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4 held in possession of ganja worth Rs 1 crore in Andhra Pradesh
ASR district: Four people were arrested for illegal transportation of ganja in the ASR district of Andhra Pradesh, said police, adding that ganja worth around Rs 1 crore was seized from the…
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Modi-Xi talks: Big difference in Indian and Chinese statements, says Chidambaram
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday alleged the divergent views offered by India and China to characterise the conversation between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping is…
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Coal Ministry plans pump storage projects on closed mines for hydro energy
New Delhi: In a major diversification plan, Coal India Limited (CIL) and its subsidiaries are planning to set up pump storage projects (PSP) on huge tracts of decoaled (closed mines) lands at…
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Cong take on Cauvery row: BJP instigating people, won’t succeed
New Delhi: Even as the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance’s (INDIA) third meeting is all set to take place in Maharashtra’s Mumbai on August 31 and September 1 for two days, the…
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UAE’s 250sq metre Onam Pookalam’ reflects the 17 Sustainable Development Goals
Dubai: Kickstarting the Onam celebrations, healthcare workers in the UAE came together to spread the message of sustainability and cultural diversity through a stunning and unique floral carpet, mirroring the 17 Sustainable…
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Two of three Chandrayaan-3 mission objectives achieved: ISRO
Bengaluru: ISRO on Saturday said two of the three Chandrayaan-3 mission objectives have been achieved while the third — in-situ scientific experiments — is underway. The national space agency headquartered here also…
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Hyderabad sees sharp 90 percent drop in tomato prices
Hyderabad: The prices of tomatoes, which surged following last month’s rainfall in Telangana and other states in India, are now witnessing a decline in Hyderabad. The prices that had soared up to…
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MP cabinet expansion: Step to balance caste equation, address power struggle within BJP
Bhopal: With less than 100 days left for the moral code of conduct to come into force in view of the Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan inducted three…
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Govt mulling to relax retirement age of LIC chairman, PSB chiefs
New Delhi: The government is considering relaxing the retirement age of heads of all public sector banks (PSBs) and Life Insurance Corporation (LIC). According to reports, State Bank of India (SBI) Chairman…
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Asking son-in-law to abandon parents, live as ‘ghar jamai’ amounts to cruelty: HC
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has granted divorce decree to a man, ruling that pressuring a person to abandon his parents and live with his in-laws as “ghar jamai” amounts to…
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Mumbai roads will be free of potholes in two-and-a-half years: CM Shinde
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has claimed Mumbai roads will be free of potholes in the next two to two-and-a-half years. Speaking at an event on Saturday, Shinde also took a…
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Taliban releases Iranian photojournalist: Media
Tehran: Iranian photojournalist Mohammad-Hossein Velayati, who was detained last week in Afghanistan, has been released, Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency, which Velayati works for, reported. The journalist was handed over to the…
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Former Pak PM Imran Khan grilled in Attock Jail in missing cypher case: Reports
Islamabad: Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan was interrogated by counter-terrorism officials from the Federal Investigation Agency on Saturday at the Attock Jail in the cypher case under the Official Secrets…
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Video: Drunk woman creates ruckus in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: A drunken woman caused a ruckus with a blade on a road in Ashok Nagar, Hyderabad, on Saturday night. In a video that is circulating on social media, she can be…
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Controversy erupts over naming of Chandrayaan-3 touchdown spot
Sambhal: Taking a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party, Samajwadi Party MP Sambhal Shafiqur Rehman Barq on Saturday alleged that there was a communal colour behind the move to name the Vikram…
