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UP: Irked over relationship, man gives contract to kill minor daughter; 3 held
Meerut: Harbouring a grudge over his daughter not severing ties with her lover, a man in this Uttar Pradesh district allegedly gave a contract to kill her to a ward boy of a…
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Telangana: Gov Tamilisai visits IIIT Basara, supports students’ demands
Hyderabad: Governor of Telangana Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan on Sunday met with students and professors of IIIT Basara at the campus in Nirmal district. Students of Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge and Technologies…
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Restrictions in Srinagar city areas to thwart Muharram processions
Srinagar: Authorities on Sunday imposed curfew-like restrictions in the city to prevent members of the Shia community from taking out Muharram processions to mark the eighth day of the 10-day mourning period,…
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Bhatlapenumarru: A small AP village remembers its son who designed the national flag
Bhatlapenumarru: Even the history books do not have much on Bhatlapenumarru, a tiny village amid lush green fields in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh, though it was where a national legend, Pingali…
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Eknath Shinde in Delhi, may discuss Maharashtra cabinet expansion with BJP
New Delhi: Amid discussions about cabinet expansion in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde is in the national capital where he will attend the NITI Aayog meeting on Sunday. After reaching Delhi on Saturday,…
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Rocket alert in Jerusalem, with residents reporting explosions
Jerusalem: For the first time since the beginning of the Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip, there was also a rocket alarm in Jerusalem on Sunday. According to military reports, warning…
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Ahead of Gujarat polls, Kejriwal promises sops for tribals
Vadodara: Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday promised implementation of the Constitution’s Fifth Schedule and the Panchayat (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act in tribal regions of Gujarat if the…
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Militant outfits call for I-Day boycott in 5 NE states
Guwahati: Banned militant outfits United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) and a Yung Aug-led faction of the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagalim (Khaplang) have called for a ‘total boycott’ of the celebrations…
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MP: Local youth to ensure peace during festive season in Shajapur
Bhopal: To ensure that upcoming festivals are celebrated in a peaceful atmosphere, maintaining harmony between the communities (Hindu-Muslim), Madhya Pradesh’s Shajapur district police have come up with an initiative to involve local residents…
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Hyderabad: Chided by parents for being unemployed; man dies by suicide
Hyderabad: In an incident reported from Pahadisharif, a man allegedly died by suicide after being chided by his parent for being unemployed. The deceased identified as 26-year-old P.Pavan Kumar was a resident…
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Kolkata: After last night firing, security beefed up at the museum
Kolkata: Security was heightened at the Indian Museum in Kolkata on Sunday after a CISF personnel killed a colleague and injured an assistant commandant of the force in indiscriminate firing. CISF head constable…
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Climate change making prediction difficult for weather agencies across world: IMD DG
New Delhi: Climate change has hampered the ability of the forecasting agencies to accurately predict severe events and weather bureaus across the world are focusing on augmenting the observational network density and…
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Telangana govt sanctions funds for establishment of eight medical colleges
Hyderabad: Telangana government on Saturday sanctioned funds for the establishment of eight medical colleges in the state. A fund of Rs. 1, 479 crores has been sanctioned for both the establishment of…
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Bangalore: Civic body to offer tuitions for poor kids from Aug 15
Bengaluru: The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) will launch a new project under which it will provide tuitions to poor children studying in the third and fifth standards from August 15 in coordination…
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In a first, housing scheme proposed for transgender community in Maharashtra
Pune: The Social Welfare Department of the Maharashtra government has proposed an affordable housing scheme for the transgender community, a senior official said. Transgender persons often find it difficult to buy or…
