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Elaichi banana price surges in Bengaluru, middle class affected
Bengaluru: After tomato and coffee, it is the turn of bananas, especially Elachi bananas, to affect middle and lower middle-class households. The prices have crossed Rs 100 and it is more likely…
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Assam mulls full withdrawal of AFSPA by year-end: Himanta
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said his government will take necessary steps to withdraw AFSPA from the entire state by the end of this year. The Armed Forces…
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Bindeshwar Pathak: Toilet Man of India who pioneered public toilets
New Delhi: A pioneer of public toilets in India, Bindeshwar Pathak came to be known as the “Toilet Man of India” long before the Swachch Bharat Mission made toilets a part of…
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Bengal to set up super-specialty hospital for tigers in Sunderbans
Kolkata: In a first of its kind, the forest department of West Bengal in association with the state zoo authority has decided to set up a supers-specialty hospital in the Sunderbans with…
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Tips for Umrah pilgrims to stay hydrated amid sweltering heat
Riyadh: With temperatures soaring past 50 degrees Celsius in some parts of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), those undertaking Umrah pilgrimage to the Grand Mosque in Makkah have been advised to…
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UAE: LuLu Hypermarkets offer whopping discount on I-day by 16 Aug
Abu Dhabi: If you are residing in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), here is good news for you: Lulu Hypermarkets, owned by a renowned Indian Emirati-based multinational conglomerate, offers exclusive discounts of…
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Ola Electric launches entry-level e-scooter; Check price, features
New Delhi: Ola Electric on Tuesday launched its new entry-level electric scooter S1X with an introductory price of Rs 79,999 as it accelerates its challenge to conventional engine counterparts. The company also…
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UAE astronaut Al Neyadi greets Indians on I-Day from space
Abu Dhabi: United Arab Emirates (UAE) astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi congratulated Indians on the 77th Independence Day with a photo of the country from the International Space Station (ISS) at an altitude…
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Hyderabad police bust investment scam; 9 held, 35 accounts seized
The Central Crime Station (CCS) of Hyderabad police on Tuesday, August 15, busted a scam targeting unsuspecting individuals and arrested nine individuals. The police also froze 35 bank accounts with deposits over…
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Telangana Cong chief booked for objectionable remarks against cops
Hyderabad: Police have booked Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president A. Revanth Reddy for allegedly making some objectionable comments against police officers. Police in Bhoothpur and Jadcherla in Mahabubnagar district and in…
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Opposition calls PM’s I-Day address ‘crass election speech’
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day speech as a “crass election speech filled with distortions, lies, exaggerations and vague promises”. The opposition party said instead…
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Dalit sarpanch not allowed to hoist flag in Madhya Pradesh
A Dalit village sarpanch in Madhya Pradesh’s Datia district was allegedly prevented from hoisting the national flag during an Independence day function. "I am a Chamar, so I was not allowed to…
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Haryana: Cow vigilante Bittu Bajrangi arrested in Faridabad
Self-styled cow vigilante and chief of ‘Gau Raksha Bajrang Force’ Raj Kumar, alias Bittu Bajrangi, who was booked for inciting communal violence in the Nuh district recently was arrested by the police…
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Hyderabad: Man murdered over a financial dispute at Chaitanyapuri
Hyderabad: A 23-year-old man was murdered by six persons following a financial dispute at Chaitanyapuri. The body was later burnt and ashes were thrown in the Musi River. Mohd Imran, the man…
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Chandrababu Naidu visits revolutionary balladeer Gaddar’s house on I-Day
Hyderabad: Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) President N. Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday visited the house of revolutionary balladeer Gaddar, who passed away recently. Naidu visited Gaddar’s house…
