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Heroin haul seized from Burundi national at Hyderabad airport
Hyderabad: Customs officials at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here seized heroin valued at Rs 14.20 crore from a female Burundian passenger who arrived from Nairobi, officials said on Monday. Officials said that…
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Congress headed towards victory in Telangana like Karnataka: Jairam Ramesh
New Delhi: Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh said on Monday that after the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Telangana last year, the grand old party is headed toward victory in the state like…
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Pace of UNSC reform ‘very frustrating’: Council president
United Nations: UN Security Council President Barbara Woodward has said that the pace of the Council reform process has been “very frustrating” and that her country backs moving on to text-based negotiations.…
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UP will witness a Maharashtra-like situation, claim parties
Lucknow: Enthused by the developments in Maharashtra, BJP allies in Uttar Pradesh are predicting a possible split in the opposition parties and their alliances. Uttar Pradesh Minister Sanjay Nishad, who heads the…
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NCP split: Sharad Pawar, Ajit Pawar to hold separate meets on Wednesday
Mumbai: The Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar factions of the Nationalist Congress Party will hold their meetings in Yashwantrao Chavan Centre in south Mumbai and in Bhujbal Knowledge City in suburban Bandra, respectively,…
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Telangana chief secy holds review meet with district collectors
Hyderabad: Chief secretary Santhi Kumari on Monday held a video conference with district collectors of the state and reviewed the progress in ‘Podu pattas’ distribution. Issues relating to the gruhalakshmi scheme, fertilizers…
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Hyderabad: Foreigner held for cheating using fake Indian currency
Hyderabad: A foreigner was arrested on Sunday by the officials of the Special Operations Team (SOT), LB Nagar Zone on charges of cheating by promising to double Indian currency. Police seized 10…
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Karnataka budget session begins; BJP gears up for a battle, Congress has task cut out
Bengaluru: The budget session of the Karnataka Legislature began on Monday with Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot emphasising on the need to eradicate corruption in the state, and the ruling Congress and opposition BJP…
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PM Modi ‘biggest nurturer of corruption’ in country: AAP
Pilibhit: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the graft issue, calling him the “biggest nurturer of corruption” in the country. The remarks by AAP MP Sanjay…
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Telangana Governor visits Osmania Hospital, days after Harish Rao’s attack
Hyderabad: In continuing friction with the Telangana government, Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Monday made a surprise visit to Osmania General Hospital. During her visit to the government-run hospital, she visited all the…
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76 per cent of Rs 2,000 Notes returned to banks: RBI
New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday said that as much as 76 per cent of the total number of Rs 2,000 notes in circulation have been returned to…
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Unemployed engineer takes lives of mother and toddler nephew in Bihar
Patna: In a shocking incident, an unemployed engineer killed his mother and three-year-old nephew in Bihar’s Buxar district on Monday. The accused has been identified as Manoj Kumar, a resident of Mathia…
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Pakistani woman, 4 kids detained from Gr Noida
Noida: Police have detained a Pakistani woman, her four children who were illegally staying in Greater Noida, sheltered allegedly by a local man who met her through online game PUBG, officials said…
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Saudi King gifts 2 million copies of Quran to departing Haj pilgrims
Riyadh: As the annual Haj pilgrimage comes to an end, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has begun distributing two million copies of Quran to departing pilgrims. The copies are gifts from King…
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UAE: Nepali expat becomes 50th guaranteed millionaire in Mahzooz draw
Abu Dhabi: A United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Nepali expatriate won a guaranteed raffle prize of Dirham one million (Rs 2,23,07,540) in the 135th Mahzooz weekly draw. The winner Mekgh Bahadur Rana— matched…
