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Turkey: Erdogan falls ill on TV, cancels election rallies
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reportedly suspended election campaigning after falling unwell during a live TV interview, which was unexpectedly cut short. He returned after a 20-minute break to declare he had…
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HC seeks DU stand on St Stephen’s plea against absolute weightage to CUET score for minorities
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought Delhi University’s response on a plea filed by St Stephen’s College against the varsity’s notification insisting on admission under minority quota solely on…
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Poonch terror attack: Man who consumed poison after being called for police questioning dies
Poonch: A 50-year-old man who allegedly consumed poison on being called by police for questioning in connection with last week’s terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch died on Thursday, sparking protests…
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Karnataka: AIMIM suspends Gulbarga prez for ‘anti-party activities’
Hyderabad: The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) suspended its Gulbarga district president Abdul Raheem alias Mirchi Seth for alleged anti party activities. Abdul Raheem, who worked with the AIMIM for quite a…
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Telangana: Tribal farmer dies of electrocution
Hyderabad: A 45-year-old tribal farmer died on the spot due to electrocution caused by touching an iron fence through which high-voltage electricity passed. According to police, the incident occurred at Raghapur village…
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Tripura: BJP leaders thrash Hindu vlogger for posting Eid greeting
A 23-year-old vlogger Bapan Nandi in Tripura was assaulted by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders for posting Eid greeting in a video. Nandi said he was trying to promote communal harmony.…
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‘You played Holi with Pulwama martyrs..’: Owaisi slams Satya Pal Malik
The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi took a dig at the former governor of Jammu & Kashmir Satya Pal Malik over his silence on the 2019 Pulwama attack-related security…
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‘Some label necessary’: SC seeks Centre’s view on social benefits to same-sex couples
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre to find a way to give same-sex couples basic social benefits, like joint bank accounts or nominating a partner in insurance policies,…
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Ukraine tried to assassinate Putin with explosive-laden drone
London: Ukrainian secret service agents tried to assassinate Vladimir Putin with a kamikaze drone laden with explosives, but their top-secret mission failed after the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) crashed a few miles…
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Apple iPads to be gifted to over 21K employees of this firm
New Delhi: Global IT solutions provider Coforge (formerly NIIT Technologies) surpassed $1 billion (over Rs 8,014 crore) in revenue in FY23, registering PAT at Rs 8,117 million (Rs 811 crore), up 22.7…
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‘Digusting’, ‘sick’: Internet angry over PM Modi’s suicide ‘joke’
The internet is angry with Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he ‘joked’ about suicide, terming it as extremely insensitive. Modi was speaking at a media event in an attempt to lighten the…
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Gangster-turned-politician Anand Mohan walks out of jail amidst protests
Patna: Gangster-turned-politician Anand Mohan, who was serving a life sentence for killing an IAS officer in Bihar three decades ago, walked out on Thursday amid protests by family members and well-wishers of…
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Hyderabad: GHMC Dy Commissioner, computer operator caught taking bribe
Hyderabad: A Deputy Commissioner of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and a computer operator were caught by the Anti-Corruption Bureau sleuths for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe from a civil contractor.…
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Abu Dhabi announces free ferry rides for 18 days
Abu Dhabi Maritime has announced a free ferry ride between Dalma Island and Jebel Dhanna route from Friday, April 28 to Thursday, May 15 during the Dalma Race Festival. During the Dalma…
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Hyderabad: ORR gets Rs 7380 cr international competitive TOT bidding
Hyderabad: The Telangana Government announced on Thursday that it has awarded Nehru Outer Ring Road (ORR), Hyderabad on a Toll, Operate and Transfer (TOT) basis for 30 years to IRB Infrastructure Developers…
