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Indian Navy test fires BrahMos supersonic cruise missile
New Delhi: Indian Navy’s warship INS Visakhapatnam carried out the test-firing of BrahMos supersonic cruise missile off the western seaboard today. The warship has now reached Visakhapatnam to take part in President’s…
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Hyderabad: Woman kills daughter, dies by suicide after husband’s abuse
Hyderabad: A woman on Thursday allegedly killed her 13-month-old daughter and later died by suicide as she was traumatised by her husband’s harassment. The deceased was identified as 26-year-old T Priyanka. Police…
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Hijab row: SDPI backing BJP, alleges Congress
Mangaluru: Reacting to the charge of Social Democratic Party of India that Congress is adopting ‘double standards’ on the hijab issue, Congress minority wing has hit back saying it is the SDPI…
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Death sentence given to 38 convicts in 2008 Ahmedabad serial blast case
Ahmedabad: A special court in Gujarat on Friday pronounced the death sentence to 38 out of 49 convicts in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial bomb blast case. 11 others have been sentenced to…
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Over 171.76 cr COVID-19 vaccine doses provided to States, UTs so far
New Delhi: The Central government on Friday said that it has provided more than 171.76 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses provided to States and Union Territories so far. According to the Ministry of…
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Must learn to be less thin-skinned: Tharoor on India lodging protest over Singapore PM’s remarks
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday said it was most unseemly for the Ministry of External Affairs to “summon” the envoy of a friendly country like Singapore over remarks…
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Iran seeks peaceful use of nuke energy, not for weapons, says Khamenei
Tehran: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that the country is looking for “peaceful” use of nuclear energy, and “not for nuclear weapons”. “The reason for the enemy’s emphasis on the…
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Congress takes dig at TRS over KCR’s birthday celebrations
Hyderabad: Congress took a dig at Telangana Rashtra Samithi over Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao’s birthday celebrations and said the TRS government should attempt to resolve the pending issues such as unemployment…
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BJP lost confidence of people of Telangana, says MLC Kavitha
Hyderabad: Ahead of the 2023 Telangana Assembly polls, Member of Legislative Council of Nizamabad, Kalvakuntla Kavitha said that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has lost the confidence of the people of Telangana. On…
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PM Modi, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince to hold virtual summit today
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of UAE Armed Forces, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al Nahyan, will hold a virtual summit on…
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Nikhat Zareen set to compete in Strandja Boxing Tournament
New Delhi: Boxer Nikhat Zareen has been selected for Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament which is scheduled to be held in Sofia, Bulgaria. The tournament will be held from February 18 to 22.…
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Israel, citing ‘bias,’ won’t cooperate with UN human rights team
Geneva: Israel on Thursday formally announced it would not cooperate with a special commission formed by the United Nations’ top human rights body to investigate alleged abuses against Palestinians, saying the probe…
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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…
