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Indian Railways to provide training, IT solutions to Bangladesh Railway
New Delhi: The Indian Railways will provide training to the employees of the Bangladesh Railway as well as offer IT solutions for the computerisation of its passenger ticketing and freight operations, according…
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Congress cites audit to allege ration scam under MP CM’s watch
Bhopal: The opposition Congress on Tuesday cited the report of the Madhya Pradesh Accountant General (AG) to allege corruption in the poshan-aahar or supplementary nutrition scheme under the women and child development…
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Bihar political upheaval unlikely to have nationwide impact: Kishor
Sitamarhi: Political strategist-turned-activist Prashant Kishor on Monday asserted that the recent upheaval in Bihar, which stripped the BJP of power in a trice, was a “state-specific” phenomenon and unlikely to have nationwide…
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More than 4,000 drug smugglers nabbed in last two months: Punjab Police
Chandigarh: The Punjab Police on Tuesday said it has arrested more than 4,223 drug smugglers in the last two months under its ongoing anti-drug drive in the state. The police also recovered…
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Telangana: Govt teachers protest demanding transfer process completion
Hyderabad: Telangana Government teachers protested along with their children on Teachers day; that is on the 5th of September at the Directorate of School Education at Saifabad. The teachers along with their…
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Kerala parish does away with wooden coffins, starts using cotton shroud for burial
Alappuzha: A church in Kerala has stopped the time-honoured practice of using wooden coffins for burial in favour of eco-friendly cotton cloth. St George Church in Arthunkal near here under the Latin…
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RSS would rewrite freedom movement casting Gandhi aside, if they could: Bihar CM
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has slammed “the pretense” of the country’s 75th anniversary of independence, alleging that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, or RSS, would write a new version of the freedom…
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Centre likely to sign peace accord with Assam Adivasi militants in September: CM
Kokrajhar: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa on Tuesday said that the Centre is likely to sign a peace accord with militant organisations from the state’s Adivasi communities within September. Addressing a press…
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Gadkari to inaugurate conference Manthan in Bengaluru on Thursday
New Delhi: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday will inaugurate a three-day conference cum public Expo Manthan in Bengaluru to anchor discussions across multiple issues and opportunities in the infrastructure sector, according…
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More than 59,000 killed in accidents on Maha roads in less than five years
Mumbai: More than 59,000 people have died and 80,000 seriously injured in road accidents in Maharashtra in less than five years, the data released by the highway police revealed on Tuesday. The…
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Putin attends joint military drills with China, others
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday attended sweeping war games in his country’s far east involving troops from China and other nations, in a show of military muscle amid the tensions…
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Punjab not cooperating in resolving SYL canal dispute, Centre tells SC
New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court the Punjab government is “not cooperating” in resolving the decades-old Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal dispute between the state and Haryana. The apex…
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Dalai Lama congratulates new UK prime minister Dharamsala, HP
Dharamshala: The Dalai Lama on Tuesday congratulated Liz Truss, the United Kingdom’s newly elected Prime Minister, and hoped that country will continue to contribute to peace in an interdependent world. In his…
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British-era Patna SDO Office building in collectorate campus demolished
Patna: A British-era building used by the city’s sub-divisional officer (SDO) was on Tuesday demolished as the last of the landmarks that were part of the historic Patna Collectorate complex was consigned…
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India, Bangladesh ink first water sharing pact in 25 years; Hasina flags Teesta
New Delhi: India and Bangladesh on Tuesday signed interim water sharing agreement for the Kushiyara river, the first such pact since the signing of the Ganga water treaty in 1996. Bangladesh Prime…
