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Telangana: 2 interstate gangs nabbed for transporting ganja worth Rs 3 cr
Rangareddy: The Special Operations Teams (SOT) of Cyberabad, along with the law and order police, nabbed two interstate gangs in two different cases for smuggling marijuana using Hyderabad as a transit point…
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Blue Dart Express rebrands its service ‘Dart Plus’ as ‘Bharat Dart’
Chennai: At a time when the debate rages on renaming India as Bharat, logistics major Blue Dart Express Ltd has rebranded its service Dart Plus as Bharat Dart. Bharat Dart is a…
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Shubman Gill rises to career-best second position in ICC Men’s ODI Rankings
Colombo: India opener Shubman Gill has attained a career-best second position and is now only behind Pakistan captain Babar Azam in the ICC Men’s ODI Rankings, the latest update of which was…
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Uttarakhand madrasas to teach Sanskrit along with Arabic: Waqf board chief
Dehradun: Madrasas in Uttarakhand are enthusiastic about the state Waqf board’s programme to modernise their education system by combining scientific learning and Islamic studies, its chairman Shadab Shams said on Monday. “About…
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Rising crude oil prices have negative impact on stock market
New Delhi: Every 10 dollar rise in Brent crude prices widens India’s Current Account Deficit by 0.5 per cent, says V.K. Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services. Rising crude prices…
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First UPSSF contingent reaches Ayodhya for temple security
Lucknow: The first contingent of 270 personnel of Uttar Pradesh Special Security Force (UPSSF) – a special unit of the Uttar Pradesh Police tasked to provide security to religious places and towns…
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RBI directs banks to return property documents within 30 days of loan repayment
New Delhi: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued guidelines for banks related to release of documents pertaining to movable and immovable property on full repayment of loans by customers. The guidelines…
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Mamata Banerjee meets Sri Lanka President at Dubai Airport
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday met Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe at Dubai airport and invited him to the state business summit in November. Mamata Banerjee is on…
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Andhra Pradesh Cabinet meeting on September 20
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet meeting under Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy will be held on September 20, said an official on Wednesday. The Council of Ministers will meet at…
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Center calls all-party meet a day before special parliamentary session
Amid speculations and allegations of hidden motives behind the special five-day parliamentary meeting with an undisclosed agenda, beginning on September 18, the Central government has called for an all-party meeting on Sunday,…
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Britain’s economy shrinks more than expected in July
London: Britain’s economic output shrank by a larger-than-expected 0.5 per cent in July after growth of 0.5 per cent in June, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Wednesday. Output of…
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US poverty rate soared in 2022, kids worst hit
Washington: The poverty rate in the US increased to 12.4 percent in 2022, with child poverty more than doubling from 2021, according to a Census Bureau report. The Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM),…
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AAI gets nod to install full-body scanners at four airports
New Delhi: To make security checks quicker and error-free at India’s hypersensitive airports, the Airport Authority of India (AAI) received clearance from the Public Investment Board (PIB) to install full-body scanners that…
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Kapil Sibal mocks PM Modi over ‘praise for Akbar’ in G20 booklet
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal took a swipe at the government on Wednesday over a G20 booklet praising Mughal emperor Akbar, alleging that it has one face for the world…
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Pak court extends judicial remand of Imran Khan in cipher case till Sep 26
Islamabad: A special court in Pakistan on Wednesday extended judicial remand of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan in the cipher case till September 26. The special court newly formed to hear…
