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Three-day ‘Siasat Education Fair-2023’ to kick start on Saturday
Hyderabad: The Siasat Education Fair for the year 2023 is scheduled to take place from June 24-26 at the Abid Ali Khan Centenary Hall, located at the office of The Siasat Daily…
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Handling fake news: Karnataka to call meeting of FB, Twitter, Google
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has decided to create a separate cyber wing in every police station to counter fake news, and will also hold a meeting with the representatives of Facebook, Twitter,…
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Karnataka govt orders distribution of egg, bananas to school students
Bengaluru: The Congress government in Karnataka has issued an order on Wednesday to provide school children studying from Class 1 to 8 with either eggs or bananas. The circular in this regard…
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India climbs eight places to 127 in global gender index, says WEF report
New Delhi: India has ranked at 127 out of 146 countries in terms of gender parity — an improvement of eight places from last year — according to the World Economic Forum’s…
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Pakistan imposes ban on Holi celebrations in varsities
Pakistan’s Higher Education Commission on Tuesday imposed a ban on celebrations of the Holi festival on the university campuses in the country. In a notice issued for banning the Holi celebration, the…
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Lost Titanic sub: US Coast Guard confirms underwater noises
Washington: The US Coast Guard on Wednesday confirmed that a Canadian P-3 aircraft “detected underwater noises in the search area” for the missing tourist submarine with five people on board. In a series…
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Reasons behind celebrating International Yoga Day on June 21
Since 2015, International Yoga Day has been celebrated worldwide on June 21. There are multiple reasons for selecting June 21. During an address to the United Nations in 2014, Indian Prime Minister…
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Hyderabad techie attacked with knife for rejecting marriage proposal
Hyderabad: A 22-year-old software engineer has been hospitalised in Hyderabad with grievous injuries after her throat was slit by a man for refusing to marry him. The incident occurred late Tuesday night…
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Lloyds Banking Group to setup technology centre in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Lloyds Banking Group on Wednesday, announced its decision to setup a new technology centre in the Knowledge City district of Hyderabad. This UK financial services group operates the UK’s digital bank…
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Hyderabad: Stampede-like situation at Balkampet’s Yellamma fest
Hyderabad: Amid the festivities of the Balkampet Yellamma Ammavari Kalyanam that took place on Tuesday, a minor stampede-like situation arose at the premises of the temple. Despite police making special arrangements to…
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‘No choice but to obey..’: Elon Musk on ex-Twitter CEO’s claims
Twitter’s current CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday stated that the microblogging site has ‘no choice’ but to follow local government legislation. He was reacting to former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s claim that…
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India slams China’s move to block blacklisting of Sajid Mir by UN
New Delhi: India on Tuesday strongly condemned China’s move to block Lashkar-e-Taiba’s Sajid Mir from being designated as a “global terrorist” by the United Nations. Issuing a strongly-worded statement at the UN…
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5G mobile subscriptions in India projected to reach 700 mn by 2028
New Delhi: 5G mobile subscriptions in India reached about 10 million by end of 2022 and are estimated to reach around 700 million by the end of 2028, accounting for about 57…
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No alliance with Cong, will contest alone: Telangana BSP chief
Hyderabad: Telangana Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) unit chief RS Praveen Kumar on Wednesday quashed the rumors of an alliance with Congress in the upcoming state elections at the end of 2023. “Today,…
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Iraq to hold provincial elections after over 10 yrs
Baghdad: The Iraqi government announced that provincial elections will be held on December 18, more than 10 years after the last polls took place in April 2013. The new date was set “in…
