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Gaza’s Rafah crossing with Egypt reopens after 19 days of closure
Gaza City: The Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt reopened partially on Thursday, March 19, allowing a small number of humanitarian cases, including patients and their companions, to travel…
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Shastripuram bridge to be inaugurated in Hyderabad after four-year delay
Hyderabad: The Shastripuram road-over-bridge, also known locally as the Uddamgadda overpass, is finally nearing completion after five long years, surpassing its 18-month deadline by a wide margin. The proposal of the project…
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HDFC value erodes by Rs 61,000 crore after chairman resigns on ethical grounds
Mumbai: Shares of HDFC Bank came under pressure on Thursday, March 19, after the country’s largest private lender’s part-time Chairman and Independent Director, Atanu Chakraborty, stepped down with immediate effect, citing a mismatch…
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RG Kar rape victim’s mother eyes BJP ticket in West Bengal polls
Kolkata: The mother of RG Kar victim on Thursday, March 19, said she wants to contest the West Bengal Assembly election as a BJP candidate, asserting that she aims to take the…
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Friends save 6-year-old from kidnapping attempt in Telangana, police deny
Hyderabad: Four six-year-old boys thwarted what could have been a kidnapping attempt in Sangareddy town’s Dwarka Nagar Colony on Thursday, March 19, by throwing stones at people who tried to pull one…
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Climate action can prevent over 13.5 million deaths by 2050: Study
New Delhi: More than 13.5 million deaths due to air pollution could be avoided by 2050 under climate action that limits global warming to 2 degrees Celsius, mostly in low and middle-income…
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EVs to be subsidised by 90 pc for SC youth, says Hyderabad Collector
Hyderabad: Young men and women from the Scheduled Caste (SC) can apply for electric two-wheelers and three-wheelers with up to 90 per cent subsidy, the Hyderabad District Collector announced on Thursday, March…
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Political interference of the highest order: Mamata on transfer of 50 officials
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday, March 19, expressed alarm over the “arbitrary removal of more than 50 senior officials” in the poll-bound state, terming it a “political interference…
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20-yr-old woman dies by suicide after pet cat’s death in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Losing a pet can be a deeply distressing experience, often hard to express the grief. Himabindu, a 20-year-old college student in Hyderabad, allegedly died by suicide shortly after her cat passed…
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Snake venom case: SC quashes FIR, proceedings against YouTuber Elvish Yadav
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, March 19, quashed an FIR and subsequent proceedings against YouTuber Elvish Yadav who was arrested for allegedly using snake venom at a rave party in…
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Five-member gang caught for hunting wild boar in Penuballi mandal
Hyderabad: Forest officials have apprehended a group of five people for allegedly hunting a wild boar on Peddacheruvu hillock in Tallapenta village of Penuballi mandal on Wednesday, March 18. Acting on a…














