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UAE: Private, public firms urged to work from home amid unstable weather
Abu Dhabi: As the forecast predicts unstable weather conditions in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the authorities have urged public and private sector firms to allow employees to work remotely. Taking to…
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PM Modi to visit Qatar on Feb 14
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Qatari capital Doha on February 14 after concluding his two-day visit to the United Arab Emirates. The announcement about Modi’s visit to Qatar…
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BJP leader demands demolition of ‘illegal mosques’, cites Mira Road violence
The Bharatiya Janata Party leader Nitish Rane recently spearheaded an anti-Muslim rally in association with Sakal Hindu Samaj – a coalition of several right-wing Hindu nationalist outfits -demanding the demolition of “illegal…
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Indian Navy responds to distress call from Iranian fishing vessel
New Delhi: Iranian Fishing Vessel (FV) Ameen, with six Iranian crew onboard, operating East of Duqm, sustained damages allegedly due to a collision with a merchant vessel. Responding to the distress call…
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Telangana: Kishan Reddy holds BJP Lok Sabha poll committee meet
Hyderabad: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Lok Sabha election management committee was convened at the state office here with Union Minister and Telangana BJP State President G Kishan Reddy presiding on Monday,…
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INDIA alliance to finalise seat sharing soon: Jairam Ramesh
Korba: Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Monday said the opposition INDIA bloc is strong and all constituents will soon finalise seat sharing for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Addressing a press…
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Andhra Pradesh leads states in public donations for Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh stands first in the donations for Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra of former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi. Andhra Pradesh has so far donated over Rs 1.02 crore for the East-West…
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Greyhounds commando dies of electric shock in Telangana
Hyderabad: A commando of elite anti-Maoist force Greyhounds died of electrocution in Telangana’s Jayashankar Bhupalpally district on Monday. During the combing operation in Nasthurpalle forests, A. Praveen touched an iron fencing and…
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Delhi HC grants bail to four life convicts in Soumya Vishwanathan murder case
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday granted bail and suspended the life sentence of four men convicted in the 2008 murder case of TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan, noting that they…
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Watch: Heavy rain, lightning and golf-ball-sized hailstones in UAE
Abu Dhabi: Residents in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday morning, February 12, woke up to heavy rainfall, thunder, lightning and hailstones. Photos and videos circulated on social media platforms showed…
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Farmers’ march: Bharti Kisan Union-Doaba extends support to ‘Delhi Chalo’ call
Phagwara: The Bharti Kisan Union (Doaba) on Monday announced to support the farmers’ proposed ‘Delhi Chalo’ march on February 13. BKU (Doaba) is part of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), which had…
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Skill development scam case: SC to hear AP govt’s plea against Naidu’s bail on Feb 26
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday fixed for February 26 the hearing of the Andhra Pradesh government’s plea against a high court order granting regular bail to TDP chief N Chandrababu…
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List of world’s top 10 countries by GDP per hour worked
India, which ranks fifth in the list of the world’s top 10 countries by Gross Domestic Product (GDP), significantly lags in the list of nations based on ‘GDP per hour worked,’ a…
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Telangana forest department denies tiger sighting in Nalgonda district
Hyderabad: Telangana forest department has denied reports that a tiger was sighted in Narketpally in Nalgonda district. The department on Monday clarified that there are no chances of a tiger being sighted…
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Annual Grape Festival begins in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The Sri Konda Laxman Telangana State Horticultural University’s Grape Research Station in Rajendranagar began its annual grape festival-cum-sale on Monday, February 12. The campus has thrown its door open for visitors…
