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Serum Institute of India restarts manufacturing of Covishield
New Delhi: Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla on Wednesday said it has restarted manufacturing of COVID-19 vaccine Covishield amid rising numbers of cases of the virus infection. He said…
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BJP seeks to woo ‘Pasmanda’ Muslims in UP by elevating Tariq Mansoor to council
New Delhi: The BJP is working to intensify its outreach to ‘Pasmanda’ Muslims and the recent nomination of academician Tariq Mansoor to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council could help the party in…
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Telangana: 2 MGNREGS female workers drown in Nalgonda
Hyderabad: Two female workers of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) drowned in an irrigation tank at Dhonipamula, Nalgonda district on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Chiluka Ramalingamma…
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2020 Delhi riots: Court acquits father-son duo of rioting, arson charges in 2 cases
New Delhi: A court here has acquitted a father-son duo of the charges of rioting and arson during the 2020 North East Delhi communal conflagration, saying there was no incriminating evidence against…
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‘Burj Khalifa’ like structure creates buzz in Hyderabad [Video]
Hyderabad: The city of Hyderabad is abuzz with excitement as Sania Mirza’s sister and entrepreneur Anam Mirza is hosting the second edition of her annual ‘Daawat-e-Ramzan’ expo. However, this year’s event has…
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Karnataka: BJP leader who called hijabi students ‘terrorists’ gets ticket
Karnataka’s Udupi district MLA Raghupathi Bhat has been denied a ticket to contest in the upcoming state assembly elections on May 10 by his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Instead of him, Yashpal…
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Kolkata’s Mominpur clashes: Warrant against 7 absconding accused; NIA announces award
Kolkata: A special court of National Investigation Agency (NIA) probing the Ekbalpur-Mominpur clashes in Kolkata on October 9 last year on the occasion of ‘Lakshmi Puja’, issued a warrant against the seven…
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Turkey’s President Erdogan launches re-election campaign
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has launched his reelection campaign, with pledges to slash soaring inflation to single digits and boost economic growth. “We will reduce the inflation to single digits…
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British Pakistani group writes to UK PM Sunak over Braverman’s remarks
London: A British Pakistani diaspora group has written an open letter to UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, urging him to clarify the remarks of his Home Secretary Suella Braverman which, they say,…
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Telangana: 10 Transgenders employed by Amazon at Karimnagar’s job mela
Hyderabad: 10 transgenders bagged Amazon jobs at a job fair organised by the Karimnagar Police in the district on Tuesday. Officials stated that they were mostly employed as packing assistants with a…
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SC to hear plea challenging provision of Maternity Benefit Act
New Delhi: The Supreme Court agreed to hear on April 28 a plea challenging the Constitutional validity of a provision of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 which states that a woman who…
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Indian-origin man gets jailed for TikTok video targetting Dalits
London: A 68-year-old Indian-origin man has been sentenced to 18 months imprisonment by a UK court over a video he posted on social media found to be offensive to certain communities. Amrik…
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Hyderabad: Woman’s body found in plastic bag in Tukkuguda
Hyderabad: The body of an unidentified woman was found in a plastic bag in the Tukkuguda area on the outskirts of Hyderabad on Wednesday. The body was found under the limits of…
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BJP leader among 3 more arrested in Jamshedpur violence
Jamshedpur: Police arrested three more persons including a BJP leader in connection with the recent outbreak of violence over the reported desecration of a religious flag in Jamshedpur, an officer said on…
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Andhra’s Jagan is richest CM with a total assets of Rs 510 crore: ADR analysis
New Delhi: Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan Mohan Reddy is the richest with total assets of Rs 510 crore while his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee has the lowest of about Rs 15…
