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Shipping containers to be used as voting booths in Turkey’s earthquake zone
Istanbul: With many public buildings still damaged across Turkey’s 11 southern provinces following devastating twin earthquakes on February 6, special containers have been set up to facilitate voting on Sunday’s presidential elections.…
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National Education Policy inspired by Gurudev’s philosophy: Amit Shah
Kolkata: The National Education Policy (NEP) introduced by the Narendra Modi-led Union government was inspired by the thoughts and philosophy of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday.…
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Foxconn buys large tract of land near Bengaluru, BJP cheerful
Bengaluru: Foxconn, the world’s biggest contract electronics manufacturer and assembler of iPhones, has bought a huge tract of land on the outskirts of Bengaluru. The key Apple supplier has stated this in…
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All Cong candidates in Karnataka sign ‘pledge’ to deliver on party’s ‘5 guarantees’
New Delhi: A day before Karnataka goes to the polls, all Congress candidates signed a “solemn pledge” on Tuesday to deliver on the “five guarantees” promised by the party to the people…
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Don’t promote use of electronic cigarettes, I&B Ministry tells media
New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Tuesday highlighted the violation of provisions of promoting electronic cigarettes during a business summit here and asked the media to ensure that…
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40 school constituencies visit Telangana Secretariat
Hyderabad: As part of WhatIsMyGoal’s under-18 elections, election officers from 40 school constituencies (schools) visited the Telangana Secretariat. Students from top schools such as Silver Oaks International, Birla Open Minds International, The Gaudium,…
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Threat calls to minister Gadkari: NIA team arrives in Nagpur for investigation
Nagpur: A team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrived in Nagpur on Tuesday to conduct a probe into threatening phone calls made to Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, a police official…
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Israel conveys willingness to partner with India in advanced technologies
New Delhi: Israel has conveyed its willingness to partner with India in advanced technologies. India has also expressed its interest for Indo-Israel bilateral corporation, and sought increased investments by Israeli companies in…
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Manipur in flames due to failure of ‘double engine’ BJP govts of state, Centre: Cong
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday blamed the “double engine government” of the BJP at the Centre as well as in Manipur for allegedly failing to prevent the ethnic violence in the…
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The Kerala Story: Giriraj Singh urges Nitish Kumar to declare film tax-free in Bihar
Patna: Union Minister Giriraj Singh Tuesday urged Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to declare the film ‘The Kerala Story’ tax-free in Bihar. The film, directed by Sudipto Sen, has been declared tax-free in…
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‘We felt scared, but college campus was safe’: BTech students on return from Manipur
New Delhi: Haryana native Sewak Ram, pursuing BTech at a leading engineering college in Imphal, heaved a sigh of relief after landing in Delhi from violence-hit Manipur on Tuesday. “We felt scared,…
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BJP committee blames lack of security for Sambalpur violence
New Delhi: A BJP probe committee, which visited Odisha to look into the communal violence on the eve of Hanuman Jayanti in Sambalpur last month, has blamed “lack” of security arrangements and…
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Repetition of Nakba? Israel calls tenders for new west bank settlement units
Amid the rising death tolls of Palestinians after Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip, Israeli authorities have invited tenders for work on more than 1,000 new housing projects in the occupied…
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Heavy rains continue to lash Karnataka, one killed by lightning
Bengaluru: Heavy rains continued to lash poll-bound Karnataka on Tuesday, leaving one man dead in Belagavi district. The rains came as the state is all set to go for polls on Wednesday…
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Israeli strikes kill 13 in Gaza strip; many civilians among dead
Israel’s air strike killed 13 Palestinian civilians including three top commanders of the militant group Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip. The strikes took place in the wee hours of Tuesday when…
