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Demand for rice from Pakistan goes up as India bans export
Karachi: Rice exporters of Pakistan are having a field day due to the Indian government’s ban on the export of non-basmati white rice to the international market. On July 20, the Indian…
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Pak awaits security delegation nod for World Cup in India
Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is expected to get clearance for sending its national team for the 50-over World Cup, provided that a security delegation visits India first and gives its…
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Nearly Rs 700 cr uplift to Hyderabad’s economy due to Formula E: Report
Hyderabad: Formula E’s first-ever race in India, held in February earlier this year, made an economic impact of nearly Rs 700 crore, according to a report. The economic study conducted by Nielsen…
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UAE: Indian expat turns crorepati overnight, wins Rs 44 cr in Mahzooz draw
Abu Dhabi: A 47-year-old United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Indian expatriate from Mumbai won the grand prize of Dirhams 20 million (Rs 44,96,20,246) in the latest Mahzooz draw. The winner Sachin, who works…
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Rapido shows user 3.7 hr wait for a 45-min ride in Bengaluru
New Delhi: A resident from Bengaluru has posted a screenshot from the ride-hailing app Rapido on Twitter (now X), showing a mind-boggling waiting time of 225 minutes for an auto-rickshaw ride of…
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Kuwait Int’l Airport faces hygiene crisis amidst contract disputes
Kuwait: Kuwait International Airport is currently suffering from a hygiene crisis as the cleaning contract of the airport’s Terminal T1 expired on July 25 and has not been renewed yet, local media…
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KTR inaugurates VXI Global Solution’s 1st India CoE in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Telangana IT minister KT Rama Rao inaugurated VXI Global Solutions’s first India Centre of Excellence (CoE) in the city on Wednesday. This Bain Capital-owned VXI centre will likely create employment opportunities…
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Spat over ghee for Tirupati ‘laddus’ spills out of Karnataka
Bengaluru: It looked like the pan was being prepared for a fresh Congress-BJP showdown in Karnataka. But the Tirupati Laddu issue instead slipped into boiling ghee with Tirumala authorities in neighbouring Andhra…
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Saudi Arabia to grant USD 1.2 billion economic support to Yemen
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Tuesday, August 1, announced the provision of economic support worth 1.2 billion dollars to Yemen, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. This support came under…
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Hyderabad: Cybercrime sleuths bust fake call centre, 5 arrested
Hyderabad: The sleuths of CCS, cyber crime have busted a fake call center in Pileru Town of Chittor District in Andhra Pradesh and arrested five accused persons. Addressing a press meet, the…
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After film, Seema-Sachin get job offer of Rs 6L per annum from Gujarat
Greater Noida: After the news about Pakistani women Seema Haider and Sachin Meena facing financial crisis came to fore, the couple are now getting one after another work offers. The couple first…
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Telangana: Tollywood actor Jayasudha joins BJP
Hyderabad: Well-known Telugu actress and former MLA Jayasudha joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday. BJP general secretary and Telangana in-charge Tarun Chug welcomed her into the party at a programme held…
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Delhi hate speech video: Netizens decry police ‘inaction’
In an shocking incident, a man, believed to be a leader of right-wing group Bajrang Dal threatened to throw Muslims out of the country. The remarks were made during a protest called…
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Right-wing outfit wants Muslims sacked from Ram Mandir project
Bengaluru: Sri Ram Sena national president Pramod Muthalik has stirred a controversy by demanding the termination of Muslim workers and contractors appointed to carry out construction of the Ram temple at Ayodhya.…
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Install CCTVs, prevent hate speech or violence: SC denies restraining VHP protests
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to pass any interim order restraining agitations planned by the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) in the national capital region over the communal clashes that broke…
