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Liz Truss gets frustrated at being compared to Margaret Thatcher
London: Liz Truss got “frustrated” after she was “compared to Margaret Thatcher”, the media reported. When asked whether she models herself on the former Tory prime minister, she disagreed with the accusation,…
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Eminent educator Amina Kishore delivers Teacher’s Day lecture at MANUU
Hyderabad: A teacher is nothing but magic that makes ‘your wild dreams come true’, ‘dissipates doubts’ and shows ‘passion and compassion’. The notion that a teacher is a powerful being gives a…
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Congress’ ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ to traverse 383 km across Maharashtra
Mumbai: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ will traverse Maharashtra for 16 days covering 6 Lok Sabha constituencies from November 7 onwards, top party leaders said on Monday. Madhya Pradesh Congress…
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How Apple is rewiring Indian teachers to prepare students for digital era
New Delhi: As the world celebrated Teacher’s Day on Monday, Apple said that it is helping thousands of educators in India via its ‘Apple Teacher’ free professional learning programme to prepare learners…
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Sudden power outage in areas of Oman including Muscat
Muscat: In a rare incident in a Gulf country, the Sultanate of Oman was hit on Monday by a sudden power outage that affected the capital, Muscat. The Omani Public Services Regulatory…
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Hiring at crypto exchange Coinbase up 33% despite recent layoffs
New Delhi: Despite laying off 1100 employees, leading cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, its full-time employee count stood at 4,977 at the end of the June quarter (Q2) — a 33 per cent rise…
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Trump breathes fire on Biden, calls FBI & DoJ ‘vicious monsters’
Washington: Former US President Donald Trump literally breathed fire, calling the “FBI and DoJ as vicious monsters” even as the Department of Justice (DoJ) sat on the horns of a dilemma on…
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14,500 schools to developed under PM scheme
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on the occasion of Teachers Day on Monday, announced the development and upgradation of 14,500 schools across India under the Pradhan Mantri Schools For Rising India…
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MANUU honours five persons from Hyderabad as ‘Sitara-e-Urdu’
Hyderabad: Urdu lovers exist and MANUU will bring them to its platform and honour them, said Prof. Syed Ainul Hasan, Vice-Chancellor, Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU). He was honoring five eminent personalities…
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Siasat Mizahia Mushaira: Deccani poetry of yore triggers laughter riot
Hyderabad: There is no way one can eliminate life’s challenges. But one can at least laugh away the blues temporarily. Hyderabadis did just that the other day. They took the humour route to…
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UAE: Big Ticket Abu Dhabi lottery organisers issue fraud warning
Abu Dhabi: The organizers of Big Ticket Abu Dhabi draw have issued an alert warning the public of a fake social media account claiming to be the “second account”. In an Instagram…
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Israeli army says high possibility soldier killed journalist Shireen Abu Akleh
Jerusalem: The Israeli army said Monday there was a “high possibility” that a soldier killed a well-known Al Jazeera journalist in the occupied West Bank last May, as it announced the results…
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Video: Indian woman’s birthday in Dubai aids food delivery riders
Abu Dhabi: A 33-year-old Dubai-based Indian business woman Haseena Nishad’s 33rd birthday turned out to be a memorable day for 50 food delivery riders which has gone viral. The idea of appreciating…
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Gandhi hospital to get 250 mata-shishu beds: Harish Rao
Hyderabad: Telangana health minister Harish Rao on Monday announced 250 mata-shishu (mother-infant) beds at Gandhi hospital, with an emphasis on enhanced maternity care. The new beds are expected to be setup in…
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Will give free power to farmers if opposition wins in 2024: KCR
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Monday announced that free electricity will be provided to farmers nationwide after a non-BJP administration gets elected to power in the 2024 Lok Sabha…
