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IAF joins evacuation efforts as its aircraft leaves for Romania
New Delhi: Ramping up the government’s efforts to evacuate Indian nationals stranded in Ukraine, an Indian Air Force (IAF) C-17 transport aircraft left for Romania in the early hours of Wednesday morning.…
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SC quashes Bihar notification declaring ‘Lohar’ STs
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has termed the decision taken by the Bihar government in 2016 to declare ‘Lohar’ caste as Scheduled Tribe as illegal and arbitrary. A bench of Justices K.M…
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Hyderabad traffic challans discount: Rs 5.5 cr collected in one day
Hyderabad: On the first day of the discounted rates on traffic challans the police department has collected over Rs 5.5 crores, as a large number of people cleared their fines. Police officials…
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Putin holds talks with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince, praises Russia-UAE ties
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephonic conversation with the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al Nahyan on Tuesday…
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Telangana records 152 new COVID-19 cases
Hyderabad: The COVID-19 recovery rate in Telangana rose further to 99.13 per cent on Tuesday. A Health department bulletin said 401 people recuperated from the infectious disease, taking the cumulative number of…
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Bombay HC to hear Nawab Malik’s plea challenging arrest on Wed
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court will hear on Wednesday a plea filed by Maharashtra Minority Affairs Minister Nawab Malik challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in an alleged money-laundering case.…
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JEE (Main) will be held in two sessions, in April and May
New Delhi: The Ministry of Education has declared new sessions of JEE (main). This year’s exams will be conducted in two sessions — in April and May. During the registration, in the…
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BCCI allows 50 percent crowd for 1st Test between India and Sri Lanka
New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday allowed a 50 percent attendance crowd for the first Test between India and Sri Lanka, which is scheduled to…
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Gujarat assembly session to commence from Wednesday, budget on March 3
Gandhinagar: The month-long budget session of the Gujarat Assembly will commence on March 2, marking the first budget of the new BJP team led by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel. Gujarat finance minister…
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World Rugby bans Russia from its competitions amid ongoing invasion of Ukraine
London: World Rugby has followed football’s authorities FIFA and UEFA in banning Russia from its competitions amid the ongoing invasion of Ukraine. On Tuesday, rugby’s governing body confirmed its decision to ban…
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WhatsApp bans over 1.8 mn bad accounts in India in Jan
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp on Tuesday said that it banned 1,858,000 bad accounts in India in the month of January in compliance with the new IT Rules, 2021. The company said that…
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No visa required for Indian students to exit Romania by special flights: Embassy
Bucharest: The Indian embassy in Romania on Tuesday said that no visa is required for Indian students sheltered here to exit Bucharest by special flights. Taking to Twitter, the embassy has said…
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Hijab Issue: Empowered Indian Muslim women fight patriarchy
New Delhi: Amid the unnecessary hype surrounding the uniform of students in Karnataka, most commentators seem to have forgotten how the talented community of Indian Muslim women refused to given in to…
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Telangana tops country in terms of Per Capita Net State Domestic Product at Current Prices
New Delhi: Telangana has surpassed Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu to become top-performing state in the country in terms of growth rate of Per Capita Net State Domestic Product at Current Prices.…
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Twenty years on: Revisiting the 2002 Gujarat pogrom
Hyderabad: It has been twenty years since the Gujarat pogrom took place that was sparked by the burning of a train on February 27, 2002. The attempt today, is to revisit the…
