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Nagarjuna adopts 1,080 acres of forest land near Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Popular Tollywood actor Akkineni Nagarjuna and his family on Thursday adopted 1,080 acres of forest land on the outskirts of Hyderabad. Nagarjuna along with his family members and Rajya Sabha member…
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Global Covid caseload reaches 419.4 million
Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 419.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.86 million and vaccinations to over 10.30 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its latest…
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India reports 25,920 new COVID-19 cases, 492 deaths in last 24 hours
New Delhi: India reported 25,920 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, 4,837 lesser cases than yesterday, with a daily positivity rate of 2.07 per cent, according to the Union Ministry…
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Yati Narsinghanand out of jail on bail, gets heroic welcome
Haridwar: The head priest of Dasna Devi temple in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad Yati Narsinghanand was released from jail on bail on Thursday, February 17. He spent around a month behind the bars.…
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Simon Katich quits Sun Risers Hyderabad after being ignored
Melbourne: Former Australia batter Simon Katich has quit the Indian Premier League (IPL) SunRisers Hyderabad six months before the tournament starts. As per a report in ‘The Australian’, Katich decided to walk…
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Ukraine: What would a Russian invasion actually look like?
Somerset: Despite suggestions to the contrary from the Kremlin, Ukraine remains surrounded by Russian troops, both along its long border with Russia and from within occupied Crimea. The Russian Federation has deployed…
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Hijab row spreads to Aligarh as college bans entry of students not in uniform
Aligarh: The Dharma Samaj College in Aligarh has issued a notice, banning entry of students without the prescribed uniform. The directives come two days after a group of students wearing saffron scarves…
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Khajuraho Dance Festival to be held from Feb 20-26
Bhopal: The week-long Khajuraho Dance Festival in Madhya Pradesh will be held from February 20 to 26. The 48th edition of the festival will be part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav…
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Retired doctor accuses Bihar Dy CM’s brother of land grab
Patna: A retired doctor in Bihar’s West Champaran district on Thursday levelled land grab allegation against the brother of Deputy Chief Minister Renu Devi. A video of Vinod Kumar Gupta levelling the…
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Karnataka Congress leaders demand K.S. Eshwarappa’s resignation
Bengaluru: Karnataka Congress leaders have started a ‘dharna’ at the state legislature demanding resignation of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister K.S. Eshwarappa. Eshwarappa had courted controversy earlier by stating that one…
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Biden believes Russia will invade Ukraine in the next several days
New York: US President Joe Biden said on Thursday that he believes Russia will invade Ukraine in the next several days, noting that Russia has added more troops to the border, The…
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Pocso not for teenage romances: Allahabad HC
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has said that the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act was not intended for teenagers’ romantic affairs. The court granted bail to a POCSO accused…
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Temperatures set to rise next fortnight after wet winter: IMD
New Delhi: After a wet winter, minimum temperatures are set to rise across the country from next fortnight, the weather office said on Thursday. However, parts of extreme southern peninsula and the…
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Musk recalls billionaire who once said Tesla would fail
San Francisco: Elon Musk has revealed that billionaire investor and Vice President of Berkshire Hathaway Charlie Munger once told him that Tesla would fail. On Wednesday, the 98-year-old investor said cryptocurrencies should…
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Israel’s GDP grows 8.1% in 2021, highest since 2000: Report
Jerusalem: Israel’s gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 8.1 per cent in 2021, the highest annual growth in 21 years, according to a report released by the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics.…
