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IRS officer who criticized Nirmala suspended 2 days before retirement
Indian Revenue Services (IRS) officer B Balamurugan, who had complained to President Murmu against Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, was suspended on January 29 and disciplinary proceedings were initiated against him, as…
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Preparations in full swing ahead of PM Modi’s mid-Feb UAE visit
Dubai: With Prime Minister Narendra Modi set to visit to the UAE mid-February for a massive Indian community gathering and a dedication ceremony of a large Hindu temple, officials from the Indian…
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AP to rope in Geneva-based education body to train govt school teachers
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government has decided to have Geneva-based educational organisation International Baccalaureate (IB) as partner for training the teachers of government schools and staff of the education department in handling…
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UAE send first diplomat to Syria since war broke out in 2011
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has appointed its ambassador to Damascus for the first time since the outbreak of war in Syria in 2011, the Syrian News Agency (SANA) reported.…
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AP: Man attempts to smother elderly woman for gold chain, held
The police apprehended a man who attempted to murder an elderly woman in Andhra Pradesh’s Anakpalle and recovered a gold chain weighing 8 tolas, which he had stolen from her. Two days…
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Will fill 2 lakh govt job vacancies by Dec 2024: Telangana CM
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy promised to fill 2 lakh government job vacancies by December 2024. “We are committed to our promise to unemployed youth,” he said, addressing the event…
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350 Muslims reach Ayodhya to ‘pay homage’ to Ram Lalla after 6-day yatra
Ayodhya: Completing a six-day foot march from Lucknow, 350 Muslim devotees reached Ayodhya and paid obeisance at the Ram temple. Led by Muslim Rashtriya Manch (MRM), an RSS-backed Muslim organisation, the group…
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Saudi Arabia bans children’s strollers in mataf area
Riyadh: The authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) recently imposed a ban on children’s strollers in the circumambulation area around the Holy Kaaba known as the mataf in the Grand…
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Etihad Airways adds more flights to India, Saudi Arabia
Abu Dhabi-based carrier Etihad Airways has announced a major increase in its flights to key destinations across the Middle East and the Indian Subcontinent. It now offers almost 27 percent more weekly…
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CM Revanth holds meet to tackle traffic jams in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Chief minister Revanth Reddy convened a review meeting at the Telangana Secretariat on Wednesday, January 31, to tackle traffic congestion in the city. He directed the home department officials to prepare…
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Congress adopting ‘soft Hindutva’: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday lambasted the Congress in the state assembly, accusing the grand old party of adopting a “soft Hindutva” stance, and asserting that it has failed…
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Hyderabad Congress chief keen to take on Owaisi in LS polls
Hyderabad: Sameer Waliullah, Hyderabad District Congress Committee (DCC), announced that the Congress would soon kickstart its campaign for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in the Hyderabad Parliamentary constituency. “In a meeting held…
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Man held for snatching gold chain at Nizamabad railway station
Hyderabad: The government railway police Nizamabad arrested a chain snatcher and recovered stolen items worth Rs 65,000 from him. The accused, Shaik Ibrahim, 25, a resident of Islampura in Kenalktta of Nizamabad…
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Discounts on traffic challan: Telangana govt extends deadline once again
Hyderabad: The Telangana government has once again extended the last date for discounts on traffic challans to February 15, owing to heavy rush and to ease the financial burden on the general…
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PM Modi accuses Oppn of Parliament disruptions, Kharge hits back
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for accusing the opposition of causing disruptions in Parliament and said it is the BJP that indulged in “disrobing”…
