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Former MSME secretary sworn in as UPSC member
New Delhi: Former Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) secretary Bidyut Bihari Swain was on Thursday sworn in as a UPSC member, an official statement said. Swain, a 1988 batch Indian Administrative…
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Israel: Amidst high murder rates; Arab minorities protest against cops
Jerusalem: Amid a high-record murder rate in Israel’s Palestinian society, dozens of Palestinians demonstrated in Jerusalem outside the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Protestors denounced the Israeli police and authorities…
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Indo-Canadian charged with laundering bitcoin worth over $24 mn in US
New York: A district court in the US has ordered detention of an Indo-Canadian entrepreneur following indictment on charges of laundering 450 Bitcoin (BTC), valued at $24,020,699.83 at the time of the…
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Telangana to be home to World’s first 3D printed temple
Hyderabad: The world’s first 3D printed Hindu temple is being built in Telangana. Situated within Charvitha Meadows, a gated villa community at Burugupally in Siddipet, the 3D printed temple is a three-part…
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10-day grace period for visit visas no longer available in Dubai
Abu Dhabi: A grace period of 10 days to exit Dubai is no longer applicable if the tourist visa expires, travel agents said. “There is no grace period applicable anymore. From the…
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Bangladesh bans 1st-class travel for govt employees
Dhaka: The Bangladeshi government has issued a directive banning first-class travel for all government employees till further notice. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina signed the directive in this regard, her Press Wing said…
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First Emirati woman wins Dh 1 million in Mahzooz draw
Abu Dhabi: in a first, an Emirati woman won a guaranteed raffle prize of one million Dirhams (Rs 2,25,21,187) in the Mahzooz draw. The winner of the draw Sahar Ali Hasan Jumaa…
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UP: Tension in Bulandshahr district after 4 temples desecrated
Bulandshahr: Tension prevailed in Uttar Pradesh Bulandshahr district on Thursday after four Hindu temples were desecrated. Enraged Hindu organisations staged protests and demanded strict action against the miscreants who attacked the temples.…
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Karnataka govt likely to make announcement on 5 guarantees on Friday
Bengaluru: The Congress government, which is under pressure to implement five guarantee schemes in Karnataka, is likely to make an announcement in this regard on Friday after the cabinet meeting, according to…
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KCR has no right to celebrate Telangana formation, says Sharmila
Hyderabad: YSR Telangana Party (YSRTP) leader, YS Sharmila on Thursday said that BRS leader and Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has no right to celebrate Telangana Formation Day as he has…
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Centre handling issue of protesting wrestlers sensitively: Thakur
Mumbai: Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday said the Centre was sensitively handling the issue of protesting wrestlers, who are seeking the arrest of outgoing WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh…
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Doesn’t sound real: Sibal on WFI chief’s ‘will hang myself if charges proved’ remark
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Thursday took a swipe at Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh’s remarks that he will hang himself even if a single…
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Saudi Arabia’s population crosses 32M, includes 13M expats
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s population has reached 3,21,75,224, according to the General Authority for Statistics. These statistics were released as part of the Saudi Arabia Census 2022, which officials say…
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NCERT drops chapters on democracy from class 10 textbook
The newly released textbooks by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) have now dropped the chapter on democracy in Class 10th textbook in order to reduce “burden on students”.…
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Center appoints new DGP amid unrest in Manipur
Imphal: Senior IPS officer Rajiv Singh, belonging to the neighbouring Tripura cadre, was on Thursday appointed as the new director general of police of Manipur for a period of three years “as…
