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Upcoming festivals of January 2023
New Delhi: The regional festivals and fairs serve as windows into the rich culture, legacy, history, and art of a certain area. These happy and colourful days transport you back in time…
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Telangana: Electricity consumers to get tariff ‘shocks’ every month
Hyderabad: The Central Electricity Department has directed the Electricity Commission to prepare a new formula to increase the financial burden on the consumers for the fuel used in electricity production and electricity…
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Nearly 125000 US student visas issued to Indians in 2022: Price
Washington: United States embassy and consulates in India have broken their record as nearly, 1,25,000 student visas were issued in the fiscal year 2022, State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said in a…
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TJS to hold dharna demanding Krishna waters to Telangana on Jan 10
Hyderabad: Telangana Jana Samithi (TJS) party has decided to hold a dharna demanding complete share to Telangana State in Krishna river waters. Speaking to media persons, TJS founder-president Prof. Kodandaram said they…
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Divorced Muslim woman entitled to alimony for remainder of life: Allahabad HC
Prayagraj: In a landmark ruling, the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday said a Muslim woman has the right to receive maintenance from her divorced husband not just till the completion of the…
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UN assures crisis-hit Sri Lanka with financial, technical support
Colombo: UN Assistant Secretary-General and United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific Kanni Wignaraja has assured Sri Lanka with UN’s financial and technical support as the South…
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Poland buys more battle tanks from US
Warsaw: The Polish government signed a $ 1.4 billion deal to buy 116 battle tanks from the US. The US Department of State in December 2022 approved the sale of the M1A1…
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24-year-old resident doctor dies by suicide in Bhopal
Bhopal: A 24-year-old post-graduate resident doctor working at Bhopal’s Hamidia Hospital, allegedly committed suicide by injecting some suspicious chemical into her body. The police claimed to have recovered a suicide note, in…
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Ukraine’s budget deficit reaches $24.9 bn in 2022
Kiev: Ukraine’s annual budget deficit reached an estimated 911.1 billion hryvnias (about $24.9 billion) in 2022, the country’s Finance Ministry has said. The revenues of the general fund of Ukraine’s budget reached…
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Sri Lankan election commission ready for local elections
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Election Commission has said that applications for postal voting from eligible voters for the 2023 local elections would be accepted on January 5-23. Chairman of the Election Commission Nimal…
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AAP takes out candle march at Jantar Mantar seeking justice for Anjali
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday night took out a candle march at Jantar Mantar seeking justice for Anjali, the 20-year-old woman who met a painful end after being…
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Iran releases actress Taraneh Alidoosti after 18 days in custody
Tehran: Iranian authorities on Wednesday released prominent Iranian actress, Taraneh Alidoosti, 18 days after she was detained over her support for the protest movement. 38-year-old Taraneh Alidoosti, star of Asghar Farhadi’s Oscar-winning…
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Media notices my T-shirt, but ignores poor farmers, labourers in torn clothes: Rahul
Baghpat: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said his being in a T-shirt during the Bharat Jodo Yatra was not the real issue, while slamming media for “not noticing” people in torn…
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Level of Oppn unity will determine 2024 poll results: Akhilesh Yadav
New Delhi: Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday stressed that the level of unity between various opposition parties will determine the outcome of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Calling for opposition…
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Elgar accused Gonsalves seeks discharge from case
Mumbai: Activist Vernon Gonsalves on Wednesday sought discharge in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case and cited a report by a US digital forensics company to cast doubt on the veracity of the…
