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Centre’s agency-raj makes our task challenging: Mamata
Kolkata: On a day when her nephew has been called in for questioning by the CBI, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee tweeted that the centre’s “agency-raj” has made her task of…
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Biden vows to strive for nuclear weapons-free world
Hiroshima: President Joe Biden has vowed to strive toward a world free of nuclear weapons as he visited a museum here documenting the devastation caused by a US atomic bomb in 1945…
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Eight killed as Yemen army, tribesmen clash
Aden: Eight people were killed and at least 15 others wounded in clashes between tribal gunmen in Yemen’s northeastern oil-rich province of Marib, a government official said. Ferocious clashes erupted on Thursday…
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CBI begins interrogating Abhishek Banerjee in Bengal school recruitment case
Kolkata: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday started the interrogation of Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee in the West Bengal school recruitment case. Banerjee arrived at the central…
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PM Modi unveils Mahatma Gandhi’s bust in Hiroshima
Hiroshima: The Gandhian ideals of peace and harmony reverberate globally and give strength to millions, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday as he unveiled a bust of Mahatma Gandhi here in…
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TechnipFMC to set up global delivery centre in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: TechnipFMC, a French American Oil will be investing over Rs 1250 crore to set up its software global delivery centre and precision engineering manufacturing facility in Hyderabad. TechnipFMC is a technology…
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Cong’s balancing act: Oppressed classes given lion’s share in Karnataka Cabinet
Bengaluru: After denying them a Dalit Deputy Chief Minister, the Congress has given the oppressed community a lion’s share in the Karnataka state Cabinet in the first list. Among the eight ministers…
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RBI withdraws Rs 2000 notes: Know India’s demonetisation history
The recent announcement by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to withdraw the Rs 2000 denomination notes, which were introduced following the 2016 demonetisation, has once again brought the spotlight on the…
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Indian-origin man convicted for cocaine, cannabis smuggling in UK
London: An Indian-origin man and four others have been convicted for conspiring to supply drugs worth millions of pounds from the Netherlands to the UK and Ireland, following a National Crime Agency…
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IPL 2023: Desperate Mumbai eye big win over Hyderabad to bolster playoffs chances
Mumbai: Five-time champions Mumbai Indians will be desperate for a victory by a big margin over wooden spooners Sunrisers Hyderabad here on Sunday, in what could also be their last outing in…
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Pakistan Cabinet backs military court trials
Islamabad: The Pakistan federal cabinet has approved decisions taken in a National Security Committee (NSC), wherein it was decided that the protesters who ransacked and vandalised military installations on May 9 would…
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Rs 2,000 note withdrawal to curb cash play in Lok Sabha polls
Chennai: With cash for votes gaining ground and to prevent money power having a play against the ruling BJP in the 2024 general elections, the Rs 2,000 denomination notes are being withdrawn…
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Indian student gets bail in alleged hit-and-run case in Australia
Melbourne: An 18-year-old Indian student has been granted bail by an Australian court after allegedly hitting three schoolboys at a crossing and driving away from the crash scene in Sydney, a media…
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Sameer Wankhede reaches CBI office in alleged extortion case
New Delhi: Sameer Wankhede, the former Mumbai Zonal Director of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), on Saturday reached the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) office in Mumbai to join the probe in…
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CM Pinarayi Vijayan vs top cop P.Vijayan: A battle in the offing
Thiruvananthapuram: On the second anniversary of the Pinarayi Vijayan government, a battle royal is on the cards between Vijayan and IG P.Vijayan, whose suspension came on Thursday night. P.Vijayan rose from working…
