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Telangana enhances salaries of Village Organisation Assistants
Hyderabad: The government of Telangana has enhanced the salaries of Village Organisation Assistants (VOAs) to Rs 8,000 per month. As a gift on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar…
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Revanth invites former BRS minister Tummala Nageswara Rao into Congress
Hyderabad: TPCC chief A Revanth Reddy and several Congress leaders met former BRS minister Tummala Nageswara Rao and invited him into the party. According to media reports, Nageswara Rao is expected to…
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Why doesn’t Saudi Arabia grant citizenship to expats?
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has very stringent citizenship laws, with foreigners traditionally not being given citizenship. However, on rare occasions, Saudi officials grant citizenship to persons who must either possess great…
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Forget GDP growth, talk about price rise, inequality: Congress to Centre
Mumbai: The Congress on Thursday took a swipe at the government over the GDP numbers for the first quarter of this fiscal, saying the only growth that the people of India are…
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Pakistan: Police demolishes 2 minarets of Ahmadiyya places of worship
Lahore: The minarets of two worship places of the minority Ahmadi community were demolished by police in Pakistan’s Punjab province on Thursday after some radical Islamists alleged that the structures were erected…
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Saudi: Umrah ministry offers assistance to specially-abled worshipers; check
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah announced special assistance for people with disabilities in the Grand Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah during the season…
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International award for Telangana’s Chief Innovation Officer
Hyderabad: Telangana’s Chief Innovation Officer (CIO) Shanta Thoutam has received the World Innovation Award at the first BRICS Innovation Forum held in Moscow. The award is given for outstanding contribution to the…
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HC asks Guj govt to file affidavit on rehabilitation of kids orphaned in Morbi bridge crash
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court on Thursday directed the state government to file an affidavit enlisting steps it has taken so far for rehabilitation of children who were orphaned after their parents…
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Ex-US Prez Barack Obama, Dalai Lama to visit Karnataka in December
Bengaluru: Former US president Barack Obama and Tibetan religious head Dalai Lama will visit Mandya in Karnataka in December to lay foundation stone for an International Yoga and Meditation Centre. The spiritual…
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India’s GDP growth towers over several economies, says chief economic adviser
New Delhi: Even as the GDP growth for the first quarter of current fiscal stood at 7.8 per cent, a sharp fall from the corresponding period of last year, when it was…
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Hyderabad: Cops serve notice to BJYM leader Laddu Yadav for social media post
Hyderabad: Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) Hyderabad president (in charge) and noted Gau Rakshak, Laddu Yadav was served a notice by the Shahinayathgunj police in connection with a case booked against him…
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US agencies probing Tesla’s use of funds for secret ‘glass house’ for Musk
San Francisco: Federal prosecutors in the US are probing personal benefits Tesla allegedly paid to its CEO Elon Musk in order to build a lavish “glass house” for him. The Department of…
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Iran bans weightlifter for life over handshake with Israeli athlete
Iran imposed a lifetime ban on their weightlifter on Wednesday, August 30 after the athlete shook hands and greeted an Israeli counterpart at the World Master Weightlifting Championships 2023 in Poland, while…
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Malaysia celebrates 66th Independence Day
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia on Thursday celebrated its 66th Independence Day with parades, fireworks and large scale gatherings under the theme of unifying ties between the nation’s diverse groups. Shortly after midnight on…
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Nuh violence: Cong MLA Mamman Khan fails to appear before SIT
Nuh: Congress MLA Mamman Khan on Thursday did not appear before the Haryana Police Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the July 31 Nuh violence case, officials said. A medical certificate was sent…
