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80% of marginal farmers in India affected by adverse climatic events: Report
New Delhi: A staggering 80 per cent of marginal farmers in India have suffered crop losses due to adverse climatic events over the past five years, according to a report released on…
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Harassed over viral video, scrap collector ends life in Rajasthan
Jodhpur: In a heartbreaking incident, a 63-year-old scrap collector committed suicide in front of a crowd here that was mocking him over a video clip that went viral on social media. The…
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OnePlus launches Nord CE 4 Lite 5G with 50MP camera in India
New Delhi: Global technology brand OnePlus on Monday launched the new Nord CE4 Lite 5G, with a 50MP main camera, in India. The device comes available in three colorways’ — Super Silver,…
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BJP slams Owaisi for raising ‘Jai Palestine’ slogan in Lok Sabha
New Delhi: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi stoked a major controversy in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, June 25, during his swearing-in as the Member of Parliament (MP) by…
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Congress holds strategy meet for Maharashtra Assembly polls
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday held a key meeting of its leaders from Maharashtra to evolve the party’s strategy for the upcoming assembly elections in the state, with party chief Mallikarjun…
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13-year-old girl drugged, gangraped by ‘boyfriend’ and others: Hyderabad Police
Hyderabad: A 13-year-old girl was allegedly drugged and gangraped by her ‘boyfriend’ and four others in Naredmet, police said. According to the police, the victim had a ‘boyfriend’ from Neredmet. She used…
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Confusion over oath ceremony of 2 Trinamool MLAs snowballs in Bengal
Kolkata: Confusion over the swearing-in ceremony of two newly-elected Trinamool Congress legislators in West Bengal snowballed further on Tuesday after the Raj Bhavan authorities made it clear through a fresh notification that…
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Telangana: KCR moves HC against commission of inquiry into power purchases
Hyderabad: Former chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) filed a writ petition in the Telangana High Court on Tuesday, seeking the cancellation of the commission established to investigate into the alleged irregularities…
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Delhi HC orders uninterrupted transmission of TV9 Telugu channel
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has ordered uninterrupted transmission of Telugu news channel TV9 after the service provider discontinued it earlier this month under alleged pressure from the Andhra Pradesh government.…
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SKM appeals to state governments to push for MSP Guarantee Act
Hyderabad: The farmers’ organisations part of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) have appealed to all the State governments to push the demand for the enactment of MSP Guarantee Act, at a time…
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Stop atrocities on minorities, says ex-IAS officer after taking oath as Tiruvallur MP
Newly-elected Congress MP from Tiruvallu, Tamil Nadu, Sasikanth Senthil sparked an uproar in Lok Sabha on Tuesday when he told the government to stop atrocities against the minorities after he took the…
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IRCTC account holders can book e-tickets for others having different surnames: Railways
New Delhi: Anyone with an IRCTC account can book e-tickets for others and reports on social media regarding restrictions in booking e-tickets due to different surnames are false and misleading, a spokesperson…
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Pakistan to re-install Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s statue in Punjab
Lahore: Pakistan’s Punjab government said on Tuesday, June 25, that it will install the restored statue of the first ruler of the Sikh Empire, Maharaja Ranjit Singh, at Kartarpur Sahib on Wednesday…
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ED raids Telangana charity group that ‘diverted’ Rs 300 crore meant for poor students
New Delhi: Searches against a Telangana-based charity group has found that about Rs 300 crore worth of foreign funds raised partly from domestic donations in the name of providing free education and…
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Docs call for more surveillance as Pakistan sees tick-borne virus outbreak
New Delhi: Increased active human, animal, and entomological (of insects) surveillance is needed to keep the deadly Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) at bay, said health experts on Tuesday, as the disease reportedly…
