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Telangana: 3-member panel to resolve issues of govt employees holds first sitting
Hyderabad: The three-member committee that was formed to study and resolve the issues of government employees, officials and teachers sat for the first time on Tuesday at Praja Bhavan. During their extended…
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Explosive device found buried in Wayanad village amid reports of Maoist presence
Wayanad: An explosive device was found buried in a village in this hill district, where the presence of armed Maoists has been frequently reported, police said on Tuesday. The device was detected…
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Foxconn rejects married women for iPhone jobs in India: Report
Foxconn, a major Apple supplier, has systematically stopped employing married women in India due to “post-marriage issues”. An investigative report by Reuters suggests Foxconn’s labour requirements specifically include ‘no married women’ citing…
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Telangana: Woman, 3 others held for husband’s murder in Mahbubnagar
Hyderabad: Police have arrested a woman and three others for allegedly murdering her husband in Jedcherla, Mahbubnagar district. The accused have been identified as Bhagyalakshmi, Maisamma, Muthyalamma and Narasimha. According to reports,…
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Independent MP Pappu Yadav wears ‘re-NEET’ T-shirt in Lok Sabha
New Delhi: Independent MP Rajesh Ranjan, popularly known as Pappu Yadav, wore a T-shirt emblazoned with “#reneet” when he came to the Lok Sabha to take oath on Tuesday. He began his…
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80% of marginal farmers in India affected by adverse climatic events: Report
New Delhi: A staggering 80 per cent of marginal farmers in India have suffered crop losses due to adverse climatic events over the past five years, according to a report released on…
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Harassed over viral video, scrap collector ends life in Rajasthan
Jodhpur: In a heartbreaking incident, a 63-year-old scrap collector committed suicide in front of a crowd here that was mocking him over a video clip that went viral on social media. The…
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OnePlus launches Nord CE 4 Lite 5G with 50MP camera in India
New Delhi: Global technology brand OnePlus on Monday launched the new Nord CE4 Lite 5G, with a 50MP main camera, in India. The device comes available in three colorways’ — Super Silver,…
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BJP slams Owaisi for raising ‘Jai Palestine’ slogan in Lok Sabha
New Delhi: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi stoked a major controversy in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, June 25, during his swearing-in as the Member of Parliament (MP) by…
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Congress holds strategy meet for Maharashtra Assembly polls
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday held a key meeting of its leaders from Maharashtra to evolve the party’s strategy for the upcoming assembly elections in the state, with party chief Mallikarjun…
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13-year-old girl drugged, gangraped by ‘boyfriend’ and others: Hyderabad Police
Hyderabad: A 13-year-old girl was allegedly drugged and gangraped by her ‘boyfriend’ and four others in Naredmet, police said. According to the police, the victim had a ‘boyfriend’ from Neredmet. She used…
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Confusion over oath ceremony of 2 Trinamool MLAs snowballs in Bengal
Kolkata: Confusion over the swearing-in ceremony of two newly-elected Trinamool Congress legislators in West Bengal snowballed further on Tuesday after the Raj Bhavan authorities made it clear through a fresh notification that…
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Telangana: KCR moves HC against commission of inquiry into power purchases
Hyderabad: Former chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) filed a writ petition in the Telangana High Court on Tuesday, seeking the cancellation of the commission established to investigate into the alleged irregularities…
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Delhi HC orders uninterrupted transmission of TV9 Telugu channel
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has ordered uninterrupted transmission of Telugu news channel TV9 after the service provider discontinued it earlier this month under alleged pressure from the Andhra Pradesh government.…
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SKM appeals to state governments to push for MSP Guarantee Act
Hyderabad: The farmers’ organisations part of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) have appealed to all the State governments to push the demand for the enactment of MSP Guarantee Act, at a time…
