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UDF will not allow brewery plant, says Kerala Congress leader
Thiruvananthapuram: Strongly criticising the state cabinet’s decision to permit a brewery project in Palakkad, Leader of the Opposition V D Satheesan on Thursday stated that the Congress-led UDF will not allow its…
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RG Kar: CJ of Calcutta HC recuses himself from hearing PIL against former Kolkata CP
Kolkata: Calcutta High Court’s Chief Justice T.S. Sivagnanam on Thursday recused himself from hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) against former Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Kumar Goyal in connection with the ghastly…
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India needs 20,000 pilots in coming years: Civil aviation minister
New Delhi: Civil aviation minister K Rammohan Naidu on Thursday said India will need at least 20,000 pilots in the coming years to meet the rising air-travel demand in the country —…
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BioAsia 2025 in Hyderabad to unlock new opportunities for startups, investors
Hyderabad: BioAsia 2025, Asia’s largest life sciences and healthcare conference, will take place in Hyderabad from February 25 to 26, providing a global platform for startups, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Hosted by the…
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Video: Woman in Greater Noida assaults minor over pet dog entry into lift, detained
Noida: A woman has been detained for allegedly assaulting a minor boy, who requested her not to bring her pet dog into the lift of a residential building in Greater Noida, police…
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Rahul Gandhi targets Modi government over inflation
Raebareli: Congress leader and Leader of opposituion in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday accused the BJP government at the Centre of diverting attention from real issues and promoting capitalists. Gandhi, who…
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Telangana govt to table key reservation bills in Assembly’s special session
Hyderabad: The Telangana government is planning to hold a special Assembly session in the first week of March. The session, expected to last five days, will focus on passing laws related to…
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Meat, fish, prawn production doubled in Telangana
Hyderabad: The Telangana State Statistical Abstract (Atlas)-2024 report highlights a significant rise in meat, fish, and prawn production across the state over the past decade. Meat production more than doubled, increasing from…
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Trump backs idea to send some DOGE savings to American citizens
Washington: President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he likes the idea of giving some of the savings from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency back to US citizens as a kind of…
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Meta removes accounts related to BJP MLA Raja Singh over hate speech
Hyderabad: In a decisive action, IT giant Meta has removed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Goshamahal MLA T Raja Singh’s Facebook and Instagram accounts over allegations of hate speech. These accounts were removed…
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Yoon defends his martial law decree in two South Korean courts
Seoul: Travelling around Seoul in a prison transport vehicle, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared in two different courts on Thursday, contesting his arrest on rebellion charges in one and fighting…
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Iraq confirms support for Lebanon with fuel
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has confirmed Iraq’s support for the people of Lebanon, including providing fuel. Al-Sudani made the remarks during a phone call with his Lebanese counterpart Nawaf Salam,…
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Kerala CM Vijayan reacts to UGC draft regulations 2025
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday said that the draft UGC regulations of 2025 not only diminish the role of state governments in higher education, but in reality sideline them.…
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US planning to reallocate USD 50 billion of Pentagon budget
New York: President Donald Trump’s administration is planning to cut $50 billion in various areas of the Pentagon budget and reallocate them to others considered priority areas like preventing illegal migration. A…
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India sees over 30 pc decline in suicide death rates from 1990 to 2021: Lancet
New Delhi: India has seen a more than 30 per cent reduction in the suicide death rate in India from 1990 to 2021, according to a study published in The Lancet Public…
