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Pakistan finance minister warns of default if fuel subsidies not abolished
Islamabad: Pakistan will default if the government does not abolish the subsidies on petroleum products, Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has said, warning that the cash-strapped country’s economy could be in a similar…
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Air pollution reducing life expectancy by 5 yrs in India: Report
New Delhi: Air pollution is the greatest threat to human health in India and the average Indian resident is set to lose five years of life expectancy if the WHO guidelines are…
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IPL Media Rights: Disney-Star bags TV deal for Rs 23,575 cr
Mumbai: Two different broadcasters won the TV (package A) and digital rights (package B) for the Indian subcontinent in the e-auction of the media rights for the Indian Premier League (IPL) cycle…
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Sidhu Moosewala murder: Two associates of Lawrence Bishnoi, Goldy Brar arrested
Chandigarh: In a major breakthrough, Punjab Police on Tuesday arrested two members, each belonging to the Lawrance Bishnoi gang and Canada-based gangster Goldy Brar. SSP Mohali, Vivek Sheel Soni said, the two accused…
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Congress likely to attend Oppn meet called by Mamata Banerjee
New Delhi: The Congress is likely to attend the meeting of political parties convened by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday for deliberations over a joint opposition candidate for the…
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Dubai’s book-shaped library opens to the public on June 16
The spectacular Dirhams one-billion book-shaped Mohammed Bin Rashid Library (MBRL) has been inaugurated by UAE Vice-President on Monday evening. However, the cultural destination will be open to the public on Thursday, June…
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Telangana BJP chief served notice for derogatory skit on KCR, 3 others arrested
Hyderabad: The Rachakonda police on Tuesday arrested two Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders for enacting a derogatory skit on chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao (KCR). The arrested BJP leaders are Daruvu Yellanna…
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UN chief: Governments’ inaction on climate is ‘dangerous’
Berlin: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Tuesday of a dangerous disconnect between what scientists and citizens are demanding to curb climate change, and what governments are actually doing about it. Guterres said…
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UP: Bulldozed house of activist Mohammad Javed was owned by his wife
It has been more than 24 hours since the demolition of activist Javed Mohammad’s house. Piles of rubble and debris rest in the place where once stood a two-storey building. Javed Mohammad,…
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Video: Congress’s Srinivas BV forced into bus by Delhi police
Youth Congress president Srinivas BV was carried away by several police personnel and shoved onto a bus full of jailed Congress activists. He can be seen resisting attempts to remove him from…
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Telangana: Congress protests for 2nd day against ED summons to Rahul
Hyderabad: Telangana party leaders staged a sit-in protest in front of the ED office in Basheerbagh, Hyderabad, as part of a national protest call after Congress MP Rahul Gandhi appeared before the…
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UP man arrested for objectionable post on Prophet Mohammad
Ballia: A 25-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly uploading an objectionable post on Prophet Mohammad on social media, a police official said. Bajrang Singh Rajput, a resident of Kureji village…
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Prophet row: Ex-judges, lawyers urge CJI to stop UP govt’s illegal action
Amidst a ‘deteriorating law and order’ condition in Uttar Pradesh following protests on Friday, advocates, former high court judges, and Supreme Court judges have demanded suo-moto cognizance of the ‘illegal’ activities of…
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Hyderabad: Ganja laden Innova rams truck, 300 kg drug seized
Hyderabad: A car used for smuggling ganja from Andhra Pradesh to Uttar Pradesh on Monday collided with a truck at Outer Ring Road (ORR) in the city. The police seized 300 kgs…
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TN: Inter-caste couple murdered by woman’s relatives, two held
A young couple was hacked to death on June 13 by the woman’s relatives in Thulukkaveli village of Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu. The deceased, 23 year old Saranya and her 28 year old…
