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Andhra takes up installing meters to agricultural pump sets
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government is installing meters to agricultural pump sets in the state, claiming that the move is to ensure a transparent system for the benefits of farmers. Officials informed…
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Cabinet approves one time grant of Rs 22,000 cr to oil marketing companies
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a Rs 22,000 crore one time grant to public sector oil marketing companies (OMCs) to help recover losses borne by them on domestic LPG.…
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Saudi Arabia to open region’s first-ever carbon-neutral airport
Riyadh: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s The Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC) has signed a 1 billion Saudi Riyals agreement to appoint Daa International as the operator of the upcoming Red Sea International…
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Saudi Arabia: 410 kgs of cotton used in Kiswah (Ghilaf-e-Kaaba)
Riyadh: The weight of the cotton used in the Kiswah (Ghilaf-e-Kaaba), the cloth that drapes the Kaaba, is 410 kilograms, and the total weight of the covering of the Kaaba is 1,300…
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India-UK trade deal on ‘verge of collapse’ over visa comments: Report
London: The India-UK free trade agreement (FTA) is reportedly on the verge of collapse after the Indian government was angered by comments made by UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman questioning action over…
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Mahsa Amini’s family receives death threats from Iran govt, claims cousin
Tehran: The family of Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old Iranian woman who died while in the custody of the morality police said that they had received death threats and warnings not to participate…
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Hyderabad: Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar meets protesting VRAs
Hyderabad: After several weeks of protests, the village revenue assistants (VRAs) in Telangana met with Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar at BRKR Bhavan in the city. Kumar assured the VRAs that the government…
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Raj BJP forms committee to decide on ex-BJP leader’s ‘ghar wapsi’
Jaipur: Rajasthan BJP has formed a committee to take a decision over former BJP leaders’ ‘ghar wapsi’ (homecoming) to the party after former party leader Devi Singh Bhati triggered a controversy by…
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Depression, work and hope: Teesta Setalvad talks about her time in jail
Indian civil rights activist and journalist Teesta Setalvad who was released on bail on September 3, revealed that the Gujarat anti-terrorist squad who had come to arrest her, illegally, on June 23,…
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DU issues academic calendar for Semester 1 students, classes from Nov 2
New Delhi: The Delhi University (DU) issued an academic calendar for the first semester students on Wednesday announcing that the classes will begin on November 2 with a four-day break between the…
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Congress will not allow rampant privatisation of PSUs: Rahul Gandhi
Chitradurga: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said he doesn’t agree with “rampant privatisation” of government assets and that the party would not allow the privatisation of public sector units (PSUs) if…
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Nitish slams Amit Shah, says ‘he has no knowledge of our country’s history’
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has slammed Union Home Minister Amit Shah and said that the latter has been in politics only for the last few years, therefore he does not…
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Internal elections strengthen a party: Shashi Tharoor
Ahmedabad: Congress presidential candidate Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday said that he strongly believes that internal elections within the party makes the party strong, and that a strong Congress will make the country…
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KCR inspects construction work of TRS office in Delhi
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Wednesday inspected the construction of his Telangana Rashtra Samithi’s (TRS) office in New Delhi. A week after the TRS decided to go national by…
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India still paying price for Nehru’s follies: Rijiju to Cong
New Delhi: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday hit back at the Congress for criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his veiled attack on Jawaharlal Nehru on the Kashmir issue, saying India…
