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Punjab releases Rs 100 crore arrears of sugarcane farmers
Chandigarh: Fulfilling a promise, the Punjab government on Friday said it has released Rs 100 crore for pending payments of sugarcane growers. The amount was deposited in the accounts of the farmers.…
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Udaipur: Dalit man, ‘beaten’ by cops in custody, goes under medical examination
Jaipur: A medical board on Friday examined a Dalit man whose family members had accused the police of severely beating him during interrogation in a molestation case lodged by a woman in…
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HIV+ patients protest over shortage of drugs; Govt denies medicine scarcity
New Delhi: A group of people who are HIV positive have been protesting outside the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) office here for the past 20 days alleging shortage of certain antiretroviral…
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Johnson & Johnson to stop selling, making talc-based baby powder
London: Johnson & Johnson is to stop selling and making talc-based baby powder globally, two years after it ended sales in the US and Canada, the media reported. The healthcare firm has…
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Hyderabad: Two habitual burglars convicted under PD Act
Hyderabad: Two habitual burglars who were arrested on June 26 by the Rachakonda police commissionerate were convicted and sent to central jail on Thursday, under the Preventive Detention (PD) Act. The accused…
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Yemen torrential rains: 10 historic buildings collapse, 38 dead
Sanaa: Torrential rains in southwest Yemen and in the old city country’s capital, Sanaa, have caused flooding and collapsed 10 historical buildings, killing at least 38 people over the past two days,…
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Geo-tagging: The new attempt to Save Banyans of Chevella
Hyderabad: In its quest to save the majestic banyan trees of Chevella, a citizen’s group, the Nature Lovers of Hyderabad has been doing all they can through petitions, civic actions and representations.…
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Retail inflation eases to 6.71% in July as food prices soften
New Delhi: Retail inflation softened to 6.71 per cent in July, mainly on account of moderation in food prices, government data showed on Friday. In June, retail inflation was at 7.01 per…
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Karnataka: Inspired by film, man dies after immolating himself
Bengaluru: A man who had immolated himself for “salvation” as depicted in Telugu horror film ‘Arundhati’ succumbed to his burns at a government hospital here. Family sources said 23-year-old Renuka Prasad, a…
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Pakistan: Man from minority Ahmadi community stabbed to death
Lahore: A 62-year-old man belonging to the Ahmadi community was stabbed to death by a religious fanatic for refusing to praise a controversial cleric in Pakistan’s Punjab province on Friday, the latest…
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Telangana among states with lowest active public grievances
Hyderabad: Telangana is among the states with the lowest number of active grievances pending as of August 7, according to data by the Centralised Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS). Data…
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Palestinian prisoner Awawda moved to hospital as health deteriorates
The Israeli occupation forces on Thursday transferred the prisoner Khalil Awawda, on his 152nd of his hunger strike, to Asaf Harofeh hospital from Ramleh prison after a serious deterioration in his health…
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Amid speculations over Nitish’s PM ambitions, JDU to join anti-BJP front?
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday maintained that he had no prime ministerial ambitions but said he was looking forward to playing a positive role in forging opposition unity against…
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Palestinian death toll from Israel-Gaza fighting rises to 48
Gaza City: The Palestinian death toll from last weekend’s fighting between Israel and Gaza militants rose to 48 Thursday after an 11-year-old girl and a man died from wounds they suffered during…
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NIA makes ninth arrest in Kanhaiya Lal murder case
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency has arrested Muslim Khan, an alleged conspirator in the brutal killing of a tailor in Rajasthan’s Udaipur, making it the ninth arrest by the central agency…
