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Bangalore: Civic body to offer tuitions for poor kids from Aug 15
Bengaluru: The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) will launch a new project under which it will provide tuitions to poor children studying in the third and fifth standards from August 15 in coordination…
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In a first, housing scheme proposed for transgender community in Maharashtra
Pune: The Social Welfare Department of the Maharashtra government has proposed an affordable housing scheme for the transgender community, a senior official said. Transgender persons often find it difficult to buy or…
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With eye on 2024 polls, BJP plans to expand base among Pasmanda Muslims, Yadavs
Lucknow: The BJP has planned to expand its base among the Yadavs, Jatavs and Pasmanda Muslims as part of its strategy to win all 80 Lok Sabha seats in the 2024 general…
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Battle for Bangalore: BJP, Congress fight it out, AAP exudes confidence
Bengaluru: The political parties in Karnataka have drawn their swords for the battle of Bengaluru. After the intervention of the Supreme Court, decks have been cleared for conducting elections for the 243 wards…
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Envoys warn compromises needed in Iran nuke talks
Vienna: Diplomats involved in talks to salvage the stalled Iran nuclear deal in Vienna warned against too many demands being made and not enough compromises. Iran’s Foreign Minister Hussein Amir Abdollahian said…
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World’s first “synthetic embryo”: why this research is more important than you think
Melbourne: In what’s reported as a world-first achievement, biologists have grown mouse embryo models in the lab without the need for fertilised eggs, embryos, or even a mouse using only stem cells…
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Munugode Assembly bypoll to show which way Telangana 2023 is headed
Hyderabad: With a likely three-cornered contest, the by-election to Munugode Assembly seat may indicate the direction in which the wind is blowing in Telangana ahead of the Assembly elections scheduled next year.…
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US: Senate Democrats clear first hurdle on healthcare, climate bills
Washington: US Senate Democrats advanced their long-delayed health care, tax and climate bill following months of uncertainty over whether the major legislation could be passed before the November mid-term elections. The Senate voted…
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SSLV suffers ‘data loss’ at terminal stage: ISRO
Sriharikota: ISRO Chairman S Somanath on Sunday informed the space agency’s maiden Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) suffered “data loss” at the terminal stage, although three stages “performed and separated,” and said…
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Telangana: HC directs SCR to pay overtime allowance to AC mechanics
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has clearly stated to Sanjeev Kishore, General Manager of South Central Railway, and other officials to “compliance with this court’s order that the AC Coach Mechanics (ACCMs)…
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Ten lakh new pensions in Telangana from August 15: KCR
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Sunday announced that the state government will provide 10 lakh new pensions to everyone who is aged 57 from August 15. Currently, 36 lakh…
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Mobile internet suspended for 5 days in Manipur amid protests
Imphal: Mobile internet services have been suspended for five days across Manipur, as per an official order. According to the order issued by Special Secretary (Home) H Gyan Prakash on Saturday, some…
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Telangana: Congress spokesperson Dasoju Sravan joins BJP
Hyderabad: Senior politician Dasoju Sravan, who made an announcement to quit the Congress on Friday, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday. He met with State BJP incharge Tarun Chug along…
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Three dead in bomb blast on second day of attacks in Kabul
Kabul: Three persons were killed and seven others were injured in a blast in Kabul’s Pol-e-Sukhta area on Saturday evening, according to Mawlawi Zabihullah, commander of PD6 in Kabul, media reports said. Reports…
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AP: ISRO to launch its new SSLV rocket from Sriharikota
Sriharikota: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Sunday will launch its first new rocket the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota.…
