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Kharge, Rahul meet Karnataka ministers; discuss LS polls preparations
New Delhi: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and former party chief Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday met the Karnataka Cabinet ministers here to discuss the party’s strategies and preparations for the 2024 Lok Sabha…
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Concerns over privacy mount after LS passes Registration of Births & Deaths (Amendment) Bill
The Lok Sabha on Tuesday, August 2, passed the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2023. The legislation aims to create a database recording all registered births and deaths, which the…
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Rape accused brought back from UAE by Kerala Police
New Delhi: The Kerala Police has brought back fugitive Sony Poulose, facing an Interpol Red Notice in a case of alleged rape and trespass, from the UAE after a successful operation coordinated by the…
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Will probe ‘sudden glorification’ of Aurangzeb: Maha dy CM Fadnavis
Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said if necessary, a dedicated SIT would be set up to probe whether the “sudden glorification” of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb by some elements…
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Telangana govt to resume farmer loan waiver programme from Thursday
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Wednesday announced the state government’s decision to resume the farmer loan waiver programme from August 3, Thursday. KCR on the occasion said that the…
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Demand for rice from Pakistan goes up as India bans export
Karachi: Rice exporters of Pakistan are having a field day due to the Indian government’s ban on the export of non-basmati white rice to the international market. On July 20, the Indian…
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Pak awaits security delegation nod for World Cup in India
Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is expected to get clearance for sending its national team for the 50-over World Cup, provided that a security delegation visits India first and gives its…
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Nearly Rs 700 cr uplift to Hyderabad’s economy due to Formula E: Report
Hyderabad: Formula E’s first-ever race in India, held in February earlier this year, made an economic impact of nearly Rs 700 crore, according to a report. The economic study conducted by Nielsen…
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UAE: Indian expat turns crorepati overnight, wins Rs 44 cr in Mahzooz draw
Abu Dhabi: A 47-year-old United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Indian expatriate from Mumbai won the grand prize of Dirhams 20 million (Rs 44,96,20,246) in the latest Mahzooz draw. The winner Sachin, who works…
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Rapido shows user 3.7 hr wait for a 45-min ride in Bengaluru
New Delhi: A resident from Bengaluru has posted a screenshot from the ride-hailing app Rapido on Twitter (now X), showing a mind-boggling waiting time of 225 minutes for an auto-rickshaw ride of…
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Kuwait Int’l Airport faces hygiene crisis amidst contract disputes
Kuwait: Kuwait International Airport is currently suffering from a hygiene crisis as the cleaning contract of the airport’s Terminal T1 expired on July 25 and has not been renewed yet, local media…
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KTR inaugurates VXI Global Solution’s 1st India CoE in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Telangana IT minister KT Rama Rao inaugurated VXI Global Solutions’s first India Centre of Excellence (CoE) in the city on Wednesday. This Bain Capital-owned VXI centre will likely create employment opportunities…
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Spat over ghee for Tirupati ‘laddus’ spills out of Karnataka
Bengaluru: It looked like the pan was being prepared for a fresh Congress-BJP showdown in Karnataka. But the Tirupati Laddu issue instead slipped into boiling ghee with Tirumala authorities in neighbouring Andhra…
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Saudi Arabia to grant USD 1.2 billion economic support to Yemen
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Tuesday, August 1, announced the provision of economic support worth 1.2 billion dollars to Yemen, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. This support came under…
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Hyderabad: Cybercrime sleuths bust fake call centre, 5 arrested
Hyderabad: The sleuths of CCS, cyber crime have busted a fake call center in Pileru Town of Chittor District in Andhra Pradesh and arrested five accused persons. Addressing a press meet, the…
