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Telegram reduces subscription fee for premium users in India
New Delhi: Encrypted messaging platform Telegram has reduced its monthly subscription fee in India for premium users, down to Rs 179 from Rs 469. In a message sent to its users in…
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Take steps to encourage India’s transition away from Russian weapons: Congressional amendment
Washington: A strong US-India defence partnership rooted in shared democratic values is critical to advancing US’ interests in the Indo-Pacific, three American senators have said in a legislative amendment that urges the…
- India
Maharashtra calling: ‘Vande Mataram’ rings in, Hello cut off
Mumbai: Maharashtra has mandated all government staff and officers to henceforth answer phone calls with ‘Vande Mataram’ instead of the traditional Hello, from Sunday. In a late Saturday notification, the state has…
- India
Work during pandemic helped PFI increase its footprint in Maharashtra: Police
Mumbai: The work done by its volunteers during the coronavirus pandemic such as performing last rites of COVID-19 victims helped the Popular Front of India (PFI) widen its presence in Maharashtra, a senior…
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Yogi to hold roadshows abroad for investors’ summit
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will lead the ‘Invest in Brand UP campaign’ aimed at attracting entrepreneurs from across the world to capitalise the business potential in the state which…
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Scam-accused Partha Chatterjee’s Durga Puja loses sheen in Kolkata
Kolkata: For the last two years the people of Kolkata were unable to enjoy the states biggest festival of Durga Puja to the fullest due to the pandemic and the host of…
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Amit Shah on 3-day Jammu-Kashmir visit from Monday
Srinagar: Union home minister Amit Shah will begin his three-day packed schedule visit to Jammu and Kashmir on October 3. Officials said the Union Home Minister has a busy schedule ahead of…
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India to add 80 airports in next 4-5 years
New Delhi: The country is likely to add nearly 80 airports in the next four to five years, the aviation regulator has said, adding that aerodromes meanwhile need to fulfil certain requirements…
- India
Fail to understand why G-23 leaders who wanted polls are now backing off: Tharoor
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said on Saturday that he fails to understand as to why the G-23 leaders, who earlier talked about polls in the party, are now backing…
- India
People already getting 5Gs of garibi, ghotala, ghapla, ghalmel, gorakhdhanda’ under BJP: Akhilesh
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday took a dig at the BJP after Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the 5G telephony services, saying people were already experiencing 5G’s of garibi (poverty),…
- Technology
WhatsApp bans 23 lakh bad accounts in India as new PDP bill takes shape
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp on Saturday said it banned over 23 lakh accounts in India in the month of August in compliance with the new IT Rules, 2021. The messaging platform, which…
- India
Choice of state anthem tune challenged in Karnataka High Court
Bengaluru: The selection of the tune composed by late Mysore Ananthaswamy for the Karnataka state anthem by the state government through its September 25 order, has been challenged in the Karnataka High…
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Suspected of theft, Dalit boy tied to a pole, thrashed in Karnataka
Chikkaballapur: Ten persons have been booked in connection with alleged inhuman act of tying a 14-year-old Dalit boy to the pole and thrashing him in this district of the state, police said…
- India
Cong govt to complete full term in Rajasthan: Ashok Gehlot
Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday said the Congress government will complete its five years and that the next budget will be dedicated to students and the youth. He also…
- India
Kharge resigns as Leader of Opposition in RS; Digvijaya, Chidambaram in race to replace him
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge has resigned as the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, sources said on Saturday, a day after he filed his nomination papers for the AICC president’s…