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Paytm enables digital donations at Kedarnath temple via Paytm QR
New Delhi: One97 Communications Ltd (OCL), that owns leading digital payments brand Paytm, on Wednesday enabled devotees visiting the Kedarnath shrine to make donations using Paytm UPI or Wallet by scanning Paytm…
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BJP, RSS have ‘dangerous intention’ of bringing one-party rule to country: Gehlot
Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday said the BJP and the RSS have the “dangerous intention” of bringing one-party rule to the country, and cited Russia and China as examples.…
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Dubai ruler announces new moon mission called ‘Rashid Rover 2’
Abu Dhabi: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, announced on Wednesday the second attempt to land on the moon, the…
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Defence ministers of all SCO countries except Pakistan to attend key conclave in India
New Delhi: Defence ministers of China, Russia and other member nations of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) except Pakistan will travel to India to attend a key meeting of the grouping this…
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Maha: Court grants bail to 111 people held during protest against refinery
Mumbai: A court in Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri has granted bail to 111 people, most of them women, who were arrested for holding an agitation against a proposed oil refinery at Barsu village in…
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World is recognising capabilities and contributions of ‘New India’, EAM Jaishankar
Bogota: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said that the world is recognising the capabilities and contributions of a ‘New India’ as he underscored that there is a feeling that today’s India…
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Kochi Water Metro commences commercial operations; over 6,500 people ride on first day
Kochi: The Kerala government’s ambitious Kochi Water Metro service, a first in the country and launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi a day ago, commenced its commercial operations on Wednesday on a…
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HC directs UP govt to amend rules to fill Class-III vacancies via UPSSSC
Lucknow: The Allahabad High Court has directed the state government to ensure the selection of Class-lll posts in the legislative assembly and the legislative council is made through the Uttar Pradesh Subordinate…
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Same-sex marriage: Rijiju says to be decided by people, court no place to settle such matters
New Delhi: As the Supreme Court hears pleas seeking legal sanction for same sex marriages, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday said an important matter like the institution of marriage has…
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Abhishek cautions party workers against violence during TMC mass outreach campaign
Cooch Behar: Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday cautioned a section of party workers against using strong-arm tactics to manipulate public opinion on selecting candidates for the West Bengal panchayat polls…
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Ayurveda practitioners not entitled to same pay as doctors with MBBS degrees, says SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that practitioners of alternative systems of medicine such as Ayurveda are not entitled to equal pay with allopathic doctors as they not are involved…
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Pravin Togadia blames Muslims for India’s population record
Guwahati: Pravin Togadia, the President of Antarashtriya Hindu Parishad (AHP), a right-wing outfit, on Wednesday held a minority community responsible for India overtaking China as the world’s most populous nation. Togadia, who…
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Hyderabad: New pension system outreach conducted for veterans
Hyderabad: An outreach programme for veterans, widows and veer naris was conducted in Telangana and Andhra sub-area on April 19 and 20 at Visakhapatnam and April 24 and at Secunderabad. The event…
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India planning power grid with Saudi Arabia, UAE via undersea cable
India is planning to link its power grid through undersea cables to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), local media reported. India’s Ministry of Energy has…
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Case registered after celebratory firing during Eid prayers
Kota: Police on Wednesday lodged a case after a video showed a group of people allegedly indulging in celebratory firing during Eid prayers at an eidgah in Sangod town here, an officer…
