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Millions of Lebanese at risk due to water crisis: UNICEF report
Beirut: The health of millions of people in Lebanon— is at risk due to a limited supply of safe water, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned. The water crisis, largely…
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Hyderabad: Last date to file application for NMMSS scholarship is Sept 30
Hyderabad: The office of the Director of Government Examination, Telangana, announced the last date for uploading applications for other National Means cum Merit Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS) for the year 2022-23 and renewals…
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Bharat Biotech chief exhorts students to be innovative, entrepreneurial
Hyderabad: Bharat Biotech chairman and managing director Krishna Ella on Saturday exhorted students to be innovative and entrepreneurial to create jobs for the country even as he highlighted India’s traditional knowledge. Ella,…
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Telangana creates 13 new mandals
Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Saturday decided to create 13 new mandals (blocks) in the state, saying the decision was taken as part of administrative reforms to make the administration more accessible…
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Arrested Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee hospitalised
Kolkata: West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee, who was arrested on Saturday by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with its probe into the alleged school jobs scam, was hospitalised in the evening…
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65% of women wearing hijab denied jobs in Netherlands, Spain and Germany
The state of controversy arose on the communication platforms, coinciding with the circulation of field research showing the extent to which veiled women are exposed to racism and discrimination when they apply…
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6 children rescued, 73 arrested from ‘brothel’ run by BJP leader in Meghalaya
Shillong: Six children were rescued and 73 people arrested from a “brothel” allegedly run by BJP’s Meghalaya vice-president Bernard N Marak in Tura on Saturday, a senior police officer said. Rimpu Bagan,…
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Telangana rains: KCR asks officials to stay on high alert
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao directed on Saturday that officials from the relevant departments not leave their work centres under any circumstances in order to protect the people during difficult…
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Karnataka reports 1,456 new COVID-19 cases
Bengaluru: Karnataka on Saturday reported 1,456 fresh COVID-19 cases taking the tally to 39,94,627, the State Health Department said. There were, however, zero fatalities in the state. The department in its daily…
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Thakur calls for introspection after CJI’s remarks on media
New Delhi: Information & Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday called for introspection by media houses of their functioning after Chief Justice of India N V Ramanna said kangaroo courts by media…
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Sri Lanka’s new govt under fresh pressure after assault on peaceful protesters
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s new government, much-dependent on aid to tide over its worst economic crisis, came under fresh pressure from the international community, human rights groups and the Opposition on Saturday as they…
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Telangana: Students suffer as govt schools lack basic infra, facilities
Hyderabad: The Telangana high court has given the TRS-led government a period of two months to improve the poor condition of government schools in the state. A bench chaired by Chief Justice Ujjal…
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Outgoing President Kovind asks parties to rise above partisan politics for people’s welfare
New Delhi: Outgoing President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday asked citizens to use Gandhian means to express opposition and pursue demands, and said parties should shun partisan politics to deliberate on what is…
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Kovind’s journey to Prez inspiring: LS Speaker Om Birla
New Delhi: Outgoing President Ram Nath Kovind’s journey from a small Uttar Pradesh village to India’s top constitutional post is a wonderful and inspiring achievement of the country’s democracy, Lok Sabha Speaker Om…
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WHO declares monkeypox a global emergency
Geneva: The World Health Organisation said the expanding monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries is an extraordinary situation that now qualifies as a global emergency, a declaration Saturday that could spur…
