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50% of time Indian users pick up their phones out of habit: Report
New Delhi: One out of two (50 per cent) times Indian users pick up their phones without knowing why they fired up their smartphone, a new report revealed on Monday. According to…
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Success of Imran Khan-backed candidates marks stinging rebuke to Pak military
Islamabad: Independent candidates affiliated with former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehereek-e-Insaf (PTI) party has secured the most parliamentary seats in last week’s nationwide election as per the Pakistan Election Commission,…
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Ujjain bulldozer action: MP HC pulls up admin over ‘fashion to demolish homes’
The High Court in Madhya Pradesh recently ruled in favour of two petitioners – one whose house was demolished and the other whose was about to get demolished – by the Ujjain…
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UAE: Private, public firms urged to work from home amid unstable weather
Abu Dhabi: As the forecast predicts unstable weather conditions in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the authorities have urged public and private sector firms to allow employees to work remotely. Taking to…
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PM Modi to visit Qatar on Feb 14
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Qatari capital Doha on February 14 after concluding his two-day visit to the United Arab Emirates. The announcement about Modi’s visit to Qatar…
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BJP leader demands demolition of ‘illegal mosques’, cites Mira Road violence
The Bharatiya Janata Party leader Nitish Rane recently spearheaded an anti-Muslim rally in association with Sakal Hindu Samaj – a coalition of several right-wing Hindu nationalist outfits -demanding the demolition of “illegal…
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Indian Navy responds to distress call from Iranian fishing vessel
New Delhi: Iranian Fishing Vessel (FV) Ameen, with six Iranian crew onboard, operating East of Duqm, sustained damages allegedly due to a collision with a merchant vessel. Responding to the distress call…
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Telangana: Kishan Reddy holds BJP Lok Sabha poll committee meet
Hyderabad: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Lok Sabha election management committee was convened at the state office here with Union Minister and Telangana BJP State President G Kishan Reddy presiding on Monday,…
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INDIA alliance to finalise seat sharing soon: Jairam Ramesh
Korba: Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Monday said the opposition INDIA bloc is strong and all constituents will soon finalise seat sharing for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Addressing a press…
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Andhra Pradesh leads states in public donations for Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh stands first in the donations for Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra of former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi. Andhra Pradesh has so far donated over Rs 1.02 crore for the East-West…
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Greyhounds commando dies of electric shock in Telangana
Hyderabad: A commando of elite anti-Maoist force Greyhounds died of electrocution in Telangana’s Jayashankar Bhupalpally district on Monday. During the combing operation in Nasthurpalle forests, A. Praveen touched an iron fencing and…
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Delhi HC grants bail to four life convicts in Soumya Vishwanathan murder case
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday granted bail and suspended the life sentence of four men convicted in the 2008 murder case of TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan, noting that they…
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Watch: Heavy rain, lightning and golf-ball-sized hailstones in UAE
Abu Dhabi: Residents in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday morning, February 12, woke up to heavy rainfall, thunder, lightning and hailstones. Photos and videos circulated on social media platforms showed…
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Farmers’ march: Bharti Kisan Union-Doaba extends support to ‘Delhi Chalo’ call
Phagwara: The Bharti Kisan Union (Doaba) on Monday announced to support the farmers’ proposed ‘Delhi Chalo’ march on February 13. BKU (Doaba) is part of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), which had…
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Skill development scam case: SC to hear AP govt’s plea against Naidu’s bail on Feb 26
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday fixed for February 26 the hearing of the Andhra Pradesh government’s plea against a high court order granting regular bail to TDP chief N Chandrababu…
