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Watch: Floating bridge in Andhra Pradesh ‘collapses’ within 24 hrs of unveiling
Hyderabad: A 100-meter floating bridge inaugurated at RK Beach in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, allegedly met a swift demise within just 24 hours of its unveiling. Reports of the bridge, which was inaugurated…
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Reliance Foundation announces new animal welfare initiative Vantara
Jamnagar: Reliance Industries and Reliance Foundation on Monday, February 26, announced the launch of Vantara (Star of the Forest) programme, an umbrella initiative to focus on the rescue, treatment, care and rehabilitation…
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PM Modi announces names of astronauts of Gaganyaan human space flight mission
Thiruvananthapuram: Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Tuesday the names of the four astronauts who are undergoing training for the country’s maiden human space flight mission, Gaganyaan. The four astronauts are —…
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Universities in MP will not suffer due to lack of funds: CM Mohan Yadav
Bhopal: Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Tuesday said improving higher education in Madhya Pradesh would be his government’s top priority. Speaking at the inaugural session of a two-day seminar on India’s New…
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Delhi HC reserves order on suspended 7 BJP MLAs’ plea
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday reserved its order on petitions by seven BJP MLAs who were suspended for interrupting Lt. Governor V.K. Saxena’s address at the start of the…
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Indian businessman pays Rs 2.25 crore to free 900 UAE prisoners
A United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Indian businessman and philanthropist has paid off Dirham one million (Rs 2,25,64,800) to release 900 prisoners from Central Jail across the Emirates. The initiative by Firoz Merchant,…
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Shami undergoes ankle surgery, set to miss IPL
New Delhi: Senior India pacer Mohammed Shami has undergone a successful surgery on his left achilles tendon, which rules him out of next month’s Indian Premier League and possibly the T20 World…
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Hyderabad’s Bairamalguda flyover to be inaugurated soon
Hyderabad: A new flyover at Bairamalguda Junction, part of the Strategic Road Development Plan (SRDP), is all set for its grand opening. This flyover, the sixth to be launched among the planned…
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Imran Khan’s party to call ‘parallel’ Punjab Assembly session to elect CM: Report
Lahore: Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan’s party plans to call a “parallel” Punjab Assembly session to elect the chief minister, speaker and deputy speaker, claiming that newly-elected chief minister Maryam Nawaz…
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Five killed in two road accidents in Telangana
Hyderabad: Five persons were killed and few others were injured in two separate road accidents in Telangana since Monday midnight. Three youths were killed and three others were injured when a stationary…
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SP MP Shafiqur Rehman Barq passes away after prolonged illness
Sambhal: Samajwadi Party MP from Sambhal in Uttar Pradesh, Shafiqur Rehman Barq died on Tuesday after a prolonged illness. He was 93 years old and had been admitted to a private hospital…
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Hoax call sparks bomb scare at Delhi airport
New Delhi: Security personnel at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport went into a tizzy on Tuesday after a bomb threat call was received at the facility, police said. Deputy Commissioner of…