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India trashes USCIRF report, calls it misrepresentation of facts
New Delhi: India on Tuesday categorically trashed as “biased” and “motivated” a report by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) that alleged “severe violations” of religious freedom in the country.…
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Indian community in Riyadh narrate woes, minister listens patiently
Jeddah: In a mark of engagement with the diaspora, minister of state for external affairs V. Muralidharan has been hectically busy in constantly meeting with Indian community members from various segments in…
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Gold prices in Hyderabad, Dubai, & other cities on May 2
Gold is not just a precious metal but its rates in Hyderabad, Dubai, Riyadh and other big cities of the world indicate the market trends. The rates of the yellow metal depend…
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Azam Khan has fallen from top to ‘zero’: Jaya Prada
Rampur: Former Rampur MP and actor Jaya Prada on Tuesday attacked Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, saying he has fallen from the top to “zero”. She was here to canvass for BJP…
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EPFO extends deadline to apply for higher pension till June 26
New Delhi: Retirement fund body EPFO has extended the date for filing applications to opt for a higher pension till June 26, 2023. In order to provide a larger window of opportunity…
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India temporarily relocates embassy from Khartoum to Port Sudan
New Delhi: India has decided to temporarily relocate its embassy from the violence-hit Sudanese capital city of Khartoum to Port Sudan in view of the prevailing security situation in the African country.…
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Hyderabad: Three TSSPDCL employees arrested for bribery
Hyderabad: Three employees of TSSPDCL were arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs. 5,000 from a contractor at in the city on Tuesday. The official,…
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Will procure every grain of damaged paddy: KCR to Telangana farmers
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao assured the peasant families that the state government will procure every grain of the damaged paddy due to untimely rains. KCR appealed to the farmers…
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Senior Andhra govt official holds review meeting of flagship housing scheme
Puttaparthi: The Andhra Pradesh government is working towards ensuring nobody lives without a house in the state, a senior bureaucrat said here on Tuesday during a review meeting. Special Chief Secretary (Housing)…
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Scientific temper, secularism key parameters of Kerala’s new higher education ranking system
Thiruvananthapuram: Taking a cue from the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), the CPI(M)-led LDF government in Kerala is adopting a state-level methodology to assess and rank higher education institutions, for which a…
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Emirates wins ‘Best Airline Worldwide’ award for 10th year in row
Abu Dhabi: A Dubai-based Emirates airlines has once again been crowned as ‘Best Airline Worldwide’ for the 10th year in row at Business Traveller Middle East Awards 2023 held in Dubai on Monday.…
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BJP team blames Odisha’s BJD govt for Sambalpur violence, demands CBI probe
Sambalpur: The BJP MP’s team that visited Sambalpur, the scene of violence between two communities during Hanuman Jayanti processions last month, on Tuesday, “blamed” the BJD government in Odisha for it and…
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Indian pilgrim saved after cardiac arrest while performing Umrah
Riyadh: The medical team saved the life of an Indian pilgrim who suffered a cardiac arrest while performing the rituals of Umrah in the Grand Mosque of Makkah, the Saudi Press Agency…