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Jeddah Tower completes 80 floors: Will it surpass Burj Khalifa?
Construction of the Jeddah Tower in Saudi Arabia is ongoing at rapid speed, with 80 floors nearly completed, as the world watches with bated breath on whether it will surpass the height…
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UP man kills parents, chops bodies, throws them into river; arrested
Jaunpur: Police have arrested a man for allegedly killing his elderly parents over family disputes and disposing of their dismembered bodies in the Gomti river here, officials said on Thursday. The incident…
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Nationwide barrier-free toll collection by 2026; FASTag annual pass gains traction
New Delhi: The government will implement barrier-free toll collection at all 1,050 toll plazas across the country by 2026 and about 40 lakh annual FASTag passes have been issued in four months…
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Telangana panchayat polls: Congress wins over 53pc of all Sarpanch posts
Hyderabad: Telangana’s ruling party Congress has bagged over 53 per cent of Sarpanch posts in the Gram Panchayat elections held in three phases. The party continued its dominance in the final phase…
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Not concerned about rupee at all: Economic Advisory Council to PM
New Delhi: Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) member Sanjeev Sanyal on Thursday said he is not concerned about the rupee at all, arguing that even China and Japan witnessed…
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Case filed against mall, organisers after actress Nidhhi Agerwal mobbed at event
Hyderabad: A case was registered here on Thursday, December 18, against the management of Lulu mall and the event organisers after actress Nidhhi Agerwal was allegedly mobbed by a crowd following the…
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Nitish Kumar niqab row: Health minister unaware of doctor’s refusal to join duty
Patna: Bihar Health Minister Mangal Pandey on Thursday said he was not aware of reports that Nusrat Parveen, whose niqab was pulled by CM Nitish Kumar while giving away appointment letters to…
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Karnataka Assembly passes hate speech bill amid strong opposition
Belagavi: Amid strong opposition, the Karnataka Assembly, on Thursday, passed the Hate Speech and Hate Crimes (Prevention) Bill, the first such law in the country. The Bill has a provision for a…
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Wanted to stop attacker: Indian-origin man who helped restrain Bondi shooter
Melbourne: A 34-year-old Indian-origin man who helped restrain one of the alleged shooters of the Bondi Beach attack in Australia said he wanted to help bring one of the assailants down and…
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LS passes G RAM G Bill through voice vote amid uproar, adjourned soon after
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Thursday, December 18, passed a controversial bill that seeks to replace the 20-year-old MGNREGA with a new initiative that guarantees rural jobs for 125 days every…
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Father, son killed after car crashes into hut at Mailardevpally
Hyderabad: A man and his son died in a road accident in Hyderabad’s Mailardevpally on Wednesday, December 17, after a car crashed into their hut when they were sleeping inside. The deceased…
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Telangana: Death toll in Medak steel factory accident rises to 2
Hyderabad: The death toll in Medak steel factory blast rose to two after another worked succumbed to his injuries on Thursday, December 18. The blast occurred at Agarwal Steel Company in Rangaipally…
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Rohingya man killed in Hyderabad, stabbed 19 times
Hyderabad: A 19 year old Rohingya man was stabbed to death allegedly by another Rohingya following a drunken brawl here, police said on Thursday. The victim was attacked by a knife by…
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TTD land transfer to Oberoi hotels biggest scam in temple history: YSRCP
Tirupati: Senior YSRCP and former TTD chairman leader B Karunakar Reddy has accused the NDA coalition government of “conspiring” to hand over highly valuable TTD land to luxury hotel group Oberoi under…
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RBI clears Paytm arm PPSL as payment aggregator for offline, cross-border transactions
New Delhi: Fintech firm One97 Communications on Thursday said its subsidiary Paytm Payments Services Limited (PPSL) has received authorisation from the Reserve Bank of India to operate as a Payment Aggregator for…
