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Tamil Nadu: Three lakh students apply for engineering course
Chennai: Nearly three lakh students have enrolled for engineering admissions in Tamil Nadu and the AICTE is yet to approve counselling dates. Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions 2026 (TNEA 2026) is a complete…
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Hyderabad’s ‘birthday road’ goes viral, cakes cut on ‘dividers’
Hyderabad has found a new viral birthday spot, and it is not a cafe, farmhouse, lake view point or rooftop restaurant. It is a ‘road divider’. Yes, you read that right! A…
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Missing girl found safe after police scan footage from 948 CCTV cameras
Thane: The Mumbra police in Thane scanned footage from 948 CCTV cameras to trace a missing seven-year-old girl, who was later found safe in Badlapur and told investigators she had run away…
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Hyderabad man booked for misappropriating Rs 13.3 lakh
Hyderabad: An employee of a drone technology firm in Hyderabad was booked on Wednesday, June 3, booked for allegedly misappropriating funds worth Rs 13.3 lakh. The complainant, P Durga Sitaram, approached the…
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ED arrests Nowhera Shaik’s aide in Heera Group case in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Hyderabad Zonal Office, has arrested one Nazneen Ansari alias Abeeda in the case of Heera Group and others, involving defrauding investors. The Central agency said in…
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From 215 to 20 in a month: Collapse of Mamata’s political empire
Kolkata: For a politician who built her career on defiance, resilience and an instinctive understanding of Bengal’s political pulse, the past month — the one that marks the aftermath of the West…
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Three killed in ICU fire at hospital in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur
Muzaffarpur: At least three people were killed after a massive fire broke out in the ICU of a private hospital in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district early Thursday, June 4, a senior official said.…
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From ‘accidental’ meeting to Assembly coup: How TMC split
An “accidental” meeting in Delhi, a signature-forgery controversy, simmering resentment over the influence of TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee and a succession battle – developments that unfolded with breathtaking speed over just 13…
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Water contamination sickens 50 in nine Ahmedabad societies
Ahmedabad: Fifty residents of Ahmedabad’s Ghatlodia area fell ill with symptoms of diarrhoea and vomiting, of whom 11 were hospitalised, after contaminated water from a drainage system entered a drinking water pipeline,…
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Hariprasad appointed KPCC chief as Congress begins organisational reset
Bengaluru: Within hours of the swearing-in of the new Karnataka government led by Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, the Congress high command unveiled another key appointment by naming BK Hariprasad as the new…
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Buffalo named ‘Donald Trump’ draws crowds at Bangladesh zoo
With his shock of golden hair and trim 700-kg build, Donald Trump has been drawing crowds from across Bangladesh since he arrived at the national zoo last week. The rare albino buffalo…
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Five countries elected non-permanent members to UN Security Council
United Nations: Austria, Kyrgyzstan, Portugal, Trinidad and Tobago, and Zimbabwe were elected non-permanent members of the UN Security Council on Wednesday, June 3, for a two-year term. The election marked the first…
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WHO chief says Ebola response in DR Congo catching up
Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) said at a press conference in Geneva that with concerted efforts and coordination, the response to the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the…
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CM DK Shivakumar announces OC exemption for houses up to 2,500 sq ft
Bengaluru: In a major relief for homeowners across Karnataka, Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has announced a one-time exemption from Occupancy Certificate (OC) requirements for residential buildings measuring up to 2,500 square feet.…
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Stagger Friday prayers to reduce inconvenience, says Najeeb Jung
New Delhi: Former Delhi lieutenant governor Najeeb Jung on Wednesday, June 3, called for “demystifying” mosques and said Friday prayers can be staggered if they cause inconvenience to others. He also stressed…
