in power supply complaints, says TGSPDCL
The Southern Power Distribution Company of Telangana Limited (TGSPDCL) has reportedly witnessed a significant reduction in power supply complaints compared to last year, said chairman and managing director (MD) Musharraf Farooqui. “From…
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Joe Biden expresses ‘deepest condolences’ over Wayanad landslides
Washington: US President Joe Biden on Thursday expressed his deepest condolences to those affected by the devastating landslides in Kerala’s Wayanad district. “Jill and I extend our deepest condolences to all those…
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Hyderabad to introduce digital door numbers with QR codes
Hyderabad: As part of the Geographic Information System (GIS) survey, Hyderabad is set to implement Digital Door Numbering (DDN). Residences will receive digital door numbers on weatherproof plates, featuring a number and…
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Hyderabad: GHMC commissioner warns malls, multiplexes over parking fee
Hyderabad: Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) commissioner, Amrapali Kata, on Thursday, August 1, warned malls and multiplexes in Hyderabad of strict action against charging parking fees when presented with a purchase receipt.…
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Iran holds funeral for slain Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh
Islamic Republic Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, led a funeral prayer for Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haneiyen and his security guard on Thursday morning, August 1, at Tehran University. The funeral…
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Watch: Gaza journalists protest recent killing of colleagues, remove press vests
A group of journalists in war-torn Gaza have staged a powerful protest against the killing of their colleagues Ismail al-Ghoul and Rami al-Rifi who were tragically assassinated in an Israeli airstrike on…
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Over 2.1 lakh Indians renounced Indian citizenship in 2023: Govt
New Delhi: More than 2.16 lakh Indians renounced their citizenship in 2023, the government informed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh said this in…
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India to donate USD 85 mn to medicine centre in Gujarat
New Delhi: The Ayush Ministry and the World Health Organization have signed a donor agreement under which the Indian government will donate USD 85 million over a period of 10 years (2022-2032)…
