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Hijab ban: SC refuses to list for urgent hearing PIL seeking common dress code
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to accord urgent hearing to a PIL which seeks a direction to the Centre and states to implement a common dress code for staffers…
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Maharashtra govt to reduce VAT on petrol, diesel by Rs 5 and Rs 3
Mumbai: Maharashtra government has decided to reduce value-added tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel by Rs 5 and Rs 3 per litre respectively, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said here on Thursday. Shinde…
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Hyderabad: Cancelled ration cards from 2016 to be reverified
Hyderabad: The district civil supplies office in the city will be reverifying around 1 lakh 63 thousand ration cards which they had rejected between 2016 and 2022. Tanuja, the Hyderabad district civil…
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BJP-RSS meet in Bengaluru likely to discuss strategy for Assembly polls
Bengaluru: Senior BJP and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leaders are gathering for a two-day ‘Chintan-Manthan Baithak’ here on Thursday to strategise for the upcoming Assembly elections in the state. The event will…
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Rains to continue in Karnataka, memorials at UNESCO heritage site Hampi inundated
Bengaluru: The Indian Meteorological Department has predicted rains for another two days across Karnataka. Coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada, Uttara Kannada and Udupi, that suffered heavy losses due to incessant rains, have…
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Sri Lankan protesters to hand back President’s house, other occupied buildings
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s anti-government protesters have decided to hand back the President’s house and other public buildings which they have been occupying. The protesters, who had occupied the entrance to the President’s…
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BJP MP’s remarks rekindle Idgah Maidan row in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: P.C. Mohan, the BJP MP from Bengaluru Central, rekindled the Idgah Maidan row on Thursday when he said that no permission is needed from anyone to celebrate Hindu festivals in the…
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TS POLYCET 2022 results declared
Hyderabad: The Telangana State Polytechnic Common Entrance Test (TS POLYCET) 2022 results were declared on Wednesday. A total of 1,04,362 students appeared the exam, in which 79,038 (75.73%) candidates in MPC and…
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India’s policies in Kashmir could have “potentially catastrophic consequences”: Pak minister
United Nations: While admitting to a “fragile” food situation in his country, Pakistan’s Planning and Development Minister Ahsan Iqbal has thrown a warning that India’s policies in Kashmir could have “potentially catastrophic…
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Telangana energy minister assures uninterrupted power supply
Hyderabad: Telangana energy minister G Jagadish Reddy has reiterated that the uninterrupted power supply can be continued to all segments despite the State receiving heavy rains. Following the interruption of power supply…
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Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa departs for Singapore
Colombo: Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who reached the Maldivian Capital Male following raging protests in Sri Lanka, departed for Singapore today. Rajapaksa left the Maldives and is on his way to Singapore on a…
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Hungarian govt declares state of energy emergency
Budapest: The Hungarian government declared a state of energy emergency and adopted a 7-point plan on energy security, with special focus on the supply security of Hungarian families, Gergely Gulyas, the head…
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UN Deputy Chief commends India localising development monitoring
United Nations: Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has commended India’s efforts to localise the monitoring of progress in implementing the UN’s sustainable development goals (SDGs). In her message to a session on the…
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SP leader Azam Khan to sue UP govt for sealing university
Samajwadi Party senior Azam Khan alleged that despite Supreme Court’s interim stay on the sealing of Mohammad Ali Jauhar University, the Yogi-led state government went ahead with the action. Protesting the move,…
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UAE ranks 1st in Gulf, 6th globally as best destination for expats
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been ranked first amongst Gulf countries and sixth globally out of 59 destinations in the list of best countries to live and work in, said a new survey by global…
