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Civil areas in Secunderabad, other cantonments merged with nearest municipalities
Hyderabad: In a major win-win situation for both the Centre and the state governments, the Union ministry of defence has agreed to de-notify civil areas of various cantonments from the limits of…
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Saudi Arabia urges citizens to leave Lebanon immediately
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s embassy in Lebanon urged its citizens to leave the country immediately and advised against travelling there due to growing fears of a full-blown war between Israel and…
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Virat Kohli announces T20I retirement after India’s World Cup win
Bridgetown: Star batter Virat Kohli on Saturday announced his retirement from T20 Internationals after guiding India to their second T20 World Cup win here. Kohli anchored the innings with a match-winning 59-ball…
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Dalai Lama discharged from US hospital after successful knee surgery
Dharamsala: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, who underwent a successful knee replacement surgery at a New York hospital, was discharged on Saturday. “His Holiness the Dalai Lama underwent successful knee replacement…
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India clinches second T20 World Cup title, defeats South Africa by 7 runs
Mumbai: India defeated South Africa by seven runs at the Kensington Oval in Barbados to captured their second ICC T20 World Cup championship. Jasprit Bumrah provided India with the first breakthrough when…
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Kerala: BJP sets eyes on local body and Assembly polls
Kochi: The Kerala unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) which is on a high after a stunning victory by Suresh Gopi — a Union Minister — from the Thrissur Lok Sabha…
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No party should take electorate for granted: Sachin Pilot
Kolkata: Emphasising the importance of checks and balances, Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Saturday said his party will play the role of a constructive opposition in Parliament. Pilot, who is also the…
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Left-backed lawyers’ body stages protest against 3 new criminal laws in Tripura
Agartala: Even as the Tripura government along with the other states of the country gears up for the three new criminal laws coming into force from July 1, the All India Lawyers…
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Tussle between Guv, CM tarnishing image of West Bengal: Adhir
Kolkata: The tussle between Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Governor CV Ananda Bose was tarnishing the image of West Bengal, state Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said on Sunday. Speaking to reporters…
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SL election commission directs authorities to prepare for presidential polls
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s election commission has asked authorities to prepare for the Presidential election in the coming months, a media report said on Saturday. The election commission had earlier declared that the…
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Minimise outsourcing by NTA, do not brand us ‘mafia’: CFI to Centre
New Delhi: Minimising the outsourcing of exam-related tasks by the NTA, setting up an education task force and a helpline to report irregularities and conducting competitive exams at least twice a year…
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Bengaluru to get Circular Rail Network worth Rs 23K cr, says Somanna
Bengaluru: Union Minister of State for Railways and Jal Shakti, V. Somanna, on Saturday announced that the Central government is taking up the Circular Rail Network project in Bengaluru at an approximate…
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Separate administration only solution to ethnic crisis in Manipur: Apex tribal body
Imphal: The Indigenous Tribal Leaders’ Forum (ITLF), the apex body of the Kuki-Zomi-Hmar tribals in Manipur, on Saturday reiterated that a separate administration or Union Territory for the tribals is the only…
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Wall collapse in Delhi’s Vasant Vihar: 3 bodies found, death toll rises to 11
New Delhi: The bodies of three labourers were on Saturday pulled from the rubble of a wall that collapsed at a construction site in the Vasant Vihar area here amid heavy rain,…
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Telangana CM pulls up officials over Rs 600-cr cost escalation for Warangal hospital
Hyderabad: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy expressed his anguish against the authorities for escalating the estimated cost of the construction of Warangal Super Specialty Hospital from Rs 1,726 crore to Rs 1,100…
