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‘Such a down to earth person’: Indian expat family meets Dubai ruler in elevator
Abu Dhabi: An Indian expatriate family met Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and ruler of Dubai, in an elevator, on Saturday. Businessman Anas…
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Hyderabad: UoH professor selected for Fullbright-Nehru award
Hyderabad: Nadimpalli Siva Kumar, senior biochemistry professor at the University of Hyderabad (UOH) has been selected for the prestigious Fulbright-Nehru International Education Administrators Award. In September 2023, Siva Kumar, who is currently Dean…
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Hyderabad police chief flags off Ghatam procession
Hyderabad: The City police commissioner, CV Anand visited Sri Akkanna Madanna temple on Monday on on an invitation from temple management and flagged off the Ghatam procession. The Bonalu celebrations commenced on…
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UAE sweats under 50 degrees Celsius for first time in 2023
Abu Dhabi: Temperatures in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) crossed the searing 50 degrees Celsius threshold for the first time this year, according to the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM). The highest…
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Kuwait takes legal action against Twitter user for ‘insulting’ Saudi minister
Kuwait: The authorities in Kuwait have initiated legal proceedings against a Twitter user, who was accused of misusing social media to insult the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Interior. The announcement…
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Mamata ducks the media before leaving for Oppn meet in Bengaluru
Kolkata: Quite unlike of her, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday maintained complete silence before leaving for Bengaluru to attend the grand Opposition unity meeting. Though mediapersons were waiting outside…
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Delhi govt’s contention that only it has monopoly over concern for Delhi citizens fundamentally flawed: LG to SC
New Delhi: It is a “fundamentally-flawed contention” of the Arvind Kejriwal-led political establishment in Delhi that only they “monopolise” the issues of concern for the citizens here, the lieutenant governor of the…
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Fever pitch excitement as Morocco becomes first team from Arab nations in FIFA Women’s World Cup
The Lionesses of the Atlas Mountains have set out to hunt down their prey. Will they succeed or will their prey manage to escape their clutches? The Lionesses being referred to are the…
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Going to CBI with proof of Mamata’s involvement in Saradha scam: Adhikari
Kolkata: The leader of opposition in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, claimed on Monday that he has got sufficient documents that can establish the involvement of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the…
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House of man linked to fugitive don Dawood Ibrahim attached in Maha: NIA
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has attached a residential property of a man linked to fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim as “proceeds of terrorism” in Thane district of Maharashtra, an…
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Jignesh Mevani appears in Assam court over alleged assault case
Ahmedabad: Gujarat Congress MLA Jignesh Mevani on Monday appeared before a local court in Assam’s Barpeta district. He was summoned in connection with a case related to the alleged assault of a…
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MP: Tantrik rapes woman on pretext of solving domestic problem, held
Indore: A 38-year-old tantrik was arrested on Monday for allegedly raping a woman on the pretext of solving her domestic problem in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore district, police said. The accused, who poses…
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‘It’s unnecessary, undesirable’: AILC urges Law Commission to withdraw notice on UCC
Bhopal: Urging the 22nd Law Commission to withdraw its notice on soliciting responses over UCC, the All India Lawyers Council (AILC) said it was neither necessary nor desirable at this stage. The…
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TN Minister shifted from private hospital to Central Prison
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji, arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a cash-for-jobs case, was on Monday shifted to the Puzhal Central Prison here from a private hospital, official sources said.…