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Oil prices stable despite Middle East tensions as demand wanes
New York: When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, the price of oil jumped to over $100 a barrel. But despite the threat of an escalation of tensions in the Middle East and…
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Navalny dies in prison- but his blueprint for anti-Putin activism will live on
Bloomington: Long lines of Russians endured subzero temperatures in January 2024 to demand that anti-Ukraine war candidate Boris Nadezhdin be allowed to run in the forthcoming presidential election. It was protest by…
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Hyderabad: TSRTC to introduce 100 electric AC buses by April
Hyderabad: To beat the discomfort of rising temperatures in Greater Hyderabad, the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) will introduce 100 electric air-conditioned (AC) buses by April. The TSRTC operates around 64…
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CM Kejriwal exempted from personal appearance in case of evading ED summons
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Saturday granted exemption to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal from personal appearance for the day in connection with a complaint filed by the ED against him over non-compliance…
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Ashwin withdraws from third Test vs Eng due to family emergency
Mumbai: Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has immediately withdrawn from the ongoing third Test against England in Rajkot due to a family medical emergency, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)…
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No new irrigation projects in Telangana, Rs 10,455 cr due to contractors: White paper
Hyderabad: Telangana irrigation minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy, while presenting a white paper in the Assembly on Saturday, February 17, said that the state government ‘cannot initiate’ new irrigation projects due to…
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Iran, Saudi Arabia vow to expand cooperation, criticize Israel
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and his Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud held a phone conversation, during which they vowed to expand bilateral cooperation and jointly slammed Israel over…
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Why did ISRO skip ’13’ while numbering weather rocket?
Chennai: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has done it again. It has skipped the number ’13’ — generally considered “unlucky” — while numbering its Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) rocket, which…
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Judge orders Trump to pay USD 355 million in New York civil fraud case
New York: A New York judge has ordered Donald Trump to pay a fine of nearly $355 million in a civil fraud case. The bombshell ruling from Justice Arthur Engoron came on…
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India approves defence purchase worth Rs 84,560 cr
New Delhi: India on Friday approved defence big-ticket acquisition projects worth Rs 84,560 crore that included procurement of mid-air refuellers, maritime reconnaissance aircraft, heavy weight-torpedoes, air defence radars and new generation anti-tank mines…














