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PM to inaugurate 108th Indian Science Congress on Tuesday
Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 108th Indian Science Congress through video conferencing on Tuesday. The theme of the event this year is “Science and Technology for Sustainable Development with…
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Nepal’s Pokhara International Airport comes into operation
Kathmandu: The newly-built Pokhara Regional International Airport, the third international airport in Nepal, was inaugurated by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ at a special ceremony. A Buddha Air flight carrying Dahal…
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Telangana: Harish Rao presents gold crown worth Rs 1 cr to Siddipet temple
Hyderabad: On the occasion of Vaikunta Ekadashi, finance minister Harish Rao presented a gold crown to the Sri Venkateshwara Swamy temple in Siddipet on Monday. The gold crown weighs 1.792 kilograms and…
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Pakistan government increases prices of wheat flour, sugar, ghee in utility stores
Islamabad: The Pakistan government has increased the prices of wheat flour, sugar and ghee by 25 to 62 per cent for sale through the Utility Stores Corporation (USC) with immediate effect to…
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Maharashtra: Massive crowd gathers to mark anniversary of Bhima-Koregaon battle
Pune: Massive crowd gathered at Maharashtra’s Pune to mark the 205th anniversary of the Bhima-Koregaon battle. A large crowd of people gather at ‘Jay Stambh’ to visit Koregaon Bhima village to offer…
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Inebriated passenger assaults woman CISF staffer in Bangalore airport, FIR lodged
Bangalore: A passenger has been booked for assaulting a female officer attached to the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on the premises of the KempeGowda International Airport (KIAL) in Bangalore, police said…
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Tamil Nadu Police launch probe into desecrated Ambedkar statue
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Police on Monday launched a probe into the desecration of a statue of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar in Neduvarambakkam village near Chennai. The statue was found damaged early Monday morning…
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To say demonetisation was upheld is misleading, wrong: Congress on SC verdict
New Delhi: The Congress on Monday while reacting to the Supreme Court judgement on demonetisation said the court only pronounced its verdict on whether Section 26(2) of the RBI Act, 1934 was…
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Objecting SC judge on note ban panel calls decision ‘unlawful’, ‘vitiated’
Supreme Court judge Justice B V Nagarathna, in her minority verdict regarding the Union government notification on demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes, said that it was vitiated, and…
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Suryanagari train derailment: 11 coaches impacted, ex gratia announced for injured
Pali: As many as eleven coaches of the Bandra Terminus-Jodhpur Suryanagari Express were impacted after a derailment incident that took place near Pali in Rajasthan during the wee hours on Monday, the…
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Indian student bags Ambassadors of Change Award in Australia
Melbourne: An Indian student has been recognised as an Ambassador of Change by the University of Canberra in Australia for his outstanding work as a student mentor. Vishal Mittal, who recently completed…
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WhatsApp ends support for many smartphones including two iPhones
Meta-owned WhatsApp has ended support for many smartphones that include two iPhone models. The rest of them are android phones. In order to enhance user experience, WhatsApp regularly sends updates and rolls…
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Benjamin Netanyahu slams ‘despicable’ UN vote on Palestine
Tel Aviv: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed the United Nations General Assembly Saturday for a resolution passed the previous day to refer Israel’s “occupation… of Palestinian territory” to the International Court of…
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Andhra police foil octogenarian Kapu leader’s hunger strike
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Police foiled former minister and Kapu leader Chegondi Harirama Jogaiah’s attempt to go on an indefinite hunger strike from Monday demanding 5 per cent reservation for the Kapu community.…
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Dissenting judgement on demonetisation points out irregularities: Chidambaram on SC verdict
Delhi: After the Supreme Court on Monday upheld the demonetisation exercise of the government, former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said the dissent part of the judgement points out irregularities. Chidambaram in a…
