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Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain in San Francisco ICU with heart problems
New Delhi: Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain has been admitted to the ICU of a San Francisco hospital with heart-related problems, his friend and flautist Rakesh Chaurasia said on Sunday. The 73-year-old US-based…
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Pakistan PM launches nationwide anti-polio drive to vaccinate 44 mn children
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday launched a nationwide anti-polio drive to vaccinate around 44 million children across the country against the crippling disease. Pakistan and Afghanistan are the only…
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Bangladesh: Former PM Sheikh Hasina mounts fresh attacks on Yunus
New Delhi: Ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday mounted another blistering attack on the country’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus, accusing him of leading an “undemocratic group” that has no responsibility…
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WB Doctors plan sit-in in kolkata over bail granted in RG Kar case
Kolkata: The West Bengal Joint Platform of Doctors (WBJPD) was planning to begin a sit-in demonstration in the heart of Kolkata from Tuesday over the CBI investigation into the RG Kar hospital…
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Video: TDP, Jana Sena leaders fall as stage collapses in Andhra
In a mishap that could have unfolded to be deadly, an overcrowded stage collapsed during the swearing-in ceremony of Tummala Rajaswamy as the new Kakinada Urban Development Authority (KUDA) chairman in Kakinada…
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Maha: ISKCON priest beaten for sending lewd texts to woman
An ISKCON priest identified as Suddhdas Sewa was brutally beaten up in Maharashtra’s Palghar district following allegations of inappropriate behaviour and sending obscene messages to a woman. The priest was thrashed at…
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Naidu’s Swarna Andhra 2047 vision is ‘gimmick’ lacking substance: Jagan
Amaravati: YSRCP supremo YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Sunday criticised Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu’s ‘Swarna Andhra 2047’ vision as a ‘gimmick’ lacking substance. The former chief minister asserted that the vision…
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Telangana Group 2 candidate caught sneaking phone in exam hall
Hyderabad: A candidate appearing for the Telangana Public Service Commission (TGPSC) Group 2 examination was caught by the authorities for bringing a phone secretly into the examination hall. The incident occurred in…
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Hindi played important role in development of India: Om Birla
Etawah: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Sunday said that Hindi was India’s soul and identity and along with other languages has played a significant role in the development of society and…
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Jamia varsity keeps campus closed on 2019 police attack anniversary
The Jamia Millia Islamia University administration closed its main gate, library and canteen, on Sunday, December 15, marking the anniversary of the 2019 police violence and campus attack, Maktoob Media reported. Earlier,…
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Allu Arjun expresses concern for hospitalized boy after Pushpa 2 stampede
Hyderabad: Actor Allu Arjun on Sunday said he remains deeply concerned about the health of a boy, who was hospitalised due to “asphysixation” as crowds jostled at a theatre here during the…
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Telangana deputy CM announces 12K assistance for landless poor from Dec 28
Hyderabad: Telangana deputy chief minister Bhatti Vikramarka, on Sunday, December 15, announced annual financial assistance of Rs 12000 to the landless poor in accordance with the promises made by the Congress during the 2023…
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Hyderabad: GHMC issues notice to actor Balakrishna, Congress leader Jana Reddy
Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has issued notices to several property owners, including actor-politician N Balakrishna and Congress leader K Jana Reddy, as part of a land acquisition plan for…
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Kolkata: Woman’s severed head found in polythene, brother-in-law arrested
In a gruesome incident, a woman’s severed head was found in a garbage dump in Kolkatta’s Tollygunge region on Friday, December 13. The rest of her body was recovered the next day…
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Rs 71,889 crore released to states under various heads for FY25 till now: Centre
New Delhi: The government on Sunday said that based on the recommendations of 15th Finance Commission (XV-FC), Rs 71,889 crore has been released to the states under various heads for FY 2024-25.…
