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Study on Indian diaspora in US sees more ‘desi’ turning ‘videsi’
A study of Migration Policy Institute (MPI) finds that the Indian diaspora in the United States is comprised of approximately 4.8 million individuals quoting the U.S. Census Bureau data. It further added…
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Don’t use Bhagyalakshmi temple for political feuding: TPCC vice-president Niranjan
Hyderabad: TPCC senior vice-president G. Niranjan on Saturday urged the leaders of all political parties not to use the historic Charminar Bhagyalakshmi temple as a venue for their political challenges and counter…
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Situation along LoC saw improvement after ceasefire in Feb 2021: Defence Ministry
New Delhi: Only three minor incidents of “violations” were recorded along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kasmir after Indian and Pakistani armies agreed to observe a ceasefire in February…
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Pakistan minister Shazia Marri threatens India with ‘nuclear war’
Islamabad: A day after India slammed Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari for his “uncivilized outburst” at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Pakistan Peoples Party leader Shazia Marri threatened New Delhi with nuclear war.…
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Air India flight from Hyderabad to Dubai diverted to Mumbai after technical glitch
Mumbai: An Air India aircraft from Hyderabad to Dubai was diverted to Mumbai after loss of the yellow hydraulic system, informed officials from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Air India…
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Kumaraswamy’s son Nikhil to contest 2023 polls from JD(S) bastion Ramanagara
Ramanagara: JD(S) leadership on Saturday named former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy’s son and party’s youth wing president Nikhil Kumaraswamy as candidate from its bastion of Ramanagara constituency, for the 2023 Assembly…
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Andhra Pradesh to introduce semester system in schools
Amaravati: All government-run schools in Andhra Pradesh will have a two-semester system from the next academic year, it was announced Saturday. The state government has issued an order introducing the two-semester system…
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Punjab: Three million people addicted to drugs
New Delhi: Once at the top of the list in the use of drugs and even termed ‘Udta Punjab’, drug smuggling in Punjab remains a much-debated social, criminal and political issue. Despite…
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UAE salaries to increase in 2023; know which sectors will have highest salary hike
Abu Dhabi: Some companies in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are planning to increase salaries by more than 10 per cent in 2023, according to a recent study. This came in a…
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Why RBI did not appear despite being served notice: Kerala HC
Kochi: The Kerala High Court recently asked why the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) did not appear before it even after being served a notice on pleas challenging the summons issued by…
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Telangana: TSMFC closes pending applications for minority financial assistance
Hyderabad: In a shocking development, it has been found that the Telangana State Minorities Finance Corporation (TSMFC) closed around 1.20 lakh applications it received for a minority financial assistance scheme in 2014-15.…
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PM Modi thinks of innovative ways to help people: Tripura CM
Agartala: Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi always thinks of innovative ways in which the government can help the people. Saha was speaking at the inauguration…
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Dubai’s leading mall offers leftover edible food to the needy
Abu Dhabi: A mall in Dubai has launched its first rescue food programme — ‘Feed the Future’, in a bid to support the UAE’s target to halve food waste by 2030. Mall…
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Nagpur cop ends life, depression due to wife’s death in pandemic likely cause
Nagpur: A police constable allegedly committed suicide in Nagpur in Maharashtra on Saturday as he was apparently depressed due to the untimely death of his wife, an official said. Santosh Wankhede (44)…
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‘Don’t recite Quran, celebrate’: 23-yr-old Iranian before execution
Tehran: ‘No one should recite Quran on my grave nor mourn after my death’. This was the last wish of 23-year-old Majid Reza Rahnavard, who was executed in connection with the ongoing…
