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Hyderabad: KCR congratulates Nikhat Zareen for Arjuna award
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao expressed his happiness and congratulated boxer Nikhat Zareen for winning the prestigious Arjuna Award this year. In a statement released on Wednesday, the chief minister’s…
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Telangana: Jockey licensee Page Industries to invest Rs 290 Crore
Page Industries Limited, will be investing Rs 290 Crore in Telangana to set up two facilities. These two facilities will provide a total employment to 7000 locals. Page Industries is the exclusive…
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Calcutta HC reconstitutes SIT of CBI probing teachers recruitment scam
Kolkata: Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay of Calcutta High Court on Wednesday ordered the reconstitution of the special investigation team (SIT) of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probing the multi-crore teachers’ recruitment irregularities…
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DU plans to hike PhD thesis evaluation fees by over Rs 2,500
New Delhi: Delhi University plans to raise the fees for PhD thesis evaluation by over Rs 2,500 for all students, official documents showed. The thesis submission fee, which was earlier Rs 5,000…
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Qatar’s World Cup denounced for ‘washing’ country’s image
Doha: Qatar’s decision to launch itself into hosting the 2022 World Cup was a head-scratcher from the start. Why, some wondered, would a Middle Eastern kingdom with fewer than 3 million people…
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Modi, Sunak agree on ‘enduring importance’ of UK-India relations
Bali: The UK on Wednesday unveiled a new scheme offering 3,000 places annually to 18 to 30 year-old degree-educated Indian nationals to come to Britain to live and work for up to…
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BJP alleges recruitment scams by Nitish-Tejashwi government
Patna: Leader of Opposition in the Bihar assembly Vijay Kumar Sinha has alleged that a recruitment scam continues to thrive in every department of the state government. “Kosi range DIG Shivdeep Lande…
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Gautam Navlakha’s release delayed due to ‘safety concerns’ over house arrest premises
Mumbai: The release of activist Gautam Navlakha, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoists links case, was delayed yet again on Wednesday as the National Investigation Agency (NIA) raised safety concerns about premises…
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Bilawal Bhutto decries ‘national obsession’ over Army chief appointment
Karachi: Terming the gossip, debate and speculation over the upcoming appointment of the chief of army staff “unfortunate”, Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has warned that “the national obsession with this particular…
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G20 declaration underlines urgency to diversify energy systems
New Delhi: The G20’s Bali Declaration on Wednesday underlined the urgency to rapidly transform and diversify energy systems by accelerating and ensuring clean, sustainable and affordable energy transitions. Members of the grouping…
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Wearing masks not mandatory anymore in flights in India
New Delhi: Keeping in view the declining cases of COVID-19 in the country, the government on Wednesday removed mandatory requirement to wear masks on flights. The Ministry of Civil Aviation said that…
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Ahead of BMC polls, CM Shinde to inaugurate 51 health clinics in Mumbai
Mumbai: In what is billed as a major public health initiative, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde will inaugurate 51 Hindu HridaySamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Clinics on the lines of ‘mohalla’ (neighbourhood) dispensaries all…
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Sexual harassment redressal policy for Swiggy’s women delivery executives
New Delhi: On-demand convenience digital platform Swiggy on Wednesday said it has introduced a sexual harassment redressal policy for its women delivery executives, who are otherwise not covered under the ambit of…
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AP High Court asks CID to question Ponguru Narayana in Hyderabad
Amaravati: In a relief to senior TDP leader and former Andhra Pradesh minister Ponguru Narayana, the Andhra Pradesh High Court on Wednesday directed the CID that it may question him at his…
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FIR against Suvendu Adhikari for comments on female tribal minister
Kolkata: An FIR has been filed on Wednesday against the Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari for his alleged derogatory comments about Trinamool Congress legislator from Jhargram…
