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Jacinda Ardern makes last speech as New Zealand PM
Wellington: A teary-eyed Jacinda Ardern on Tuesday made her last speech as the Prime Minister of New Zealand with successor Chris Hipkins beside her. The outgoing Labor leader on her last day…
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Hindu Mahasabha leader announces cash reward for ‘cutting off’ Swami Prasad Maurya’s tongue
Agra: A day after Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Swami Prasad Maurya alleged that certain verses of the Ramcharitmanas promoted social discrimination, a local leader of the Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha on Monday…
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BJP MP D Arvind slams Telangana govt for not aiding turmeric farmers
Hyderabad: BJP MP Dharmapuri Arvind from Nizamabad on Monday criticised the Telangana government for not taking adequate measures to nullify the loss suffered by turmeric farmers due to excessive rain in the…
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Man sentenced to death for killing parents in Chhattisgarh; court terms it ‘rarest of rare’ crime
Durg: A court in Chhattisgarh’s Durg district has sentenced a 47-year-old man to death for shooting dead his parents at home in 2018, terming it as a “rarest of the rare” incident. Death…
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Haryana: IAS officer Khemka writes to CM, seeks vigilence dept posting to ‘root out corruption’
Chandigarh: Senior IAS officer Ashok Khemka, who built a reputation as an upright officer during his three-decade career highlighted by over 50 postings has written to Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar…
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Telangana: Counselling schedule for transfer of teachers to begin on Jan 27
Hyderabad: The counselling schedule for the promotion and transfer of teachers and principals in Telangana will begin on January 7, notified the Director of School Education (DSE). A list of existing vacancies…
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Morbi bridge collapse: Municipality seeks docs seized by SIT to reply to Gujarat govt’s notice
Morbi: The Morbi municipality has appealed to the Gujarat government to return documents seized by a special investigation team (SIT) probing the collapse of a bridge in the town so it could…
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WhatsApp blocks screenshots of view once messages
Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp has rolled out a much-needed feature that automatically blocks taking screenshots of a view once messages. With this feature of WhatsApp, it is possible to send a ‘view…
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Bengaluru: HARMAN takes legal action against dealers selling its counterfeits
Bengaluru: HARMAN, a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics, on Tuesday said it has taken strict legal action against dealers involved in the manufacture and sale of fake JBL and Infinity Car Audio products…
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BJP MLA booked under theft charges in Bihar
Patna: Narkatiaganj MLA Rashmi Verma has been booked on alleged theft charges in Bihar’s West Champaran district, an official said here on Tuesday. The MLA has been accused of barging into college…
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Out on parole, Dera chief Ram Rahim cuts cake with sword; video goes viral
New Delhi: Currently out on parole, Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim was seen “celebrating” by cutting a cake with a sword. The Sirsa-Dera chief who is serving a 20-year jail…
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Telangana: HC asks govt to appoint VAT tribunal members
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has urged the Telangana government to appoint account members and departmental members to the Telangana VAT (Value Added Tax) Appellate Tribunal. A notification was issued on Monday…
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Actor-politician Urmila Matondkar joins Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra in Jammu
Jammu: Actor-turned-politician Urmila Matondkar joined Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra as it resumed from the garrison town of Nagrota on a cold Tuesday morning. Matondkar, a popular Bollywood stars of…
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Telangana Congress MP assures restoration of OPS if voted to power
Hyderabad: Congress MP N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Monday assured the restoration of the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) for employees of the railway mail service of the P&T (Posts and Telegraph) department…