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Violence over unrequited love claims two lives in Bihar
Patna: Two persons were killed while four others sustained injuries, all members of the same family, after being sprayed with bullets on Monday by a man living in their neighbourhood who was…
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I&B ministry enhances sop for foreign film production in India, eyes medium, big projects
Panaji: Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur on Monday announced enhancing incentive for production of foreign movies in the country, hiking the limit for reimbursement of expenses incurred in the…
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Mumbai: 584 km of roads being washed to curb air pollution; AQI at 117
Mumbai: A total of 584 kilometres of roads in 24 administrative wards of Mumbai are being regularly washed and cleaned to control dust as part of efforts to curb air pollution, the…
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Xi Jinping to attend BRICS extraordinary virtual summit on Palestinian-Israel issue: China
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the BRICS extraordinary virtual summit on Tuesday on the Hamas-Israel conflict, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced here on Monday. Earlier, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa,…
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Kapil Dev purposefully not invited for WC final…, says Sanjay Raut
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Monday alleged cricket great Kapil Dev was deliberately not invited for the World Cup cricket final match in Ahmedabad to ensure that he didn’t…
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‘Declare cow as mother of nation’, demands cow vigilante outfit
New Delhi: A cow vigilante outfit on Monday held a rally at the Ramlila Maidan here demanding cow be declared as the “mother of the nation” and sought an immediate ban on…
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Over 400,000 Afghans illegally residing in Pak returned to homeland: Taliban
Islamabad: More than 400,000 Afghans living in Pakistan illegally have returned to their homeland since Islamabad last month announced a crackdown against immigrants residing in the country without any valid document, according…
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Supreme Court raises concern over delayed transfer of judges
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday flagged the issue of “pick and choose” by the Centre in clearing the collegium’s recommendations for transferring high court judges and said this does not send…
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KCR has to be re-elected for Rythu Bandhu to continue: KTR
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president KT Rama Rao, in a series of roadshows held on Monday across YadagiriGutta, Bhuvanagiri, and Miryalaguda, stressed that re-electing chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao is…
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India, Australia discuss expansion of defence ties
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday held talks with his Australian counterpart Richard Marles during which they concurred that a strong bilateral defence partnership will “augur well” not just for the…
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Google launches largest ever online exhibition on Hindi Cinema
New Delhi: In a one-of-its-kind initiative to digitise the century-long history of the globally celebrated Hindi film industry, Google Arts & Culture on Monday launched the largest ever online exhibition on Hindi…
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Jagan announces compensation for boats gutted at Vizag fishing harbour
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday directed officials to pay 80 percent compensation for boats destroyed in the fire at Vizag fishing harbour. The officials informed…
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UK-India Business Council for early conclusion of FTA negotiations
Kolkata: UK-India Business Council (UKIBC), a trade body with a mission to grow trade and investments between the two countries, on Monday said the negotiations on the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) should…
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Kuwait: Govt official, expat face 7-year jail in salary fraud
Kuwait: The Criminal Court of Kuwait has sentenced a government official and Iranian expatriate to seven years in jail in a salary fraud case, Kuwaiti media reported. The official, whose identity has…