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Andhra Pradesh can save over Rs 76K cr by retiring coal plants: Study
New Delhi: Andhra Pradesh can save over Rs 76,000 crore in the coming decade by retiring old coal units as part of a planned energy transition, while still meeting the state’s growing…
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Himanta Biswa Sarma threatens to lodge defamation suit against Kejriwal
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma dared his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal to call him corrupt when the latter is on a Guwahati tour on Sunday. Sarma, on Friday, also threatened…
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Bengal Ram Navami clashes: PIL filed at Calcutta HC seeking CBI probe
Kolkata: As tension over clashes in West Bengal’s Howrah district over a Ram Navami procession continued on Friday, a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed at the Calcutta High Court seeking a…
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Medico ends life at Telangana college, second suicide in one month
Hyderabad: A student of a government medical college in Telangana’s Nizamabad district died by suicide on Friday. M. Sanath (22), a student of MBBS second year, hanged himself in his hostel room…
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Youth beaten up amid Union Minister R.K. Singh’s Ram Navami march
Patna: Supporters of Union Minister R.K. Singh thrashed a youth who was part of a group that had raised slogans against him during a Ram Navami march in Bihar’s Arrah city on…
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School timings in Bihar’s Bhagalpur changed for Ramzan
Patna: After Kishanganj, the district education officials in Bihar’s Bhagalpur have decided to change the school timings in view of the ongoing Muslim holy month of Ramzan, in which adults keep a…
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Congress leader Navjot Sidhu likely to be released from Patiala jail on Apr 1
Chandigarh: Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu is likely to be released from the Patiala jail on April 1, said his counsel HPS Varma on Friday. The 59-year-old was serving a one-year sentence…
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‘Jail Ka Taala Tuth Gaya’: What Raja Singh sang at this year’s Ram Navami rally
Hyderabad: The annual Sri Ram Navami Shobha Yatra here has become a show of strength for Hindutva groups to flex. The procession has also become a launchpad for Hindutva mascot and suspended…
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Haj 2023: Applications invited for Khadim-ul-Hujjaj
Hyderabad: The Haj Committee of India has released the schedule for the selection of Khadim-ul-Hujjaj for Haj 2023. One Khadim will be selected for every 300 pilgrims in all states and union…
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West Bengal: More clashes in Howrah a day after Ram Navami violence
New violence was recorded in West Bengal’s Howrah, where communal clashes and violence occurred during a Ram Navami parade on Thursday. Despite heavy police presence in the neighbourhood, including a riot control…
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Syrian air defences shoot down Israeli missiles over Damascus
Damascus: Syrian air defences on Friday most of the Israeli missile strike that targeted military sites in Damascus. Local media said the forces shot down most of the missiles in the sky…
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Lingayats hold key to electoral outcome in poll-bound Karnataka
Bengaluru: In poll-bound Karnataka, where caste is one of the crucial factors in deciding the outcome of elections, it is key to understand the importance of the influential Lingayat or Veerashaiva-Lingayat community,…
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Hyderabad: Auto drivers’ JAC to strike against KCR govt on April 30
Hyderabad: Angered over the ruling BRS’ (Bharat Rashra Samithi) ignorance towards the troubles of auto drivers, the Telangana Auto Drivers JAC has declared to observe a one-day auto strike on April 30.…
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UP: Students from classes 1-8 to get promoted to next class without exams
Lucknow: All UP students from classes 1-8 studying in the schools under the Basic Education Council will be promoted to the next class without examinations, said a notification released by the Secretary,…
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Richard Branson’s rocket company Virgin Orbit lays off 85 pc of workforce
San Francisco: Virgin Orbit, the rocket company founded by British billionaire Richard Branson, has laid off nearly 85 per cent of its workforce — about 675 employees — after it failed to…
