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International Business Summit 2022 begins; to help Muslims understand the market better
Hyderabad: A concerted effort is on to provide a platform to minority-led businesses to grow and prosper in the country. A paradigm shift is sought to be brought about in the Muslim…
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Focus on customers, solve their problems immediately: Vaishnaw tells BSNL staff
New Delhi: Telecom minister Ashwani Vaishnaw on Friday asked BSNL staff to focus on customers and solve their problem immediately in order to help in turning around the fortunes of the loss-making…
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Dosa-Biryani ‘dosti’: Indian, Pakistani students bond over food in Dubai
Abu Dhabi: Which is more popular? Dosa or Biryani? Indian and Pakistani school students relished dosa-biryani spat as they discussed the culture, cuisine, education and technology of their respective countries in a…
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Salman Rushdie stabbed on stage in New York; rushed to hospital
Chautauqua: Salman Rushdie, the author whose writing led to death threats from Iran in the 1980s, was stabbed on stage on Friday as he was about to give a lecture in western…
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Tales of valour of soldiers to be included in school curriculum: Pradhan
New Delhi: The education ministry will work with the defence ministry to include tales of valour of India’s soldiers in the last 75 years into school curriculum and textbooks, Union Minister Dharmendra…
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Kumaon celebrates ‘stone-pelting’ festival, over 200 injured
Dehradun: Kumaon on Friday celebrated ‘Bagwal’ festival in which people hurl stones at each other in front of the Warahi Devi temple in Champawat district, injuring more than 200 persons. Thousands of…
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Nitish’s decision to form Mahagathbandhan govt ‘slap on BJP’s face: Tejashwi
New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s decision to form the Mahagathbandhan government was a “slap on the BJP’s face” and a similar coming together of Opposition parties will be replicated across…
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Guj: Rs 500 bribe found in answer sheet of class 12 student, debarred for a year
Ahmedabad: A Class 12 student has been debarred from appearing for the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) examinations for a year after he apparently tried to bribe the examiner…
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BJP appoints new bosses for Maharashtra, Mumbai
Mumbai: The Bharatiya Janata Party has appointed former ministers Chandrashekhar Bawankule and Ashish Shelar as chief of the party’s Maharashtra and Mumbai units, respectively, according to an announcement. Bawankule and Shelar, both…
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Man stabbed to death in full public view in Delhi
New Delhi: A 25-year-old man was stabbed to death in full public view in the national capital, the police said on Friday. The deceased, identified as Mayank Panwar, was a hotel management…
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Punjab to dedicate 100 Aam Aadmi Clinics on Aug 15
Chandigarh: The Punjab government on Friday announced to dedicate 100 Aam Aadmi Clinics to the people on Independence Day. The number has been increased for the first phase. This is the first…
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Himachal Assembly: Govt introduces more stringent version of state’s anti-conversion law
Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh government on Friday introduced a bill in the state assembly to enhance the punishment and add a specific mention of mass conversion in an existing law that forbids…
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SC junks plea challenging provision which allows use of EVMs
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday junked a plea challenging the constitutional validity of a provision of the Representation of the People Act, which is connected with the use of electronic…
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Flood surge continues across Godavari, Krishna rivers in AP
Amaravati: The first warning signal has been raised as floods in river Krishna crossed the four lakh cusecs mark at Prakasam Barrage in Vijayawada on Friday. In river Godavari at Sir Arthur…
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UP: Alleged Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist tasked to kill Nupur Sharma arrested
Lucknow: A Jaish-e-Muhammad terrorist tasked to kill suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma was arrested by the Anti-Terrorist Squad of Uttar Pradesh police. The accused has been identified as Muhammad Nadeem (25), a…
