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Swiggy lays off 380 employees as food delivery growth slows
New Delhi: Online food delivery platform Swiggy on Friday confirmed that the company is laying off 380 employees as food delivery growth slows. “The growth rate for food delivery has slowed down…
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‘Saudi Idol’ season 1 begins; 14 of 27 contestants qualify
Riyadh: The Saudi version of the international reality music competition series “Idol” kicked off its first episode of live shows as part of its first season, which began on Wednesday, January 18.…
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SC’s 5-judge bench to hear pleas against polygamy, nikah halala
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said that it will set up a five-judge Constitution bench to hear pleas challenging the constitutional validity of polygamy and ‘nikah halala’ practice among Muslims.…
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Job cuts deepen at chip-maker Intel, set to be completed by Jan 31
San Francisco: Chip-maker Intel is making deeper job cuts that will hit at least hundreds of employees in the Bay Area and nearby places in the US, the media reported. According to…
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Kaali poster row: SC protects filmmaker Leena Manimekalai from arrest
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim protection from arrest to filmmaker Leena Manimekalai in multiple FIRs lodged against her for depicting Hindu goddess Kaali smoking a cigarette in a…
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Video: ‘Join BJP or bulldozer is ready…’: MP min tells Cong leaders
Guna: Madhya Pradesh minister Mahendra Singh Sisodia has sparked a controversy by reportedly asking Congress leaders to join the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party “or the bulldozer is ready”. The video of the…
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Putin views Pakistan as ‘key partner in South Asia’
Lahore: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has received a special message from Russian President Vladimir Putin, who views Islamabad as Moscows key partner in South Asia and the Islamic world, reiterating his…
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Barelvi cleric slams BBC documentary on 2002 Gujarat riots
Bareilly: Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi of Barelvi sect has strongly condemned the BBC story that talks about the poor condition of Muslims in India. The cleric said that India is treating Muslims very…
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Main accused in Karnataka industrialist suicide case arrested
Bengaluru: The main accused in the suicide case of a Karnataka industrialist in which senior BJP leader Arvind Limbavali is also implicated, has been arrested, police sources said on Friday. According to…
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Telangana HC stays probe on Nizamabad bar association president
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court stayed further investigation of the FIR booked by the Station House Officer (SHO), Nizamabad Rural on Thursday. A case was booked against the Nizamabad bar association president,…
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Bombay HC grants bail to Videocon chairman in ICICI loan fraud case
Mumbai: Videocon Group Chairman Venugopal Dhoot was granted bail by the Bombay High Court on Friday in the alleged loan fraud case related to ICICI Bank. Dhoot was arrested by the Central…
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Telangana: Over 1.6 lakh people screened on day 1 of Kanti Velugu
Hyderabad: A total of 1,60,471 people got their vision tested in 1500 camps across the state on the first day of the Kanti Velugu programme on Thursday. While 33,221 people were recognised…
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BJYM leader murder case: NIA declares Rs 5L reward against two PFI members
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has declared cash rewards of Rs 5 lakh each on two Popular Front of India (PFI) members wanted in the murder of BJP’s Yuva Morcha…
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88-year-old Punjab man wins Rs 5 cr lottery, turns rich overnight
Mohali: An 88-year-old man in Punjab’s Dera Bassi became a ‘crorepati’ overnight after winning a Rs 5 crore lottery. Mahant Dwarka Dass, a resident of Trivedi Camp in Derabassi won the Lohri…
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Home Minister appeals to Asaf Jah royals to settle in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The Telangana government has assured Princess Esra and Prince Azmat Ali Khan @ Azmath Jah of all possible support for a permanent stay in Hyderabad. On the occasion of the funeral…
