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Russian Prez Vladimir Putin calls PM Modi ‘great friend of Russia’
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin called Prime Minister Narendra Modi “a great friend of Russia” and also praised the Centre’s ‘Make in India’ initiative. Addressing an economic forum in Moscow organised by…
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TN: DMK supporters put up posters questioning Guv Ravi in Chennai
Chennai: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) supporters on Friday put up wall posters in Chennai raising questions to Governor RN Ravi and alleging that there are Union Ministers who are still in the…
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Hyderabad: Woman found unconscious near Peddamma temple
Hyderabad: A woman who had levelled allegations against BRS MLA D Chinnaiah was found unconscious in front of the Peddamma Temple in Hyderabad here, police said. A suicide attempt is suspected but…
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J&K L-G flags off 1st batch of Amarnath pilgrims from Jammu
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir’s Lt. Governor, Manoj Sinha on Friday flagged off the first batch of Amarnath Yatra pilgrims from Jammu city. The first batch comprising around 3,300 pilgrims left the Bhagwati…
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Parliamentary panel calls representatives of law commission, law ministry over UCC
New Delhi: A parliamentary standing committee has called representatives of the Law Commission and the law ministry on July 3 on a recent notice issued by the law panel seeking views of…
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Prez Xi Jinping will attend virtual SCO summit hosted by India: Chinese FM
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend next week’s virtual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) being hosted by India, an official announcement here said on Friday. At the invitation of…
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Pawar has bowled his last ‘googly’ in Maha politics: BJP leader
Nagpur: Maharashtra BJP president Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Thursday took potshots at NCP chief Sharad Pawar over the events surrounding the short-lived government in 2019, saying it was Pawar’s last “googly” and none…
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Balasore train crash: CRS submits report to Railway Board, say sources
New Delhi: The Commission of Railway Safety (CRS) probing the triple-train accident in Odisha’s Balasore has submitted its report to the Railway Board, sources said on Thursday. The contents of the report…
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‘Most painful Eid’: Pakistan’s former PM Imran Khan
Islamabad: Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan on Thursday in his Eid greetings to fellow countrymen said this year’s Eid festival was the “most painful” one for him. Taking to Twitter to…
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Mumbai got 95 pc of rainfall recorded this month in just 6 days
Mumbai: Mumbai received more than 95 per cent of the rainfall recorded this month so far between June 24 and 29, the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) data showed. Despite the heavy showers…
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TN Governor puts on hold dismissal of jailed minister Senthil Balaji
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi has decided to keep the dismissal order of the jailed DMK leader and state minister V Senthil Balaji in abeyance for the time being, sources…
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Over 120 mn Americans across dozen states due to Canadian wildfire smoke
Los Angeles: More than 120 million people across more than a dozen US states from the Midwest to the East Coast are under air quality alerts, as smoke from Canadian wildfires continues…
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No one should try to take advantage of violence: Assam CM on Rahul’s Manipur visit
New Delhi: Reacting to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s visit to violence-hit Manipur, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday that politicians should not try to take advantage when a state…
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Bengal panchayat polls: CVoter Opinion Poll indicates discomfort for Trinamool
Kolkata: Despite maintaining an overall supremacy in the run-up to the July 8 panchayat elections in West Bengal, the ABP-CVoter Opinion Poll for the rural civic body polls has indicated some major…