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Final polling percentage in Tripura assembly polls will be 92 % : CEO
Agartala: The polling percentage in Thursday’s Assembly elections in Tripura would be around 92 percent, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Gitte Kirankumar Dinkarrao said. Voter turnout was 91.82 percent and 89.38 percent in…
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Saudi Arabia: Registration starts for Haj housing in Madinah
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Pilgrims Housing Committee in Madinah has announced the start of receiving requests for housing permits for pilgrims for the Haj season of 1444 AH, local media…
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Turkey police arrests 78 people for provocative posts on earthquake
Ankara: Turkish police announced on Wednesday the arrest of 78 people accused of spreading fear and panic by sharing provocative posts on social media about two devastating earthquakes that struck Turkey and…
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Almost half of India’s livestock breed not classified; need to identify them at earliest: Tomar
New Delhi: Almost half of the indigenous livestock breeds in the country are yet to be classified and there is a need to identify them in order to further boost the farm…
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Two Muslim men allegedly burned to death by Bajrang Dal in Haryana
Members of the Bajrang Dal allegedly kidnapped, lynched and murdered two Muslim men Junaid and Nasir at Bhiwani in Haryana on suspicion of their involvement in cow slaughter. The two men were…
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Income Tax survey at BBC offices clocks over 55 hours
New Delhi: The Income Tax department’s marathon survey at BBC’s offices continued for the third straight day on Thursday as officials prepared an inventory of financial data from select staffers and made…
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Parliamentary panel asks govt to define fake news, seeks response on fact checking
New Delhi: A high-level Parliamentary panel has asked the government to broadly define the term “fake news” and has also sought its response on the need for various fact-checking units (FCUs) in…
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Nikki Yadav murder case: Accused taken to crime scene at Kashmiri Gate
New Delhi: The police team probing the Nikki Yadav murder case took the accused Sahil Gehlot to the crime scene in Kashmiri Gate where he had allegedly killed her, police sources on…
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Hyderabad: Situation tense in Old City as BJP stages protest against AIMIM
Hyderabad: Tension gripped Kalapather in the Old City here on Thursday after Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) workers staged a dharna demanding action against an All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) corporator for preventing…
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Telangana chief secretary reviews Kanti Velugu, other programmes
Hyderabad: Telangana chief secretary Santhi Kumari held a video conference with district collectors on Thursday and reviewed Kanti Velugu, podu lands, Haritha Haaram and other government programmes. Referring to the Telangana government’s…
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Pak govt drops another inflation bomb; petrol up by Rs 22
Islamabad: The Pakistan government under Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif dropped another bomb of inflation on the masses on Thursday as it jacked up petrol price by Rs 22.20 per litre and increasing…
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Odisha: BJD, BJP stage rival dharna on LoP’s misbehaviour’ , worsening’ law and order
Bhubaneswar: The women’s wing of the ruling BJD in Odisha staged a dharna here on Thursday demanding removal of Jaynarayan Mishra from the post of the Leader of Opposition for allegedly misbehaving…
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Rail Post Gati Shakti Express Cargo service starts from Kacheguda in Telangana
Hyderabad: South Central Railway (SCR) has commenced its first Parcel Train Service under Joint Parcel Product concept namely “Rail Post Gati Shakti Express Cargo Service” carrying parcel consignments including 15 tonnes of…
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KCR calls Budget a joke when Telangana has debt of Rs 3L Crores: Fin Min
Hyderabad: Discussing the Union Budget 2023, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday slammed Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao’s (KCR) for calling the Centre’s vision of a 5 trillion dollar economy, a…
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Vedanta emerges preferred bidder for minerals block in Chattisgarh
New Delhi: Vedanta Ltd on Thursday said it has been declared as the preferred bidder for nickel, chromium and associated platinum group elements block in Chhattisgarh. In October last year, the Chhattisgarh…
