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Coimbatore, Mangaluru blasts: NIA raids 40 locations in South
Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday conducted search operations at more than 40 locations in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala in connection with the Coimbatore and Mangaluru bomb blast cases.…
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BJP committee holds meeting with election in-charges ahead of Karnataka assembly polls
Bengaluru: In the run-up to the big battle in Karnataka, the state BJP committee held a meeting on Wednesday with party election in-charges of all 224 Assembly constituencies to strengthen the party…
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Saudi to construct 3,000 buildings for earthquake victims in Turkey, Syria
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Tuesday evening, announced its intention to establish temporary buildings, with over 3,000 units, for those affected by the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. The director…
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India’s press freedom index has fallen: Congress
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday criticised the Centre for the Income Tax department raids on BBC offices, and alleged that due to its high-handedness the press freedom index has fallen to…
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SC agrees to hear plea seeking rules for menstrual pain leave next week
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear next week a plea seeking a direction to all the states to frame rules for menstrual pain leaves for female students and…
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Crackdown on child marriage in Assam creating havoc in private life: Gauhati HC
Guwahati: Observing that arresting a large number of people in the crackdown against child marriage created “havoc in the private life of people”, the Gauhati High Court has said there is no…
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6.0-magnitude earthquake hits New Zealand
Wellington: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted New Zealand’s North Island on Wednesday, according to New Zealand’s geoscience research service provider. It occurred at 19:38 local time (0638 GMT), striking…
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Telangana: KCR to review Kondagattu temple’s master plan in Jagtial
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao reached the Kondagattu Anjaneya Swamy temple in Jagtial on Wednesday and reviewed the temple’s master plan along with officials and architect Anand Sai. KCR reached…
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Air India-Boeing deal to create 1M jobs in US: US Prez Biden to PM Modi
Washington: The landmark Air India-Boeing deal will create up to 1 million jobs across 44 states in the US and will further deepen bilateral ties, President Joe Biden has told Prime Minister…
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Won’t tolerate insult to Dr Ambedkar: Karnataka min Madhuswamy
Bengaluru: In the wake of an objectionable play in a private deemed-to-be-university in the city recently, the Karnataka government on Wednesday said it will not tolerate any insult to the architect of…
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Andhra HC stays show-cause notice issued to employees’ body
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh High Court on Wednesday granted stay on the show-cause notice issued by the state government to leaders of the Government Employees Association (APGEA) for meeting state governor to seek…
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WHO urges to ensure cross-border aid delivery between Turkey, Syria
Copenhagen: The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged governments and civil society to work together to ensure cross-border delivery of humanitarian aid between Turkey and Syria and within Syria itself. The WHO’s…
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IIT suicides: MGAHV students plea to President for ‘Rohith Vemula Act’
Wardha: Students of the Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya (MGAV) here have urged the Centre to enact a ‘Rohith Vemula Act’ to protect scholars hailing from marginalised communities and prevent campus suicides…
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Hyderabad’s Sardar Mahal to embellish Charminar area for tourists: KTR
Hyderabad: Telangana IT minister KT Rama Rao asserted Sardar Mahal, located in the Kotla Alijah, Mughalpura, in the city is set to become a major attraction for tourists around Charminar. Remarking on…
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Musk ‘hires’ his dog as new Twitter CEO
San Francisco: Elon Musk on Wednesday said that he has hired a dog to replace him as Twitter CEO. Musk tweeted a picture of his pet dog “Floki” sitting on the company’s…
