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Telangana govt to construct 4 lakh houses for poor families
Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Thursday said that it will spend Rs 12000 crores for the construction of 4 lakh houses for poor families that possess land but cannot afford to build…
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UP: 2 killed, 2 injured in collision between bike and pickup van
Ballia: Two people were killed and two others injured in a collision between a motorcycle and a pickup van here on Thursday, police said. The two people who were killed and the…
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Mamata writes to Centre seeking permission for poppy cultivation in Bengal
Kolkata: The West Bengal government has written to the Centre seeking permission for poppy cultivation in the state, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday told the state Assembly during the special and…
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UAE: Arab couple arrested for stealing Mercedes Benz worth Rs 11 lakh
An Arab couple in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been sentenced to six months for stealing a Mercedes Benz car worth 50,000 Dirhams (Rs 11,16,971), local media reported. According to the…
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Video: Bengaluru auto driver harasses Rapido driver from north east
A Rapido motorist, reportedly hailing from North East, was harassed by an autorickshaw driver in Bengaluru after the latter smashed the former’s phone on the ground and called him racist slurs. In…
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President Xi calls for quickly elevating Chinese armed forces to world-class standards
Beijing: Amid escalating tensions with the US, President Xi Jinping has called for more quickly elevating the armed forces to world-class standards as he stressed opening new ground for enhancing integrated national…
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Hindutva crimes on the rise under Bihar’s ‘secular’ govt: Owaisi
Hyderabad: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday remarked that Hindutva crimes are on the rise under the governance of a ‘secular’ government in Bihar. Owaisi’s ‘secular’ jibe was directed at the JD(U)-RJD-Congress…
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Oppn unity on test as Kavitha, Sibal to hold separate events in Delhi
New Delhi: Opposition unity will be on test on Friday and Saturday when two back to back events are being organised — one by the Telangana CM’s daughter K Kavitha for pressing…
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Pak finance minister hopeful of signing bailout deal with IMF this week
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Finance Minister Ishaq Dar vowed on Thursday that the government was “absolutely committed” to completing the current USD 7 billion bailout programme with the IMF, once again indicating that the…
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‘Politics of education’ will defeat BJP’s ‘Politics of jail’ : Sisodia in open letter
New Delhi: Former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Thursday penned an open letter on ‘Politics of Education’ vs ‘Politics of Jail’ while in custody alleging that BJP’s problem with politics…
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Russia releases trailer for first feature film shot in space
New Delhi: Russian has released a trailer for the first ever feature film to be shot in space. “The Challenge” was shot aboard the International Space Station (ISS) over the course of…
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Want to fly over Hyderabad in helicopter? Here’s how to do it
Hyderabad: City residents can now enjoy helicopter rides over some of the city’s most popular landmarks, thanks to the March 8 launch of Fly Hyderabad, a helicopter ride event. The 10-minute ride…
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Shinde faction minister needles NCP for backing NDPP-BJP govt in Nagaland
Mumbai: A Maharashtra minister belonging to Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led faction of the Shiv Sena on Thursday taunted the Nationalist Congress Party for extending support to the newly-formed government in Nagaland, and…
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Lookout circular issued against man for duping people via Dubai-based betting app
Bhubaneswar: A Lookout Circular was issued against a person who was accused of duping around 800 people of crores of rupees through a betting app operated from Dubai. The Bureau of Immigration…
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NGT asks report on plea alleging illegal groundwater extraction
New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought a factual report from a panel on alleged illegal extraction of groundwater by Mitsui Kingzoku Components India Private Ltd. in the industrial town…
