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Canada implements staff reductions across its missions in India
New Delhi: Canada has reduced dozens of its Indian staffers posted in its missions in India, months after New Delhi forced Ottawa to downsize its diplomatic presence. A Canadian high commission spokesperson…
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Leh Apex Body announces fresh ‘border march’ in Ladakh
Leh: Days after withdrawing its call for ‘border march’ amidst imposition of restrictions by the administration, Leh Apex Body (LAB) on Friday said a small group of their representatives would undertake a…
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ED seizes assets valued at Rs 50.47cr in Bengal ration scam case
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached various assets of “book value” of Rs 50.47 crore allegedly acquired out of Proceeds of Crime (PoC) derived and obtained from PDS Ration Scam…
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Telangana to seek drinking water from Karnataka’s Narayanpur dam
Hyderabad: Struggling to meet drinking water requirements during the scorching summer, Telangana will approach Karnataka for the release of water from Narayanpur dam across the Krishna river. As there is no availability…
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Rs 34 cr raised via crowdfunding to secure Kerala man’s release from Saudi jail
Kozhikode: The deadline loomed like the sword of Damocles but an astonishing four days is all it took for people in Kerala to channel their compassion and rally together to raise an…
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Congress wants to protect India’s diversity, BJP for destroying it: Jairam
Aizawl: Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh attacked the BJP on Friday, claiming that the saffron camp wants to destroy India’s diversity, while the grand old party seeks to celebrate it. The variety…
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Rahul Gandhi alleges PM Modi govt actually is ‘Adani govt’
Coimbatore: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday alleged the Narendra Modi government actually is “Adani government” and expressed confidence the BJP regime at the Centre will be dislodged with INDIA bloc’s win…
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Many deceived KCR but Kadiyam Srihari did the worst: KTR
Hyderabad: Siricilla MLA KT Rama Rao said that though many people have deceived former chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao in the last 25 years, former deputy chief minister Kadiyam Srihari leaving the…
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Karnataka HC seeks report on commercialisation of breast milk
Bengaluru: In a pivotal move, the High Court of Bengaluru has taken cognisance of concerns surrounding the collection and sale of breast milk, instructing legal representatives of the petitioners to delve into…
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Hurriyat Conference condemns ‘restrictions on religious observances’
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday condemned “restrictions on religious observances” in Jammu and Kashmir after the authorities barred the congregational prayers on Jumatul Vida and Eid at the…
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AP: NDA leaders meet at Naidu’s residence to discuss poll strategy
Amaravathi/Guntur: The top leaders of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) from the State on Friday, April 12, decided to form a State-level committee with members from all three partners to focus on…
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India lost 2.33 mn hectares of tree cover since 2000: Global Forest Watch
New Delhi: India has lost 2.33 million hectares of tree cover since 2000, equivalent to a six per cent decrease in tree cover during this period, according to the latest data from…
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Congress and BJP are two sides of same coin: Ambedkar
Gondia: Dalit leader and Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi leader Prakash Ambedkar on Friday claimed that his party’s talks for electoral tie-up with the MVA alliance of the Congress, NCP (SP) and Shiv Sena…
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After deaths of students in US, Indian missions step up outreach
New Delhi: The Indian missions in the US have stepped up their student outreach initiatives in view of incidents of deaths of Indian students in that country in recent months. “There have…
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Telangana: Women protest against sale of alcohol in Adilabad villages
Hyderabad: Adivasi women in Pulsi and Kosai villages of Talamadugu mandal, Adilabad, came out in protest against the presence of belt shops in their community on Thursday, April 11. Expressing their frustration,…
