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Pannun case: Jaishankar says India formed inquiry committee following inputs from US
New Delhi: Days after Washington alleged an Indian link to a conspiracy to kill a Sikh separatist, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said India instituted an inquiry committee to look…
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Rs 1,310 cr allocated for India’s G20 presidency, summit: Govt
New Delhi: The government on Thursday said it had allocated Rs 1,310 crore to the Ministry of External Affairs for India’s G20 presidency and summit. In a written response to a question…
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Delhi excise scam: Court grants 5-day custody parole to accused Arun Pillai
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Thursday granted five-day custody parole to Hyderabad-based businessman Arun Ramchandra Pillai, arrested in a money laundering case related to the alleged Delhi excise scam, on ground…
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SC asks Centre to inform it about steps taken to prevent inflow of illegal immigrants
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Union government to inform it about the administrative steps taken to prevent the inflow of illegal immigrants into Indian territories from northeastern states,…
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Dubai private schools rank among world’s top 10 in Math
Dubai private schools have been ranked ninth globally for mathematics, according to the latest Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa). The students scored an average of 497 in mathematics, compared to Singapore’s…
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Sitharaman urges India Inc to ride start-ups’ tech wave for big push to manufacturing
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday urged the captains of the industry to work towards strengthening the country’s manufacturing sector in collaboration with new technologies that were being spearheaded by…
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BJP slams Telangana CM’s ‘Bihar DNA’ remark, demands apology
New Delhi: The BJP on Thursday vehemently criticised newly elected Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy’s “Bihar DNA” remark and demanded that the Congress and other members of the opposition INDIA bloc condemn his…
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Israel received over 10K tons of US military equipment since Oct 7
The Israeli Defence Ministry (IDM) has announced that it had received more than 10,000 tons of military equipment since the beginning of the Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip on October 7.…
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Free travel for women from Dec 9: Telangana cabinet
Hyderabad: Member of new Telangana cabinet D Sridhar Babu announced free travel for women in all RTC buses and the implementation of Rajiv Arogyasri health scheme from December 9. The announcement was…
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BJP objects to Nawab Malik ‘joining’ Ajit Pawar-led NCP faction
Nagpur: Exposing a deep schism in the ruling MahaYuti alliance, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday raised strong reservations to former Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik “joining” the breakaway Nationalist Congress Party…
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India conducts successful training launch of short-range Agni-1 missile
New Delhi: The Defence Ministry on Thursday said that a successful training launch of the short-range ballistic missile ‘Agni-1’ has been conducted, an official said. The training launch was carried out from…
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No proposal to remove Savarkar’s photo from assembly hall: Karnataka Speaker
Belagavi: Amid rumours that the Congress government may remove the photo of BJP’s iconic figure, Veer Savarkar, from the assembly hall in Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, Belagavi, Karnataka assembly Speaker U.T. Khader clarified…
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Saudi Arabia ranks first in world AI competition
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has achieved the highest global ranking by winning the most medals in the World Artificial Intelligence Competition for Youth (WAICY). The event, organized by the…
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Allahabad HC to resume hearing on Gyanvapi mosque committee’s plea on Friday
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court will resume on Friday the hearing on a petition filed by the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee challenging the maintainability of a suit seeking “restoration” of a temple…
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Stalin urges Centre to take steps for quick release of TN fishermen from SL
Chennai: As many as 21 fishermen have been arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy, Chief Minister M K Stalin apprised the Centre on Thursday and urged immediate steps for their release and…
