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Highest impact of corruption is borne by poor, marginalised: PM at G20 meet
Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the highest impact of corruption is borne by the poor and the marginalised and asserted it (corruption) affects resource utilization, distorts markets, impacts service…
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UN successfully transfers all oil off decaying Yemen tanker
Aden: The high-stakes oil transfer from a decaying tanker off the coast of war-torn Yemen has been safely concluded, the UN announced, avoiding what the global body warned could have been a…
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Raghav Chadha changes X handle to suspended MP
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha on Saturday changed his bio on X (formerly Twitter) to ‘suspended MP’ . He changed the bio of his X handle,…
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Flood situation in Assam worsens as more than 27000 people affected
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam has again worsened as nearly 27, 000 people in six districts have been affected by the deluge and according to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority…
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Hyderabad’s real estate market sees surge in residential property registrations
Hyderabad: The real estate market in Hyderabad experienced a significant surge in residential property registrations in July 2023. According to the latest assessment by Knight Frank India, Hyderabad recorded registrations for 5,557…
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Lebanon’s state TV Tele Liban temporarily shuts down
Beirut: Lebanon’s Information Minister Ziad Makari announced the temporary closure of the country’s sole national TV Channel, Tele Liban, due to the government’s inability to pay the employee’s salaries. The closure came…
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Oil prices could go even higher
London: Oil prices have soared about 20 per cent since late June but they could go even higher this year if the OPEC+ alliance sticks to its policy of restraining crude production,…
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Rahul Gandhi leaves for Wayanad, first time after being reinstated as LS MP
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi left for his parliamentary constituency in Kerala’s Wayanad on Friday from his residence in Delhi, for the first time after being reinstated as Lok Sabha MP.…
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Bihar: AIMIM district president arrested for diesel theft
Patna: The police in Bihar’s Araria on Friday arrested the district President of AIMIM in connection with a diesel theft case. The accused has been identified as Rahmat Ali, who was arrested…
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TN to go to SC on Cauvery, says Karnataka has changed its stand
Chennai: Tamil Nadu has no other option but to approach the Supreme Court to get Cauvery water, the state government asserted on Friday and said Karnataka has changed its stand and has…
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Customs officials at Mumbai airport seize diamonds worth Rs 1.49 cr
New Delhi: Customs officials at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai have seized diamonds worth Rs 1.49 crore and arrested one suspect in connection. A senior Customs official said the…
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Defence allocation gone up from Rs 80,959.08 cr to Rs 1,32,301.27 cr : Govt
New Delhi: There is “no meagre allocation” of resources for defence modernisation, and allocation for it under total capital outlay for defence services has gone up from Rs 80,959.08 crore in financial…
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FM living in world of hallucinations: Chidambaram slams Sitharaman
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday hit out at Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman over her “UPA wasted a decade” remark, saying while the GDP growth rate during 2004-2014 was…
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PM Modi urges people to take part in ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ movement
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged people to take part in the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ movement between August 13 to 15. The tiranga symbolises the spirit of freedom and…
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Biden admin open to training Ukrainians on F-16s from US: Official
Washington: The US is open to the idea of letting Ukrainian pilots come to the country for training on how to operate F-16 fighters, a spokesperson for the US National Security Council…
