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Fighting corruption on top of Syrian government’s agenda: PM
Damascus: Syria’s Prime Minister Hussein Arnous has said that fighting corruption is a priority of the government’s agenda. Arnous made the remarks on Thursday during a meeting with the higher committee overseeing…
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Global COVID cases surpass 600 mn: WHO
Geneva: The global Covid-19 caseload has surpassed 600 million, a grim milestone in the pandemic that is still continuing after it first broke out in early 2020, according to the latest data…
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SC refuses PIL seeking arrest of Yati Narsinghanand, Jitendra Tyagi
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a PIL seeking the arrest of Yati Narsinghanand and Jitendra Tyagi, formerly Waseem Rizvi, for making incendiary and hurtful remarks against Islam,…
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Orrisa: 71-yr-old unwell Padma Shri winner forced to dance in hospital
Bhubaneswar: Members of the Paraja tribal community in Odisha have called for action against a social worker who allegedly forced its icon, Padma Sri awardee Kamala Pujari, to dance inside a hospital…
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173 London cops under inquiry for alleged domestic abuse
London: A total of 173 serving officers of London’s Metropolitan Police are under different stages of investigation for alleged domestic abuse, the media reported. Of them, “152 are subject to live criminal…
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TSPSC Group IV notification likely to be issued soon
Hyderabad: Telangana State minister for finance Harish Rao has informed that the state government will start issuing job notifications to fill up over 28,000 posts, including Group IV posts, from next week.…
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UP: Man elopes with woman, stabs her, flees with money
Kaushambhi: A man stabbed his girlfriend and fled with her cash and jewellery in Sarai Akil police circle of this Uttar Pradesh district. The 22-year-old victim was found lying injured in the…
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Telangana: KTR promises to overcome malnutrition in 18 months
Hyderabad: Telangana urban development minister KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Friday said that the state will overcome malnutrition in the next 18 months. The minister has taken up the challenge thrown at…
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Hyderabad: Revenue officials gift realtor land worth Rs 2500 Cr
Hyderabad: Telangana revenue officials on Thursday gifted land worth Rs 2,500 crore in Jubilee Hills to a real estate owner who has the benami ownership of a realty firm. In a recent…
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NGT concerned over ‘inaction’ on water quality of Yamuna
New Delhi: Noting the “shocking data” of decreasing water quality in Yamuna river, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has said it shows “utter lack of adequate action” and monitoring by higher authorities…
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Hyderabad: Security deployment remains high in wake of anticipated protests
Hyderabad: Security deployment continued to be more in the south and west zone of the city in view of large gatherings at mosques for Friday prayers for the second consecutive week in…
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AP CM pays tributes to father, former CM, on death anniversary
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, along with his family, paid tributes to former chief minister of the undivided state Dr Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy on the occasion of his…
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Union govt denied Telangana its share: Congress leader Shabbir
Hyderabad: Congress leader and former minister, Mohammed Ali Shabbir on Thursday alleged that the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) government denined Telangana its share in the Central scheme. Shabbir demanded Union finance minister…
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SC notice to Centre on population control plea
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Central government on a petition seeking direction to the Centre to frame rules, regulations and guidelines to effectively mitigate the problem…
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Fears of fuel leak after two vessels collide near Gibraltar
Madrid: Emergency services are working around the clock to prevent an environmental disaster of a fuel leak in the port of Gibraltar following a collision between two vessels, the port authority said.…
