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Agendas of boycott team failed, says Siddharth Anand amid Pathaan’s mega success
Mumbai: As ‘Pathaan’created history at the box office by minting over Rs 630 crore worldwide in just a week, director Sidharth Anand expressed gratitude to the audience for making the film a…
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In a new outreach, RSS leader Indresh Kumar meets representatives of Muslim countries
New Delhi: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, senior Sangh leaders Indresh Kumar, Krishna Gopal and Ram Lal have been regularly holding interactions with Muslim intellectuals for some time now. Recently, a new episode…
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‘Will apply only prospectively’: SC on order to treat OCIs as NRIs in tests for medical courses
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday declared that Centre’s March 2021 decision, stating Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) appearing for entrance tests to medical courses could not compete for seats reserved…
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16 illegal structures on Goa beaches demolished
Panaji: Goa’s Tourism Department on Friday demolished 16 illegal structures that were erected on beaches at Anjuna in North district and at Colva in South district. Sources from the Tourism Department said…
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Rural Development Ministry allays fear over budget cut in MGNREGA
New Delhi: The Ministry of Rural Development said on Friday that the concern that lower allocation for the MGNREGA scheme for 2023-24 may affect the rural employment scheme is far from the…
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‘The first step is crucial for everyone’, says India’s youngest Everester Poorna Malavath
Thiruvananthapuram: Taking the first step is very important and one should have the courage to move away from one’s comfort zone, said mountaineer Poorna Malavath, the youngest Indian to climb Mount Everest.…
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Punjab imposes 90 paise per litre cess on petrol, diesel
Chandigarh: The Punjab Cabinet on Friday gave its approval for a marginal increase in the VAT rates levied on the sale of petrol and diesel in the state. The increase in the…
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Houses in J&K’s Doda develop cracks, 19 families shifted
Jammu: A total of 19 families in a village in J&K’s Doda district were shifted to safer places after their houses and other structures developed cracks, officials said. “A mosque and a…
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China imposes communications crackdown on Tibetans
New Delhi: China has tightened restrictions on Tibetan residents of a county in Sichuan province that has been a hotbed of resistance to Chinese rule, imposing measures to prevent contact with people…
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BJP MLAs stage sit-in to demand payment of salaries to staff of Delhi-govt funded colleges
New Delhi: BJP MLAs on Friday staged a sit-in outside Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence here to demand payment of salaries to teachers and other staff of the 12 Delhi-government funded colleges,…
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J’khand HC grants relief to Rahul Gandhi in case pertaining to remarks against Amit Shah
Ranchi: The Jharkhand High Court has granted relief to former Congress president Rahul Gandhi in a case related to his remarks against former BJP president Amit Shah. The court has put a…
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Delhi HC dismisses 2006 Mumbai train blasts convict’s plea for govt reports
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday said that intelligence agencies’ reports and dossiers cannot be made public under the RTI Act, especially if doing so will jeopardise the sovereignty or…
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‘Armchair liberals’ stayed away from BJY but pontificated on it: Ramesh’s swipe at ‘Cong bashers’
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Friday took a swipe at “arm-chair liberals” and “professional Congress bashers” who stayed away from the Bharat Jodo Yatra while continuing to pontificate on…
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IIT Kanpur to launch haptic smartwatch for blind, visually impaired
New Delhi: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur on Friday announced to launch “haptic smartwatch for the blind and visually impaired” in association with Ambrane India Private Limited for mass manufacturing…
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Coal production rises 13% to 90 mn tonnes in Jan 2023
New Delhi: Domestic coal production rose 13 percent to 89.96 million tonnes during January 2023 against 79.65 million tonnes in the corresponding period of last year. According to official data, during January…
