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Hyderabad: 2 Nigerians held for duping people on pretext of sending gifts
Hyderabad: Two Nigerian nationals were arrested by Rachakonda cyber crime sleuths for duping people online, on the pretext of sending gifts. The accused Omenonye Sylvester, 23 and Alimeke Endurance Chukkwuka, 23, made…
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Qatar Investment Authority to invest Rs 8,278 crore in Reliance Retail
New Delhi: Reliance Industries on Wednesday announced that Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), through a wholly-owned subsidiary, will invest Rs 8,278 crore into its retail arm Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL). “This investment…
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Iran unveils Mohajer-10 drone capable of striking Israel
Tehran: The Islamic Republic of Iran on Tuesday, August 22, unveiled a new drone called ‘Mohajer-10’, resembling the American MQ-9 Reaper drone, IRNA News Agency reported. The new drone was unveiled as…
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Tamil Nadu: Woman ordered to remove hijab before taking Hindi exam
A Muslim woman was allegedly stopped from taking an examination after she refused to take her hijab off at the Annamalai Matriculation Higher Secondary School, located near Tiruvannamalai in Tamil Nadu. Shabana who…
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This Google techie earns Rs 1.2cr a year by working just 1 hr daily: Report
New Delhi: A Google software engineer in his 20s has said that he works for only an hour a day and earns a salary of $150,000 (about Rs 1.2 crore) yearly. The…
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Declare Himachal calamity a national disaster: Cong to Centre
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday demanded that the central government announce a Rs 10,000 crore special package for Himachal Pradesh and declare the devastation there due to rains as a ‘national…
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Wife’s persistent insistence on living separately cruelty to husband: Delhi HC
New Delhi: A wife’s “persistent insistence” on living separately from in-laws without a justifiable reason is “torturous” for the husband and is an act of cruelty, the Delhi High Court has said.…
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Explained: How Ashoka University got embroiled in ‘democratic backsliding’ row?
In a move seen as stifling the academic freedom in the country, the Intelligence Bureau (IB) has begun probing a research paper titled ‘Democratic Backsliding in the World’s Largest Democracy’, The Wire…
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Article 370: No intention to interfere with other special provisions, Centre tells SC
New Delhi: During the hearing on pleas pertaining to Article 370, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on Wednesday submitted before the Constitution Bench that the Union government has absolutely no intention to interfere…
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Nepal faces onion shortage after India imposes 40% export duty
Kathmandu: Nepal is facing an onion shortage after India imposed a 40 percent export duty on the commodity. Since Tuesday, the Kalimati Fruit and Vegetable Market in Kathmandu wiped onion off its…
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Hyderabad: Moving car catches fire at Begumpet, none hurt
Hyderabad: In yet another tragic incident of fire mishaps in running vehicles, a car moving on the Begumpet road near Green Lands junction caught fire on Tuesday night. Occupants in the vehicle…
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Telangana polls: BJP activists join BRS in Nirmal
Hyderabad: A group of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activists joined the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) party in the presence of forest minister Allola Indrakaran Reddy in Nirmal on Wednesday, August 23. Indrakaran…
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Kavitha to renew protest for Women’s Reservation Bill in Delhi
Hyderabad: BRS MLC K Kavitha announced her plans to renew the push for the Women’s Reservation Bill by staging another protest in Delhi in December. Emphasising the need for women’s reservation in…
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India has taken ‘giant leap’ in space sector with Chandrayaan-3: Anurag Thakur
Jaipur: Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Wednesday said India has taken a “giant leap” in the space sector and a big change will come with the soft landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the…
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Saudi Arabia to include Mandarin classes in secondary schools
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has directed all public and private secondary schools in the Kingdom to implement the Chinese language, Mandarin, teaching program at a rate of two classes…
