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HDFC Ltd to merge into HDFC Bank to create financial behemoth
Mumbai: In an expected development, HDFC Bank, India’s leading private sector bank, on Friday announced the successful completion of the merger of HDFC Ltd, India’s premier housing finance company, with and into…
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Recital of verses by school students on Bakrid sparks row in Karnataka
Hassan: Alleged forceful recital of Islamic prayers by students during Bakrid celebrations in a private school has triggered a controversy in this district of the state. Videos of the incident, which took…
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SC judges differ on granting interim protection to Teesta Setalvad
Ahmedabad: After a special sitting held on Saturday evening, the Supreme Court Judges Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice PK Mishra differed on granting interim protection to activist Teesta Setalvad. The matter…
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Dream11 to be Indian cricket team’s lead sponsor
Mumbai: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday announced Dream11, fantasy gaming platform, as Team India’s lead sponsor for the period of three years. Dream11 will be seen…
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Amarnath Yatra: 2nd batch of over 4,400 pilgrims leaves Jammu camp for Kashmir
Jammu: A second batch of more than 4,400 pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp here on Saturday in a secured convoy on a pilgrimage to the 3,888-meter-high Amarnath cave shrine. The…
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Home Minister Amit Shah extends greetings on Doctors Day, CA Day
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Saturday extended his greetings to doctors on the occasion of Doctors Day, saying their unwavering commitment to serving humanity has made a whole lot of…
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Neeraj Chopra wins second straight Diamond League title in Lausanne
Lausanne: Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra clinched the prestigious Diamond League title for the second consecutive time by throwing his spear to 87.66m on Friday but the coveted 90m mark eluded the star…
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At least 25 dead as bus catches fire on Nagpur-Mumbai Super-Expressway
Nagpur: At least 25 passengers were charred to death in their sleep in a major bus accident on the Nagpur-Mumbai Super-Expressway at Buldhana on Saturday, officials said. The bus, belonging to Vidarbha…
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Odisha train tragedy: Six bodies handed over to families
Bhubaneswar: On the basis of DNA test reports, six bodies have been handed over to their family members in Odisha’s capital city at the AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, officials said. Of the 81 bodies…
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UGC sends letter seeking appointment of teachers in state universities
New Delhi: There are many colleges and universities in different states where a large number of posts of faculties are still vacant. Now UGC has written a letter to all the states…
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Charge sheet filed against DRDO scientist accused of providing info to Pakistani agent
Pune: The Anti-Terrorism Squad of Maharashtra Police on Friday filed a charge sheet against Defence Research and Development Organisation scientist Pradeep Kurulkar who is accused of providing confidential information to a Pakistani…
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Chidambaram temple row: PIL filed in Madras HC against govt order
Chennai: A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed in the Madras High Court on Friday challenging the government order permitting devotees to climb up the Kanagasabhai Mandapam to have darshan of the…
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Amarnath Yatra: Permits of over 400 pilgrims found fake; cases registered
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has detected fake registration permits of more than 430 pilgrims undertaking the Amarnath Yatra in Jammu, Kathua and Samba districts, officials said, adding that cases have…
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Sindhu wants Hafiz Hashim as coach in Olympic medal race
New Delhi: Indian badminton superstar PV Sindhu is trying to hire the services of former All England Open champion Muhammad Hafiz Hashim of Malaysia in her pursuit for an Olympic gold at…
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India head coach Stimac banned for 2 games, fined USD 500 for red card offence
Bengaluru: India head coach Igor Stimac was on Friday handed a two-match ban for his red-card offence after he argued with the match officials during the home side’s 1-1 draw against Kuwait…