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‘Tearless’ onions to hit supermarket shelves in Australia
Canberra: Australian supermarket giant Woolworths on Monday announced that the country’s first batch of “tearless” onions will hit the shelves in stores across New South Wales, Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory…
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Hyderabad: QR codes to lead citizens to civic officials to report issues
Hyderabad: Aiming to bridge the communication gap between citizens and civic agencies, the Telangana government on Monday announced that it will set up QR code scanners on the streets to enable citizens…
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Rahul Gandhi running ‘mega mall of hatred’, not ‘mohabbat ki dukan’: Nadda
Godhra: Taking a dig at Rahul Gandhi’s slogan of ‘Mohabbat Ki Dukan’ (shop of love), Bharatiya Janata Party president J P Nadda on Monday claimed the Congress leader was actually running a…
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Iraq loses 5,000 MW of electricity as Iran reduces gas supplies
Baghdad: The Iraqi Ministry of Electricity has said that Iraq lost 5,000 megawatt of electricity because of a shortage of gas supply by Iran, media reported. The loss of nearly 5,000 megawatt…
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Knife found in women’s bag at Karnataka Assembly entrance
Bengaluru: The security staff of the Vidhana Soudha here on Monday found a knife in the bag of a woman who was entering the building from the East Gate. The policemen took…
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HC issues notice to Karnataka govt for appointing tainted officer as commissioner
Bengaluru: The high court here on Monday issued a notice to the state government over the appointment of an alleged tainted officer as the Commissioner of the Karnataka Information Commission (KIC). The…
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Flood like situation unlikely in Delhi: Kejriwal as Yamuna crosses warning mark
New Delhi: The Yamuna crossed the warning mark of 204.5 metres in Delhi as Haryana released more water into the river from the Hathnikund barrage amid persistent rains in the upper catchment…
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Rape accused in Kanpur swallows lizard to avoid going to jail
Kanpur: A man, accused of abducting and raping a teenage girl, allegedly swallowed a lizard in police custody in Kanpur because he did not want to go to jail. The incident came…
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1,350 km water pipes laid to irrigate 7.5M trees in Riyadh
Riyadh: Water pipes measuring 1,350 km in length are being laid in Riyadh to to irrigate 7.5 million trees in the Saudi Arabian capital, as part of a major program to green…
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Yamuna in Delhi likely to cross danger mark around 11 am Tuesday: Minister
New Delhi: The Yamuna in Delhi is likely to cross the danger mark around 11 am on Tuesday as a large quantity of water is being discharged into the upper reaches of…
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Iran football head says women can attend football league matches
Tehran: For women in Iran witnessing a soccer match is among the rareest things but now with the announcement made by the head of the Football Federation, they will be allowed into…
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Raja Singh’s post claiming father-daughter marriage in Pakistan is misleading
Hyderabad: BJP MLA Raja Singh, on his Twitter handle, shared a news post that claims that a girl in Pakistan had married her father. Is the post true? It all began after…
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Manipur violence: Policeman killed, 10 injured in west Kangpokpi
Imphal: One policeman was killed and at least 10 people injured on Monday following violent overnight clashes in Manipur’s west Kangpokpi area, officials said. There was a brief lull between about 3…
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Karnataka govt rules out CBI probe into Jain monk’s murder
Hubballi: Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Monday ruled out handing over the probe into the murder of a Jain monk in Belagavi district, as he complimented the efficiency of the state…
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Apex court cannot be used as platform to escalate tension in Manipur: SC
New Delhi: The apex court cannot be used as platform to escalate tension in Manipur, the Supreme Court on Monday said while making it clear that it cannot take the law and…
