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India would do everything within its means to support peaceful solution for Ukraine: PM Modi
Bari: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday conveyed to Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a meeting that India would continue to do everything within its means to support a peaceful solution to…
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Withdraw laws that curb press freedom: Media bodies
New Delhi: Journalists’ associations have urged the government to withdraw laws that are aimed at curbing press freedom and replace the Press Council of India with a body that includes broadcast and…
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Rupee falls 1 paisa to close at 83.55 against US dollar
Mumbai: The rupee consolidated in a narrow range and settled 1 paisa lower at 83.55 against the US dollar on Friday, June 14, as positive domestic markets and a decline in crude…
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Nadda stresses expansion of health coverage under Ayushman Bharat scheme
New Delhi: Union Health Minister J. P. Nadda stressed on Friday, June 14, the expansion of health insurance coverage under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) to all aged…
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Rave party bust: Telugu actress Hema released from Bengaluru prison
Bengaluru: Popular Telugu actress Hema, who was jailed in the rave party case, was released from the Central Prison here on Friday. Though Hema was granted conditional bail on June 12, police…
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Reshuffle in Telangana school education dept after textbook goof-up
Hyderabad: The State government has shuffled the roles of additional directors in the school education department on Thursday. This was followed by the recall of all Telugu textbooks after it was found…
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Kerala bids farewell to most victims of Kuwait fire tragedy
Kochi: Kerala on Friday said a tearful goodbye to most of the 23 victims from the state who died in the Kuwait fire tragedy — one of the biggest incidents to ever…
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Talks with Ukraine if it withdraws troops from conflicted areas: Putin
Moscow: Days ahead of the Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, June 14, said that his country was ready for talks with Ukraine, provided it completely withdraws…
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Prioritise improving human development index in Karnataka: CM Siddaramaiah
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said priority should be given to the implementation of complementary projects to improve the Human Development Index of the Kalyana Karnataka region. The suggestion came…
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Maoist couple surrenders before Warangal police commissioner
Hyderabad: Having reportedly lost faith in the Maoist ideology, two members of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist) – Tikka Sushmita and Madakam Dool – surrendered before Warangal police commissioner Abhishek…
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Etihad to welcome 5M guests for Eid Al Adha, summer season
Abu Dhabi-based carrier Etihad Airways has announced that it expects welcoming five million guests to Zayed International Airport between June and September, marking one of the busiest summers ever. “We are looking…
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Rajat Sharma files defamation suit against Cong leaders Ragini Nayak, Ramesh, Khera
New Delhi: Veteran journalist Rajat Sharma on Friday claimed before the Delhi High Court that he was defamed by Congress leaders Ragini Nayak, Jairam Ramesh and Pawan Khera over the use of…
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BJP can grow in Tamil Nadu only by triggering riots: Hindutva leader
A senior leader of Indu Makkal Katchi, a right-wing outfit in Tamil Nadu has been arrested for his allegedly making provocative statements about the need for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to…
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Telangana: Step brothers beat man to death over land dispute in Narayanpet
Hyderabad: In a ghastly incident, a person was beaten to death over a land dispute between step brothers regarding ancestral property in Chinnaporla village of Utkoor mandal in Narayanpet district on Thursday.…
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Delhi LG approves prosecution against Arundhati Roy under UAPA
New Delhi: Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena has accorded sanction to prosecute author Arundhati Roy and a former professor in Kashmir under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for allegedly making…
