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Abu Dhabi: Middle East’s largest aquarium welcomes first-ever summer camp
Abu Dhabi: The National Aquarium, the largest in the Middle East region, welcomes children to its first-ever summer camp. Children aged 5 to 13 can participate in an edutainment program that will…
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Hyderabad: Moosarambagh bridge closed due to heavy Musi inflow
Hyderabad: Due to the high flow of rainwater in the Musi river, the traffic police on Tuesday shut down the Moosarambagh bridge. Barricades had been set up by traffic police to prevent…
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Kashmiri journalist Aakash Hassan ‘stopped’ from travelling abroad
Aakash Hassan, an independent Kashmiri journalist alleged being stopped from travelling abroad on Tuesday at IGI airport, New Delhi. “Immigration officials at IGI airport New Delhi barred me from boarding a flight…
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SC rejects pleas seeking exemption from GST on services rendered to Haj pilgrims
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday dismissed the pleas against the levy of service tax on services rendered by Haj group organizers (HGOs) or private tour operators (PTOs) to Haj pilgrims, saying…
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Hyderabad man arrested in Goa for possessing hashish worth Rs 7.4 lakh
Panaji: The Goa police on Tuesday arrested a resident of Hyderabad for allegedly possessing 740 grams of hashish oil valued at Rs 7,40,000 in the international market. The accused person has been…
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$7K rollable screen, top tech gadgets connect Joe Biden to the world
San Francisco: US President Joe Biden is connected to the world at his White House desk via a Zoom rig with a rollable touchscreen worth $7,280 which is about six-feet tall and…
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Wrong to classify borrowings by state-PSUs as debt of state govt: Vijayan
Thiruvananthapuram: It is wrong to classify borrowings by state-run entities like KFIIB as part of the overall debt of the LDF government in order to curtail its borrowing powers, Kerala Chief Minister…
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BJP view on UCC clear, that should also be taken as govt stand: Rijiju
New Delhi: Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju Tuesday said the BJP’s view on Uniform Civil Code (UCC) is clear, and suggested that it should be taken as the view of the government…
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IMF slashes India’s 2022 growth forecast to 7.4%
Washington: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday slashed its annual growth projection for India by 0.8 percentage points to 7.4 per cent for 2022 and forecast “increasingly gloomy developments” for the…
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Video: Motorist stuck in flood near Himayat Sagar, rescued by Hyderabad police
Hyderabad: The life of a man who became trapped in the raging waters spilling out of the Himayat Sagar in Rajendranagar on Tuesday was saved thanks to the awareness and prompt action…
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5G spectrum auction: Rs 1.45 lakh cr bids by Jio, Airtel, others on Day 1
New Delhi: India’s largest ever auction of spectrum used to carry mobile signals saw bids of Rs 1.45 lakh crore for 5G airwaves from groups run by tycoons Mukesh Ambani, Sunil Bharti…
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Bangladesh requests loan from IMF; economists say reforms in financial sector needed
Dhaka: Bangladesh has formally requested for a USD 4.5 billion loan from the Washington-based multilateral lender IMF to combat the ongoing financial crisis in the country, according to a media report. The…
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Only 11% of 69 cr beneficiaries have taken Covid precaution doses
New Delhi: Only 11 percent of the nearly 69 crore eligible beneficiaries aged 18 years and above taking the precaution dose of COVID-19 vaccine till July 25, has become a cause of…
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One year of Bommai govt: Karnataka Congress gives ‘zero’ score
Bengaluru: Giving a “zero” score for the Basavaraj Bommai-led BJP government in Karnataka, as it is all set to complete one year in office, the state Congress on Tuesday said sowing the…
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Defence ministry clears arms procurement proposals worth Rs 28,732 crore
New Delhi: The defence ministry on Tuesday approved the procurement of military equipment and weapons worth Rs 28,000 crore, including swarm drones and close-quarter battle carbines, to bolster the overall combat prowess…
