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PM Modi’s brother hospitalised in Chennai
Chennai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s younger brother Prahlad Modi has been admitted at a private hospital in Chennai due to a kidney ailment, sources said. Without providing further details, the sources at…
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Savarkar or Tipu? Karnataka district tensed over choosing name for junction
Yadgir: Tension gripped Yadgir city of the state after a row broke out over the naming of a junction after the 18th-century Mysuru ruler Tipu Sultan or BJP’s iconic figure Veer Savarkar.…
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Banks to remain shut for 12 days in March; Know list of holidays
New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced the bank holidays for March 2023. There are 12 holidays listed by the central bank, including four weekly offs, the second and…
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Fixed deposit rates turn positive at 8%, first time in many years
Mumbai: As banks’ chase for customers to collect cheap deposits is not fructifying, they are forced to offer inflation-beating real interest rates on fixed deposits now, and state-run banks led by Punjab…
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Teachers’ MLC election: Several voters removed from final lists
Hyderabad: Ahead of the elections for the MLC seats of the teachers’ category in Hyderabad, Rangareddy and Mahboobnagar districts in Telangana, the teachers’ organizations have complained about the wide exclusion of names…
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Delhi man bought knife to kill wife, sons from Amazon: Police
New Delhi: The Delhi Police has found out that a 38-year-old man, who tried to end his life after killing his wife and two sons, bought the knife used in the crime…
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SC agrees to examine Sisodia’s plea today against arrest in Delhi liquor policy case
New Delh: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court challenging his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the liquor policy case. Senior advocate Abhishek…
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Telangana records negligible rainfall in Feb, harsh summer ahead
Hyderabad: Telangana State Development and Planning Society’s (TSDPS) data recorded negligible rainfall in the month of February leading to a 98 percent deficit. The state recorded 0.1 mm of rainfall in contradiction…
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US lawmaker warns India against Chinese-tainted Russian weapons
Washington: A top US lawmaker has cautioned India against “compromised” Chinese elements in technology it may have imported from Russia in view of growing ties between Moscow and Beijing. “We don’t want…
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Shinde seeks appointment of new chief whip of Shiv Sena in Legislative Council
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has written a letter to the state Legislative Council’s deputy chairperson seeking that Viplove Bajoria be made the Shiv Sena’s chief whip in the Upper House,…
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Telangana legislative council biennial election on March 23
Hyderabad: Telangana State Legislative Council has announced the biennial elections will take place on March 23 to fill up three Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) seats. Polling will be conducted from…
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No definitive conclusion on COVID-19 origin theory: White House
Washington: There is no definitive conclusion on the origin of COVID-19 and the intelligence community and the rest of the US government are still looking at this, the White House has said…
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Local train derails near Mumbai
Mumbai: Three coaches of a local train derailed at Kharkopar station in Maharashtra’s Raigad district adjoining Mumbai on Tuesday morning, leading to suspension of rail traffic on the Belapur-Seawoods-Kharkopar suburban corridor, Central…
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Telangana: Dalit leader Bairi Naresh assaulted by Hindutva workers in Hanamkonda
Hyderabad: Bairi Naresh, president of ‘Bharata Nasthika Samajam’ or the Atheist Society of India, was assaulted by Hindutva workers on Monday in Hanamkonda while he was being taken by the state police.…
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Now Canada bans TikTok on govt-issued mobile devices
Toronto: Canada has become the latest country to ban Chinese short-video-making app TikTok from government-issued mobile devices. The country joins the European Union and some state governments in the US in banning…
