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IPS officer Ravi Sinha appointed as RAW chief
New Delhi: Senior IPS officer Ravi Sinha was on Monday appointed as the new chief of India’s external intelligence agency RAW, a Personnel Ministry order said. Sinha, a 1988 batch Indian Police…
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‘Mann Ki Baat’ boycotted in Manipur over PM Modi’s silence
Protesting the Prime Minister’s silence on the situation of ethnic violence in Manipur, calls to boycott Prime Minister’s monthly radio broadcast Mann Ki Baat were given by some citizens of the state.…
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UCC against religious freedom, will oppose legally: Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind
New Delhi: Prominent Muslim organisation Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind on Monday claimed that the Uniform Civil Code is against the religious freedom guaranteed under the Constitution but said it will not take to the…
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Telangana residential schools’ direct recruitment for 9210 vacancies
Hyderabad: The Recruitment Board of Telangana Residential Educational Institutions has released a notification for direct recruitment to 9210 vacancies across nine categories. The online examinations for these positions are scheduled to take…
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Jordan condemns Israel’s decision to expand settlements
Amman: Jordan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned the Israeli government’s decision to expedite construction and expansion of settlements by granting a “hardline minister control over settlement planning”. Describing the settlement expansion…
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Shiv Sena slams Sanjay Raut for seeking June 20 as ‘World Traitors Day’
Mumbai: The ruling ally Shiv Sena hit back at the rival Shiv Sena (UBT) for seeking to declare June 20 — when the two factions came into being in 2022 — as…
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Hyderabad: Victoria Memorial Home set to undergo restoration
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) is gearing up to undertake the restoration of the over 120-year-old historical monument, Victoria Memorial Home. Currently, the structure, which is in a dilapidated condition,…
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KCR cancels haj caravan flag-off program, disappointing Muslim community
Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has canceled the haj pilgrimage flag-off program, causing disappointment among the Muslim community. Despite not sending any pilgrims since 2017, the chief minister had planned to…
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‘If Instagram existed back then…’: Cong mocks Savarkar, Golwalkar
Instagram is often seen as the new political battleground of the nation. As the clock ticks towards the 2024 general elections, political parties in India continue to use social media as a…
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Communal violence: Karnataka pays Rs 25 lakhs to kin of victims
Bengaluru: The Congress government in Karnataka on Monday paid a compensation of Rs 25 lakhs each to six families who lost their kin to communal violence in the state. After distributing cheques…
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UP: 57 patients die at Ballia district hospital in 4 days, CMS removed
Ballia: Fifty-seven people admitted at Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia district hospital have died in four days, following which a committee of the health department from Lucknow has reached here to ascertain the cause…
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Iran, Uzbekistan sign cooperation agreements
Tehran: Iran and Uzbekistan on Sunday signed 10 cooperation agreements and one joint statement in Iran’s capital Tehran, according to the website of the Iranian President’s office. The agreements, including cooperation in…
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Oral probiotic may help treat dry eye disease: Study
New York: Oral administration of a commercially available probiotic bacterial strain was found to improve dry eye disease in a mice model, according to researchers. Dry eye is a common condition in…
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Kerala man held for making noisy scenes onboard plane
Kochi: A 51-year-old Kerala man was arrested for making noisy scenes onboard a flight from Abu Dhabi, police said on Monday. The accused, identified as Jizan Jacob, was held after the Kochi-bound…
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MP ‘honour killing’: Couple slain, bodies thrown into crocodile-infested river
Bhopal: In what could be a case of “honour killing”, a girl and her boyfriend were allegedly killed by her family and the bodies of the couple thrown into the Chambal river…
