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Student group seeks resignation of IIT Bombay director after death of pupil
Mumbai: A student collective at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay on Wednesday demanded the resignation of the premier institute’s director in the backdrop of alleged suicide by a first-year Dalit student…
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UN: 7 million children affected by earthquake in Turkey, Syria
The United Nations said that more than seven million children were affected by the devastating earthquake that struck in southern Turkey and northwestern Syria on Monday and also expressed concern over the…
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75-year-old Karnataka man applies for divorce; judge brings elderly couple together
Mysuru: An incident of a judge bringing together an aged couple in Mysuru district of Karnataka during a mega Lok Adalat programme has been appreciated by one and all. The couple, a…
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Will construct 100 Ram Temples if we win Telangana elections: Revanth
Hyderabad: Telangana Congress President A Revanth Reddy who is touring the state as part of Congress’ “Haath se Haath Jodo Yatra” announced that if the Congress wins the assembly elections due later…
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DCW chief says southwest Delhi murder case ‘terrifying’
New Delhi: Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal on Wednesday termed “terrifying” an incident in which a man strangled his girlfriend, stuffed her body inside a fridge, and went off to…
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Thousands of passengers affected due to IT breakdown at Lufthansa
Frankfurt: An IT breakdown at Lufthansa on Wednesday caused flight delays and cancellations at major German airports, upending the travel plans of thousands of passengers. Since Wednesday morning, planes and passengers have…
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Hyderabad: CS Santhi Kumari holds meet on tax, non-tax revenues
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Secretary Santhi Kumari on Wednesday held a meeting with officials and reviewed the progress achieved in realization of the state’s own tax and non-tax revenues. Officials from commercial tax,…
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Cong team meets EC, complains about violence against Oppn candidates in Tripura
New Delhi: A Congress delegation headed by party general secretary Mukul Wasnik met Election Commission officials on Wednesday and complained about violence in Tripura, alleging that Congress workers were being targeted by…
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Rs 100 coin to depict NTR’s face, says Reserve Bank of India
Former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) founder, Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (NTR) received a rare honour as the new Rs 100 coin will be designed after him,…
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Intensive operation to clean Yamuna floodplains to be launched on Thursday
New Delhi: An intensive operation to clean the Yamuna floodplains, involving territorial army personnel, will be launched by Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Thursday, the Raj Niwas said in a statement.…
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Indian-origin businessman jailed for COVID loan abuse in UK
London: An Indian-origin businessman in south east England has been sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment after admitting abuse of an interest-free loan offered by the UK government to businesses to cope with…
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BRS-Congress will join hands after Telangana elections: Bandi
Hyderabad: Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president Bandi Sanjay alleged on Wednesday that Congress and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) will join hands after the Telangana assembly elections. Reacting to the recent…
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Pakistan govt calls emergency session of parliament; introduces bill to raise Rs 170 billion taxes
Islamabad: The cash-strapped Pakistan government on Wednesday introduced a money bill in parliament to raise Rs 170 billion in taxes by June this year as part of conditions by the IMF to…
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Delhi BJP slams AAP’s Sanjay Singh for statement on L-G
New Delhi: Delhi BJP working president Virendra Sachdeva has said that the Aam Aadmi Party is an anti-Constitution and extra-constitutional authority party. Sachdeva said that Wednesday’ statement of AAP MP Sanjay Singh…