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Venkappa Ambaji Sugatekar: Karnataka’s folk music legend
Bagalkote: In the heart of Bagalkote Navnagar resides a living legend whose voice resonates with the soul of Karnataka’s folk music. Meet Venkappa Ambaji Sugatekar, an 81-year-old maestro renowned for his enchanting…
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SC asks if Parliament can curb taxes imposed by states on mineral-rich land
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked mineral-rich states like Jharkhand and Odisha whether Parliament can prescribe any limitation on the taxes they impose on mineral bearing land. A nine-judge constitution…
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Modi’s hope of two digits in Kerala could be zero and zero: Tharoor
Thiruvananthapuram: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday mocked Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambition for the BJP to secure seats in double digits in Kerala in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, saying…
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24×7 clinic to be established at Zayed International Airport
In a groundbreaking move, Abu Dhabi Airports and Burjeel Holdings have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a state-of-the-art medical clinic at Zayed International Airport. The company will utilize its…
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Saudi Arabia’s Tejoury opens regional hub in Dubai
Riyadh: Tejoury, a Saudi records management and digitalization company, recently launched a new regional hub in the Dubai Investments Park (DIP). The new hub is a part of the company’s plan to…
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IT firm CEO dies by suicide in Sangareddy after project failure
Hyderabad: A software company’s chief executive officer (CEO) died by suicide on Tuesday, February 27, in Ameenpur, Sangareddy, after realising his project had failed. The deceased has been identified as Kasi Viswanath. The…
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Disney, Reliance merger to create Rs 70K-crore behemoth in India
New Delhi: Walt Disney Co and Reliance Industries on Wednesday announced signing of binding pacts to merge their media operations in India to create a Rs 70,000 crore behemoth. Reliance and its…
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Telangana: 4 women killed as bus hits auto-rickshaw in Suryapet
Hyderabad: Four women agriculture workers were killed when an auto-rickshaw they were travelling in was hit by a bus on Suryapet-Khammam highway in Telangana’s Suryapet district on Wednesday. Twelve others were injured…
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Himachal Speaker reserves order on party’s petition to disqualify 6 rebel MLAs
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania on Wednesday reserved his order on a Congress petition seeking disqualification of six party MLAs who cross-voted in the Rajya Sabha election. The six MLAs also…
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Haldwani violence a template for erasing Muslim history: Harsh Mander
Human rights activist Harsh Mander, who started the Karwan-e-Mohabbat campaign in solidarity with the victims of communal violence, has described the recent Haldwani violence, between February 8 and 9, as “a template…
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‘One Vehicle, One FASTag’ likely to be extended initiative till March-end
New Delhi: State-owned National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is likely to extend ‘One Vehicle, One FASTag’ initiative compliance deadline to March-end, in view of the problems being faced by Paytm FASTag users,…
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Saudi Arabia launches clean diesel, Euro-5 gasoline in markets
In a significant move, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Energy on Tuesday, February 27, announced the launch of clean diesel and Euro-5-compliant gasoline in the Kingdom’s markets, to replace the…
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Sandeshkhali violence: ABVP to submit memorandum to President Murmu
Kolkata: Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) on Wednesday said it will submit a memorandum to President Droupadi Murmu to draw her attention on the Sandeshkhali issue. At a central working committee meeting in…
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Intent of notifying place under UAPA not to seize properties of innocent owners: HC
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has observed that the intent of notifying a place under the provision of the anti-terror law is to ensure that it is not used for unlawful activities,…
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Sunil Mittal becomes first Indian to be knighted by Britain’s King Charles III
London/New Delhi: Telecom tycoon Sunil Bharti Mittal has been awarded Honorary Knighthood by the British King in recognition of his services to the UK and India business relations. Mittal, Founder and Chairman of…
