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Saudi Arabia: Private sector employees may get two-day weekend
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Human Resource and Social Development has brought up for discussion the feasibility of granting a two-day weekend to private sector employees. The private sector employees in the Kingdom…
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Stones hurled at Dalit man’s wedding venue in MP; 5 held
Rajgarh: A group of people allegedly threw stones at the wedding venue of a Dalit man in Madhya Pradesh’s Rajgarh district, following which the marriage procession was taken out under police protection, an…
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Telangana appeals for revival of CCI unit as Centre moves to auction assets
Hyderabad: Telangana’s Industry Minister K.T. Rama Rao on Tuesday appealed to the Centre to revive the Cement Corporation of India (CCI) unit in Adilabad even as the Centre has initiated steps to…
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I stick to my views, no regrets: Tirath Rawat on ‘ripped jeans’ remarks
Dehradun: Former Uttarakhand chief minister Tirath Singh Rawat has said he does not regret his remarks on ripped jeans, which had kicked up a storm last year, and his “views remain unchanged”.…
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Hate speech case: SC grants 3 months interim bail to Jitendra Tyagi on medical grounds
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted three months of interim bail to Jitendra Narayan Tyagi on medical grounds in connection with the Haridwar Dharma Sansad case involving alleged inflammatory speeches…
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Karnataka: Muslim leaders propose limiting use of loudspeakers for Azaan
Bengaluru: In a bid to calm the simmering unrest in Karnataka, Muslim community and religious leaders are urging people to postpone the use of loudspeakers while calling Azaan in mosques from 5 AM…
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Mayhem Studios to host India’s second-largest drone show in Delhi
Mumbai: Mumbai is set to witness the city’s largest drone show on Tuesday night (May 17) at the Mahalaxmi Race Course. The drone show, organised by Mayhem Studios, is set to reveal…
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SC collegium recommends Ujjal Bhuyan as Telangana chief justice
Hyderabad: The Supreme Court collegium has recommended Justice Ujjal Bhuyan for the position of chief justice (CJ) for the Telangana high court. The collegium recommended the current CJ of Telangana, Satish Chandra…
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PM Modi inaugurates India’s first 5G testbed
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated the country’s first 5G testbed to enable startups and industry players to test and validate their products locally and reduce dependence on foreign…
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Kerala: State transport’s low-floor buses to be turned into classrooms
Thiruvananthapuram: A considerable number of the loss-making state-run Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) buses in Kerala will not be scrapped as decided earlier, but turned into classrooms, State Transport Minister Antony Raju…
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Sri Lanka’s PM proposes selling off flag carrier
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s new Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has proposed selling off the state-owned SriLankan Airlines as part of efforts to stabilise the island nation’s finances amid the ongoing economic crisis. In…
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Air Conditioners installed at pilgrim camps for Haj 2022
The Kidana Company representing the Royal Commission of Makkah City and the Holy sites has installed air conditioners along with insulating machines in the pilgrim camps ahead of Haj 2022. The company,…
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Palestinian twins named Shireen and Jenin after slain journalist
A Palestinian citizen chose to name his twins, Shireen and Jenin, after the name of the Al-Jazeera correspondent, Shireen Abu Akleh, who lost her life with a bullet to her head during her…
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Omission of lesson on Bhagat Singh from Karnataka school textbook an insult: Kejriwal
New Delhi: Hitting out at the BJP government in Karnataka over reports about removal of a lesson on Bhagat Singh from a school textbook, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said…
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Mathura court agrees to hear plea for videography of Shahi Idgah
Mathura: After the Gyanvapi mosque survey in Varanasi, a local court in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura has agreed to hear a similar plea, seeking videography of the Shahi Idgah mosque that lies adjacent to…
