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Bengaluru: Actor Siddharth faces Cauvery protest heat, forced to end event
Bengaluru: Karnataka Rakshana Vedike activisits barged inside a Bengaluru hotel on Thursday and forced south Indian actor Siddharth to end the press conference he was addressing to promote upcoming Tamil movie “Chithha”.…
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UP: Negligent railway staff causes train to overstep platform, 5 suspended
Mathura: A woman was injured after a local train at Mathura railway station climbed onto the platform. On Thursday, September 29, investigations revealed that the officer on duty was on a video call…
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World Cup: Pakistan weaker team than India at this moment, says Waqar Younis
Chennai: Legendary pacer Waqar Younis rated India a better side over Pakistan going into the World Cup while basing his observation on the better preparation of the Rohit Sharma-led team ahead of…
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India’s external debt edges past $629 billion
New Delhi: India’s external debt rose by $4.7 billion in the April-June quarter to touch the USD 629.1 billion mark, although the debt-GDP ratio declined, RBI data released on Thursday showed. “The…
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Iran launches imaging satellite Nour-3 into earth’s orbit
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force successfully launched satellite Nour-3 (Light-3) into the earth’s orbit on Wednesday, marking the success in the country’s space endeavours despite being sanctioned by a…
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UAE: Nahyan bin Zayed visits Liwa Date Festival and Auction
Al Dhafra: Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Zayed Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation, Sheikh Nahyan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has visited the second edition of the Liwa Date Festival and…
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US imposes sanctions on Iran’s drone programme for ‘aiding Russia’
The United States on Wednesday, September 27, imposed sanctions on several entities that helped Iran procure sensitive parts for its drone programme, and accused Tehran of supplying “dangerous drones” to Russia for…
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Sukhu invites Himachali diaspora in the UAE to invest in state’s various sectors
Shimla: Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Thursday invited the Himachali diaspora in the UAE to invest in the state’s green sector, tourism, green hydrogen, food processing, information and technology, and solar power.…
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Buyers resell iPhone 15 online in UAE for more than original price
As Apple announced the launch of the latest version of the iPhone, on September 12, the news sparked excitement among United Arab Emirates (UAE) customers who thronged the malls to lay their…
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Telangana: Kavitha calls Women’s Bill ‘post-dated cheque’, slams BJP
Hyderabad: Ruling BRS MLC in Telangana K Kavitha on Thursday alleged that the Women’s Reservation Bill passed in Parliament is like a post-dated cheque, with no clarity on when it is going…
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SC declines PIL on ‘exorbitant air fare’ for Dubai, Gulf destinations
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has declined a plea alleging exorbitant air travel fares from Gulf destinations like Dubai to Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala. A bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice…
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2020 Delhi riots: Court orders framing of charges against 2 accused
New Delhi: A sessions court here has ordered framing of charges against two accused in a case of 2020 northeast Delhi communal riots. It, however, rapped the Delhi Police for “incomplete investigation”…
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Sintex manufacturing unit to create 1000 jobs in Telangana
Hyderabad: Sintex BAPL Ltd., a subsidiary of Welspun Corp Ltd will be setting up a manufacturing unit for water tanks and PVC pipes in Telangana with an investment of Rs 350 crores.…
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Caught on camera: Man assaults woman in Ahmedabad; booked
Ahmedabad: A man has been booked here on Thursday for allegedly causing harm to a woman and sexually harassing her, an official said. In the video of the incident that has gone…
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Ujjain rape case: Family in Satna had lodged missing report, 5 detained
Bhopal: The 12-year-old mentally challenged girl, who was raped in Ujjain and begged people for help, has been identified and her family traced in Satna district, said police on Thursday, adding that…
