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Woman with backpack – How a pic is changing her life
Lucknow: Someone clicked a picture of a burqa-clad woman, with a Swiggy backpack, walking down a road in Lucknow and posted it on social media. The photograph went viral within hours and…
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Hyderabad: 4 arrested in Vanasthalipuram robbery case; Rs 18L seized
Hyderabad: Rachakonda police on Monday arrested four persons who were allegedly involved in a robbery case at Vanasthalipuram and recovered Rs 18 lakh in cash, a Mercedes Benz car, a Yamaha Fascino…
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In a first, Saudi women loco pilots to run Haj trains
Riyadh: The first batch of 32 female rail drivers, from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, will join in piloting Haramain High-Speed Rail during this year’s annual Haj pilgrimage, local media reported. On…
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World Economic Forum: KTR represents Telangana in Zurich
Hyderabad: Telangana IT and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao took part in the World Economic Forum (WEF), an NRI meet and greet programme in Zurich, Switzerland which began today and will continue…
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Tharoor Vs Colleagues: Congress asks Kerala leaders to maintain decorum
Thiruvananthapuram: In the wake of the entire Congress top brass in Kerala joining hands to take on Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor, the party leadership on Monday directed all leaders, including Tharoor, to…
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Govt wants inclusion of its reps in SC, HC collegiums after NJAC strike down
New Delhi: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday said that the government’s demand for inclusion of its representatives and that of states in collegiums of the Supreme Court and high courts was…
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NHRC orders probe in 2014 custodial death case in UP
Lucknow: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has ordered a probe into the alleged custodial death of a 30-year-old man in Etah district in 2014. The NHRC has asked the Crime Branch,…
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Delhi: FIR over indecent remarks on Dhoni, Kohli’s daughters
New Delhi: Police here have registered an FIR against unidentified persons for allegedly making indecent comments on social media on the daughters of India cricketers Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni, Delhi Commission…
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Vaccines or villains? Govt admits multiple side-effects of Covid-19 jabs in RTI reply
Mumbai: It’s official. The government’s two top watchdogs have admitted to ‘multiple side-effects’ of Covid-19 vaccines that were jabbed in over a billion Indians in the past more than two years. The…
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‘Are you serious?’ SC stays arrest of MP college prin in FIR over library book
The Supreme Court of India on Monday expressed surprise over the Madhya Pradesh government’s plea to challenge the anticipatory bail granted to Dr Inamur Rahman, an Indore-based professor of the government-run New…
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Telangana: Tribal man electrocuted to death by animal trap in Sircilla
Hyderabad: A tribal man lost his life after coming in contact with an electric trap set for wild animals by hunters in Rudrangi Mandal of Rajanna-Sircilla on Sunday night. Guguloth Mangya Naik,…
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Iran to get Russian Su-35 fighters by March
Tehran: Iran will take delivery of a number of Su-35 fighter jets from Russia in the early days of the next Iranian year, which will start on March 21, an Iranian lawmaker…
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L-G approves January 24 as date for Delhi Mayoral polls
New Delhi: Following the face-off between the BJP and AAP, the Delhi Lt. Governor (L-G) on Monday approved January 24 as the date for the city’s Mayoral polls. The note from the…
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Agnipath, game changer in making armed forces future-ready: Modi
Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday addressed the first batch of Agniveers and asserted that Agnipath, a short-term military employment scheme which has drawn criticism from some sections, is a transformative…
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Mukarram Jah once turned down Presidency of India
Hyderabad: During the reign of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru as Prime Minister of India, the Asaf Jah VIII Nawab Mir Barkat Ali Khan Makarram Jah Bahadur spent a brief time in the Teen…
