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UP: No ‘band-baaja’ for ‘baraats’ after SC-mandated ban on high-decibel weddings
Lucknow: What is a ‘baraat’ without a ‘band’ or ‘baaja’? The grooms in this wedding season are being forced to cut out the band and the baaja from their baraat because demand…
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J-K can’t develop till people’s democratic rights are guaranteed: NC chief Farooq Abdullah
Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah has said the idea of all-round development of the people of Jammu and Kashmir will remain elusive until their basic democratic rights are guaranteed and respected.…
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Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu to take oath as Himachal CM today
Shimla: Risen from the ranks with no political dynasty but wide organisational experience, four-time Congress legislator Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, 58, who throughout his political career was not on the same page with…
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Cyclone ‘Mandous’ effect: 5 dead, thousands shifted to shelter homes
Chennai: With heavy rain pounding many parts of Tamil Nadu after Cyclone ‘Mandous’ touched the land, five people were left dead and 10,000 people were lodged in shelter homes. Tamil Nadu revenue…
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China, Arab states agree to strengthen cooperation during Xi Jinping’s visit
Riyadh: Leaders of China and the member states of the Arab League have agreed to strengthen cooperation and enhance the China-Arab strategic partnership, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry. On the afternoon…
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YS Sharmila arrested, shifted to Apollo Hospital in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Telangana YSRTP chief YS Sharmila, who is on a hunger strike, was arrested and shifted to the Apollo Hospital in Jubilee Hills late on Saturday night. Sharmila has been on a…
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Telangana cabinet gives nod to fill 7029 government jobs
Hyderabad: Telangana State cabinet headed by Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Saturday gave nod to fill 7029 jobs in various government departments. As per the details, the recruitment will be done…
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Nusrat Noor becomes first Muslim woman to top JPSC exam
Ranchi: Nusrat Noor bagged the first rank in the recently released result of the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) Examination of Medical Officers 2022. She made history by becoming the first Muslim…
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UP Congress to start state-level ‘Bharat Jodo Yatras’ on Sunday
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee (UPCC) will launch a state-level ‘Bharat Jodo Yatras’ from Sunday to mobilise cadres for party leader Rahul Gandhi’s yatra, which is scheduled to enter Uttar Pradesh…
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Google restores Gmail that went down for millions globally
New Delhi: Google finally restored Gmail service after it suffered a massive outage for millions of users globally, including in India, on Saturday. Gmail users complained about mails not being received. Both…
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Telangana Congress team: A mix of new and old
What would have been in the minds of those deciding on the new Telangana Congress Jumbo team? Can it be a strategy of adjusting anyone or everyone or is it more than…
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FIFA WC: Morocco stun Portugal 1-0, first African nation to qualify for semis
Al Thumama: Morocco scripted history on Saturday to become the first African nation to qualify for the last four of the World Cup after defeating Portugal 1-0 in the quarterfinal. The African…
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BJP to adopt Gujarat’s ‘divide and rule’ model in Telangana?
Hyderabad: Riding high on its stupendous victory in Gujarat Assembly polls, the Modi-led party has reportedly launched its foray into BRS-ruled Telangana. BJP has planned to swell the party in Telangana by…
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Indian-origin prof was ‘blacklisted’ on Twitter for Covid info: Report
New York: Jay Bhattacharya, an Indian-origin Stanford University professor, who had said that Covid lockdowns would harm children, was placed on a “Trends Blacklist”, internal Twitter documents have revealed The second installment…
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‘Hearing Odisha may go for early polls’: Dharmendra Pradhan
Bhubaneswar: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday claimed that assembly elections may be preponed in Odisha by 8-15 months and held next year. Pradhan, who hails from Odisha, made the surprising…
