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Plus-size model says Qatar Airways didn’t let her fly ‘for being too fat for her seat’
A Brazilian plus-size model of Lebanese origin was prevented from boarding a Qatar Airways flight allegedly because she was “too fat”, as she could not sit in the economy class seat. 38-year-old…
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Andhra working to transform education sector: Jagan
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy said on Wednesday that his government is striving hard to transform the education sector by implementing various schemes. He said the YSR Congress…
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Indian-origin doc slams ‘racist joke’ at British Curry Awards
London: British Indian TV presenter Dr Ranj Singh slammed a ‘racist joke’ by a ‘white guest presenter’ at the recent 2022 British Curry Awards, even as Indians went on to become the…
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Will India benefit from Netanyahu’s return as Israel’s Prime Minister?
New Delhi: The re-election of Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel’s recent elections has gladdened many Indians. Ignoring Israel’s domestic policies, there have been breathless discussions on mostly external factors that may have given…
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Telangana: Kavitha, Sharmila trade barbs on Twitter
Hyderabad: YSR Telangana Rashtra Samithi (YSRTP) leader Y.S. Sharmila and Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) legislator K. Kavitha were locked in a war of words over Twitter a day after the former’s arrest…
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Tesla wins case against Chinese news outlet for publishing fake news
Hong Kong: Tesla has won a lawsuit against a Chinese news outlet that published a false article in 2020 in which it called Giga Shanghai “a modern-day sweatshop”, the media reported. The…
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Arijit Singh to headline concert at Coca-Cola Arena Dubai
Abu Dhabi: Bollywood singer Arijit Singh, is all set to perform a live concert in Dubai on January 20, 2023. The singer will grace the Coca-Cola Arena stage at 7 pm UAE time (8:30…
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Fresh row as Maha minister compares CM Shinde with Chhatrapati Shivaji
Satara: A fresh row erupted in Maharashtra politics after a Bharatiya Janata Party minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha compared Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s escape from Agra Fort in 1666 from Mughal clutches with the…
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Kerala govt decides to introduce Bill to replace Guv as Chancellor of varsities
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government on Wednesday decided to move a Bill in the legislative assembly, when it convenes from December 5, for replacing the Governor with eminent academicians as Chancellor of the…
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Hyderabad: 23-yr-old arrested for sexually assaulting former coworker
Hyderabad: A 20-year-old private employee filed a complaint with the Rajendranagar police, stating that her former coworker, 23, had sexually assaulted and abused her on the pretext of marriage. The accused, a…
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Shashi Tharoor, Hariprasad Chaurasia among others to take part in JLF 2023
New Delhi: Flute maestro Hariprasad Chaurasia, poet-lyricist Javed Akhtar, politician-author Shashi Tharoor, writer Akshaya Mukul, photographer Dayanita Singh, Pulitzer Prize winners Caroline Elkins and Siddhartha Mukherjee, among others will participate in the…
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Hyderabad: Golconda fort’s Sound & Light show resumed
Hyderabad: The sound and light show at Golconda Fort has been restarted by Telangana Tourism following a brief break. The son-et-lumière at the fort, one of the best sound and light displays…
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Career guidance to classes 11, 12 students crucial, counselling essential: Delhi HC
New Delhi: Stressing upon the importance of career guidance to students of classes 11 and 12, the Delhi High Court has said the authorities must ensure there is an appropriate system of…
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Queer lawyer requests CJI for gender-inclusive appearance slips in courts
New Delhi: A queer lawyer practising before the Supreme Court has written to the Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud with a request to modify the appearance slips in the Supreme…
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Court refuses bail to ex-Maha minister Nawab Malik in ED case
Mumbai: A special court here on Wednesday refused bail to former Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik in an alleged money laundering case linked to a land deal in which fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim and…