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Section 144 clamped in Bharatpur after clashes
Jaipur: The Rajasthan government imposed section 144 in the Bharatpur district on Wednesday, two days after a violent clash broke out between two communities. Area around the location where the violence erupted…
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Saudi Aramco surpasses Apple; is now world’s most valued company
Riyadh: The market value of Saudi Arabia’s Aramco, the world’s largest oil company, has surpassed the American company Apple, making the Saudi oil giant the world’s top-valued company. This came after the…
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Hyderabad: Man jumps from ninth floor of hospital, dies
Hyderabad: A 45-year-old man died by suicide by jumping from the ninth floor of Apollo Hospital, Banjara Hills, on Tuesday evening. The deceased – Dappu Narasimha – a native of Yeddumailaram, Sangareddy…
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All flights to and from Vizag cancelled, air services also hit at Vijayawada
Visakhapatnam: For a second consecutive day, all the flights in and out of Visakhapatnam were cancelled, while air services to Vijayawada and Rajahmundry were also affected on Wednesday due to the cyclonic…
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India contributes over 6 cr to UN for promotion of Hindi
New Delhi: India has contributed over Rs 6 crore to the UN aimed at promoting and enhancing the public outreach of Hindi in the world body. India’s Deputy Permanent Representative R. Ravindra…
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Will reverse Donald Trump’s lifetime Twitter ban: Elon Musk
San Francisco: Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said that he would reverse the Twitter ban on former US president Donald Trump once he takes over the micro-blogging platform. Speaking at the ‘Financial…
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SC puts sedition law on hold, no new FIRs to be lodged till review is complete
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday urged the Centre and state governments to refrain from registering any FIRs invoking sedition provision, Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, till review of…
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Heavy increase in life tax on Telangana vehicles
Hyderabad: The Telangana government increased the life tax on some categories of motor vehicles on Monday. For the three or four-wheeler motor vehicles coming under the non-transport category, minibusses up to a…
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Railway launches ‘baby berths’ for passengers travelling with kids
New Delhi: To make train journey more comfortable for women passengers travelling with infants, the railways has fitted foldable “baby berths” on the side of lower main berths of the Lucknow Mail…
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Delhi riots: HC asks police to respond to bail plea of student activist in larger conspiracy case
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought response of the city police on a plea by student activist Gulfisha Fatima in a case concerning the larger conspiracy behind the riots…
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Telangana student dies in mishap in US
Hyderabad: A postgraduate student who hailed from Telangana state died in a road accident in the United States on Monday. He died on the spot when the car in which he was…
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‘Asani’ weakens into cyclonic storm, advances towards Andhra coast
Visakhapatnam: Parts of coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions of Andhra Pradesh were receiving heavy rains accompanied by gusty winds on Wednesday even as severe cyclonic storm ‘Asani’ weakened into a cyclonic storm…
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UN Yemen envoy in Aden to uphold ceasefire
Aden: Hans Grundberg, the UN Special Envoy for Yemen, arrived in the southern port city of Aden for a two-day visit, amid efforts to push the country’s warring parties to uphold a…
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Chariot-like structure washes ashore in Andhra
Visakhapatnam: A gold-coloured chariot-like structure washed ashore in Andhra Pradesh’s Srikakulam district apparently due to turbulence in Bay of Bengal under the impact of cyclonic storm ‘Asani’. The mysterious chariot washed ashore…
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Nepal shuts borders with India, China ahead of polls
Kathmandu: Nepal has shut its international borders with India and China for a period of 72 hours ahead of the local polls slated for Friday, according to the Home Ministry. The government…
