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Pak finance minister says technical reasons behind delay in deal
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said on Monday that certain technical reasons were behind the delay in an agreement with the IMF as he clarified that his recent remarks about the…
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Ex-ASI accused of killing minister never applied leave to treat mental disorder: Minister
Bhubaneswar: The lone accused in the Odisha minister Naba Kishore Das assassination case, dismissed police ASI Gopal Das, had never applied for leave for medical treatment of his psychiatric disorder and also…
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Both Cong opponent Mamata & supporter Nitish gave Kejriwal’s unity meet a miss
Kolkata: Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee whose party wants to keep a distance from both BJP and Congress as well as Bihar’s Supremo Nitish Kumar whose party is allied to Congress, seemed…
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Kuwait to increase electricity, water bills by 50%
Kuwait: Kuwait’s Ministry of Electricity and Water is set to increase electricity and water tariffs by 50 percent this year, local media reported. The price hike will be implemented with the approval…
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Delhi liquor case: After nine hours of ED questioning, Kavitha walks out
New Delhi/Hyderabad: The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRC) MLC K Kavitha was let off by the Enforcement Directorate after nine hours of questioning in the national capital on Monday. However, the central agency…
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UK govt failed miserably in its basic responsibility: Jairam Ramesh
New Delhi: As the Punjab government cracks down on self-styled radical preacher Amritpal Singh, the tricolour flying atop the Indian High Commission in London was grabbed at by a group of protesters…
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Teachers’ scam: CBI files fresh FIR against anonymous beneficiaries
Kolkata: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a fresh FIR in West Bengal’s multi-crore recruitment scam of teaching and non-teaching staff against anonymous beneficiaries of the proceeds of the scam.…
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Maha govt agreeable to OPS, employees call off weeklong strike
Mumbai: Following a successful round of negotiations with the Maharashtra government, around 18 lakh government employees in the state called off their weeklong indefinite strike to press for the contentious issue of…
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Maha: Hindutva members demand exile of Muslim family over pro-Aurangzeb WhatsApp status
After reports of a young Muslim man being arrested by the Vadgaon police in Maharashtra emerged, Hindutva groups took out a rally in Sawarde village demanding the accused’s family be exiled. According…
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Prayagraj authorities demolish ancestral home of Umesh Pal murder accused Mohammad Ghulam
Prayagraj: The Prayagraj Development Authority on Monday demolished the ancestral home of Mohammad Ghulam, an accused in the Umesh Pal murder case. Umesh Pal was a witness in the 2005 murder of…
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US Consulate in Hyderabad moves to own facility built at cost of $340 million
Hyderabad: The US Consulate General in Hyderabad on Monday opened operations at its new facility at Nanakramguda. Fifteen years after commencing the operations from historic Paigah Palace in Begumpet, the Consulate has…
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Punjab: VHP hails crackdown on Khalistan sympathiser Amritpal Singh
New Delhi: The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Monday hailed the police crackdown on radical Sikh preacher and Khalistan sympathiser Amritpal Singh in Punjab, saying the state government’s action in collaboration with…
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Moscow opens criminal case against ICC over Putin warrant
Moscow: The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor and judges, who issued an arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin, have become the targets of a criminal case, Russias Investigative Committee announced on…
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Putin welcomes China’s Xi to Kremlin amid Ukraine war
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed Chinese leader Xi Jinping to the Kremlin on Monday, in a visit that sent a powerful message to Western leaders allied with Ukraine that their efforts…
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Gold chains worth Rs 4.90 lakh stolen in Bageshwar Dham godman’s congregation
Thane: In a bizarre crime spree, thieves apparently lurked freely among thousands of devotees, including women, at a 2-day spiritual congregation addressed by self-styled ‘guru’, Dhirendra Krishna Shastri at Mira Road town…
