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Turkey postpones trilateral Sweden, Finland meeting after Quran burning
Ankara: Turkey has postponed a trilateral meeting with Sweden and Finland on their NATO bids following the burning of a copy of the Quran in Sweden, the state-run TRT network reported. The…
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PM Modi presents chadar for offering at Ajmer Sharif Dargah
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday presented a ‘chadar’ for offering at the Ajmer Sharif Dargah on the occasion of 811th Urs of Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti. “Presented the Chadar which…
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Hyderabad: Auburn Univ dean discusses career opprtunities
Hyderabad: Dean of the College of Forestry Wildlife and Environment Dr Janaki Ram Reddy from Auburn University, Alabama, USA, visited the Forest College and Research Institute (FCRI) here on Tuesday. She interacted with…
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As JNU stops power, internet; students watch BBC documentary on phones, laptops
Protests broke out when students from the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) were disallowed to watch the screening of the banned BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi as university management cut out…
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Policies for greater access to rural healthcare mustn’t short-change rural residents: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that a state legislature has no legislative competence to enact a law in respect of modern medicine or allopathic medicine, contrary to the standards…
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Hyderabad: ISB, TRSRTC sign MoU to promote public transport
Hyderabad: The ISB Institute of Data Science (IIDS) and the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) entered into an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) here on Tuesday. The MoU was signed by Professor…
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Air India modifies in-flight alcohol service policy
New Delhi: Amid recent incidents of unruly passenger behaviour, Air India has modified its in-flight alcohol service policy wherein cabin crew have been told to tactfully further serving of alcohol if needed.…
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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi begins visit to India
New Delhi: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi arrived here on Tuesday on a three-day state visit with a focus on enhancing bilateral ties in a range of areas including agriculture, digital domain…
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Nepal plane crash: 60 dead bodies handed over to relatives
Kathmandu: Nepal health officials have handed over 60 bodies, including that of 5 Indians, to the relatives of the people who died in a plane crash in the country’s resort city of…
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No permission given to screen BBC documentary on PM: UoH admin
Soon after reports emerged regarding a section of students at the University of Hyderabad (UoH) screening the BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi (questioning his role as a perpetrator when he…
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Ex US secy says Pak was preparing for nuke war post Balakot strike
Washington: Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has claimed that he was awakened to speak to his then Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj who told him that Pakistan was preparing for a…
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BJP leader shot dead in Manipur; prime accused surrenders
Imphal: A BJP leader was shot dead in Manipur’s Thoubal district on Tuesday, following which the prime accused surrendered before the police while another person was arrested, a senior officer said. Laishram…
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Cattle scam: ED hopeful as Delhi court rejects Anubrata’s bail plea
Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) probing the multi-crore cattle smuggling scam in West Bengal is now hopeful of taking Trinamool Congress strongman and the party’s Birbhum district president Anubrata Mondal to Delhi…
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Telangana: 9 yrs after wife’s suicide, man jailed for abetment
Hyderabad: A man was convicted in a domestic violence and abetment to suicide case of 2014, and was handed a three-year jail term on Monday, nine years after the incident. Bibinagar police on…
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JNU admin ‘advises’ students against screening of BBC documentary on Modi
The Jawaharlal Nehru College (JNU) administration has ‘advised’ its student union to cancel the screening of the controversial BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The documentary, ‘India: the Modi Question’, was…
