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Bihar sees caste survey with hiked quotas for deprived castes in 2023
Patna: In the year preceding Lok Sabha elections, Bihar sought to trigger a second ‘Mandal wave’ with a fresh estimate of the high population of deprived castes, for whom quotas in government…
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India leads list of top five remittance recipient countries in 2023
New Delhi: In 2023, India leads the list of top five remittance recipient nations as the country saw the highest amount of inflows in the world. The country received USD 125 billion,…
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War of words between BRS and Karnataka Congress leaders continues
Hyderabad: The war of words between leaders of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and Karnataka Congress over an alleged fake video of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah continued on Wednesday with Karnataka minister Priyank…
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Houthis’ attack on commercial ships causes surge in oil prices
Washington: Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels are attacking commercial ships and oil tankers to different countries thus disrupting supply chains causing crude oil prices to rise in what they claim are revenge acts…
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Heavy rains in TN: Buildings go under water in Tirunelveli as river in spate
Chennai: Heavy rains continued to pound the Tirunelveli district in southern Tamil Nadu, creating a flood-like situation and throwing life out of gear. Visuals accessed by ANI showed some buildings going under…
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UNSC vote on Gaza resolution again delayed
United Nations: A UN Security Council (UNSC) vote on a draft resolution for additional humanitarian aid into Gaza has been delayed again until Wednesday in an effort to to allow negotiations to…
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141 MPs suspension: PM, BJP want to establish ‘single party rule’, says Kharge
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday charged that the prime minister and the BJP want to establish a “single party rule” in the country and the suspension of MPs from…
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Congress’s ‘UP Jodo Yatra’ to commence today
Lucknow: The Congress unit in Uttar Pradesh will commence its “UP Jodo Yatra” on Wednesday in an effort to regain lost ground and to gear up for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.…
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List of top five buys of IPL auction 2024
In the IPL auction 2024 held yesterday, Australian pacer Mitchell Starc not only leads the list of top five buys but also became the most expensive player in the history of the…
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Telangana reports four COVID-19 cases, govt appeals to public to remain cautious
Hyderabad: Telangana on Tuesday reported four COVID-19 cases, said the director of Public health and family welfare of the state in a press release. The director also appealed to the public to…
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Death toll in China’s earthquake rises to 131
Beijing: The death toll in the powerful 6.2-magnitude earthquake that jolted a mountainous region of northwestern China late Monday night has risen to 131, local authorities said on Wednesday. A total of…
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Sri Lanka to reduce electricity tariff in Jan 2024 amid increasing hydropower generation
Colombo: The Sri Lankan government will reduce the price of electricity during the next tariff revision in January 2024, Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera told journalists. Addressing a press briefing…
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US Congressmen announce creation of Hindu Caucus
Washington: Republican lawmakers Pete Sessions and Elise Stefanim on Tuesday announced the inauguration of a Congressional Hindu Caucus to protect the interests of this religious minority and raise their issues in the…
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Equities witness second day of consolidation amid positive global cues
Mumbai: Domestic equities witnessed a second day of consolidation amid positive global cues on Tuesday. Nifty opened higher and touched new lifetime high of 21,505 before ending Tuesday with minor gains of…
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Circular issued barring suspended MPs from entering Parliament chamber, galleries
New Delhi: After the suspension of 141 MPs–95 from Lok Sabha and 46 from Rajya Sabha–the Lok Sabha Secretariat issued a circular for the suspended MPs, barring them from entering the Parliament…
