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Cobweb delaying MGNREGA payment needs to be surgically cleared
New Delhi: A Parliamentary standing committee in its report on MGNREG Act observed that the bureaucratic cobweb surrounding the factors for delay in payment need to be surgically cleared off. The Parliamentary…
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Issue of participation at Centre a reason for leaving BJP: Nitish
Patna: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar slammed the Narendra Modi government on Friday and said that the issue of equal participation at the Centre was one of the reasons for separation with…
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Son kills widowed mother on suspicion of illicit relationship
Gurugram: A 20-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly killing his widowed mother in Garhi village of Gurugram as he suspected her of having an illicit relationship, the police said on Friday.…
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Hyderabad: MANUU students hold Tiranga Yatra at Charminar
Hyderabad: The NCC sub-unit of Telangana state at Maulana Azad National Urdu University Arty Bty along with NSS Cell organized a Tiranga Yatra at the historic Charminar on Friday morning. The objective…
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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…
