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Gold soars Rs 4,000 to hit Rs 1,37,600/10g in Delhi market
New Delhi: Gold prices surged by Rs 4,000 to touch an all-time high of Rs 1,37,600 per 10 grams in the national capital on Monday, tracking firm global cues, according to the…
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Burnt, beaten: Mohammad Hussain dies days after mob attack in Bihar
Patna: A 40-year-old Muslim street vendor, Mohammad Athar Hussain, succumbed to his injuries on Friday, December 12, at Sadar Hospital in Nawada, Bihar, after a brutal assault. The attack took place on December…
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Pakistan launches nationwide polio vaccination campaign
Peshawar: Pakistan on Monday launched a nationwide polio vaccination campaign, targeting 45.5 million children under five years of age. The week-long drive will involve more than 400,000 frontline polio workers, the National…
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Kangaroos set to arrive at Hyderabad Zoo from Anant Ambani’s Vantara
Hyderabad: The Nehru Zoological Park in Hyderabad is set to welcome a pair of kangaroos from Anant Ambani’s Vantara as part of an animal exchange program. In return, Vanatara will be given…
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GHMC expansion illegal as rules not followed: BRS to commissioner
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) legislators and ex-officio members of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) here have written to its commissioner stating that the merger of 27 municipalities into the body…
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Court rejects plea to change cloth covering lock of sealed Gyanvapi wuzukhana
Varanasi: The Varanasi district court on Monday rejected a plea seeking the replacement of a piece of cloth tied over the sealed lock of the wuzukhana inside the Gyanvapi mosque complex here.…
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Train firing: Court orders medical examination of accused former RPF constable
Mumbai: A court here on Monday ordered medical examination of former Railway Protection Force constable Chetansinh Chaudhary, held for shooting dead his senior colleague and three passengers on a moving train. Chaudhary…
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President Murmu to visit Karnataka, TN, Telangana from Dec 16 to 22
New Delhi: President Drouapdi Murmu will visit Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Telangana from December 16 to 22, her office said on Monday. On Tuesday, Murmu will inaugurate the 1066th Jayanthi celebrations of…
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Delhi smog takes toll on pet animals, birds; vets see surge in respiratory cases
New Delhi: Pets and birds are increasingly showing signs of respiratory distress, eye infections, and stomach ailments with rising pollution in Delhi, the city’s veterinary doctors have said. Doctors say animals, especially…
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India’s exports rise 19.37 pc in Nov; trade gap shrinks to 5-month low
New Delhi: India’s exports rebounded by 19.37 per cent to USD 38.13 billion in November after contracting in October, driven by higher shipments of engineering and electronics goods that helped bring down…
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Five, including 4 Indian expats win Rs 1 crore in Big Ticket draw
In the latest Big Ticket weekly e-draw on Sunday, December 14, five people, including four Indian expats, won Rs 1,23,48,360. Each winner took Rs 24,69,672 home. The five participants are Ali Alkaabi…
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Thiruparankundram hill structure not a temple lamp pillar, says HRCE
Madurai: The stone pillar referred to as ‘Deepathoon’ atop the Thiruparankundran hill near a Dargah was not a temple lamp pillar and it could be a Jain structure, the Tamil Nadu Hindu…
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26-year-old Palestinian man dies in Israel’s Ofer prison
A 26-year-old Palestinian man imprisoned since June this year died in jail on Sunday, December 14. The Palestinian Prisoners Affairs Commission and the Palestinian Prisoners Society confirmed the death of Sakhr Ahmad…
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Nitin Nabin takes charge as BJP national working president
New Delhi: Newly-appointed national working president of the BJP Nitin Nabin took charge of his new responsibility at the party headquarters here on Monday. BJP president and Union Health Minister J P…
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Actor surivivor says she lost faith in trial court after Dileep acquitted
Thiruvananthapuram: The survivor in the 2017 actress assault case on Sunday said the trial court verdict did not come as a surprise to her, noting that over the years she realised not…
