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Wrestlers won’t be defeated; will meet prez: Farmers post Mahapanchayat
The Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) convened a ‘mahapanchayat’ at Sauram village in Muzaffarnagar district on Thursday to discuss issues regarding the ongoing protest by wrestlers and evolve a strategy for the same.…
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‘Rahul Gandhi a clown,’ says Union Minister Giriraj Singh
Anand: The entire world knows Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as a “clown” and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s personality is beyond his comprehension, said Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Thursday, slamming the opposition…
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BRS to present ‘Telangana Model’ to the country: KTR
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister and BRS supremo K Chandrasekhar Rao has given up his efforts to unite opposition parties against the ruling BJP at the centre and instead is focusing on presenting the…
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Bommai urges Siddaramaiah not to halt key schemes for ‘freebies’
Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday urged his successor Siddaramaiah not to cut down on other pro-people schemes implemented earlier “at the cost of freebies”. The Siddaramaiah-led Congress government…
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Former MSME secretary sworn in as UPSC member
New Delhi: Former Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) secretary Bidyut Bihari Swain was on Thursday sworn in as a UPSC member, an official statement said. Swain, a 1988 batch Indian Administrative…
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Israel: Amidst high murder rates; Arab minorities protest against cops
Jerusalem: Amid a high-record murder rate in Israel’s Palestinian society, dozens of Palestinians demonstrated in Jerusalem outside the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Protestors denounced the Israeli police and authorities…
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Indo-Canadian charged with laundering bitcoin worth over $24 mn in US
New York: A district court in the US has ordered detention of an Indo-Canadian entrepreneur following indictment on charges of laundering 450 Bitcoin (BTC), valued at $24,020,699.83 at the time of the…
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Telangana to be home to World’s first 3D printed temple
Hyderabad: The world’s first 3D printed Hindu temple is being built in Telangana. Situated within Charvitha Meadows, a gated villa community at Burugupally in Siddipet, the 3D printed temple is a three-part…
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10-day grace period for visit visas no longer available in Dubai
Abu Dhabi: A grace period of 10 days to exit Dubai is no longer applicable if the tourist visa expires, travel agents said. “There is no grace period applicable anymore. From the…
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Bangladesh bans 1st-class travel for govt employees
Dhaka: The Bangladeshi government has issued a directive banning first-class travel for all government employees till further notice. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina signed the directive in this regard, her Press Wing said…
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First Emirati woman wins Dh 1 million in Mahzooz draw
Abu Dhabi: in a first, an Emirati woman won a guaranteed raffle prize of one million Dirhams (Rs 2,25,21,187) in the Mahzooz draw. The winner of the draw Sahar Ali Hasan Jumaa…
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UP: Tension in Bulandshahr district after 4 temples desecrated
Bulandshahr: Tension prevailed in Uttar Pradesh Bulandshahr district on Thursday after four Hindu temples were desecrated. Enraged Hindu organisations staged protests and demanded strict action against the miscreants who attacked the temples.…
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Karnataka govt likely to make announcement on 5 guarantees on Friday
Bengaluru: The Congress government, which is under pressure to implement five guarantee schemes in Karnataka, is likely to make an announcement in this regard on Friday after the cabinet meeting, according to…
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KCR has no right to celebrate Telangana formation, says Sharmila
Hyderabad: YSR Telangana Party (YSRTP) leader, YS Sharmila on Thursday said that BRS leader and Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has no right to celebrate Telangana Formation Day as he has…
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Centre handling issue of protesting wrestlers sensitively: Thakur
Mumbai: Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday said the Centre was sensitively handling the issue of protesting wrestlers, who are seeking the arrest of outgoing WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh…
