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Senior IPS officer Mahesh Dixit appointed IB chief
New Delhi: Senior IPS officer Mahesh Dixit was on Thursday, June 25, appointed as the new chief of the Intelligence Bureau, succeeding Tapan Kumar Deka. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC),…
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Mortal remains of four Indians killed in Qatar blast repatriated
Doha: The mortal remains of four of the 12 Indian nationals killed in the Ras Laffan Industrial City explosion in Qatar were repatriated to India on Thursday, June 25, the Indian Embassy…
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Centre increases passport fees from July 1, hikes it up by 75 pc
Hyderabad: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has revised passport fees upward across all categories, with the new rates set to come into force from July 1, according to a gazette notification issued…
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Air India Express to launch Northeast’s first UAE flights
New Delhi: Air India Express will become the first airline to offer direct flights between Northeast India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), with new services from Guwahati to Dubai and Abu…
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Still wild at 18! Ranthambore’s Noor joins legendary Machili
Jaipur: Tigress T-39 of Ranthambore National Park, at around 18, in her dotage in human years, has become one of the longest-living big cats in the reserve. Officials said tigers in the…
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India, Saudi hold high-level talks on bilateral ties
Riyadh: India and Saudi Arabia have discussed ways to further strengthen bilateral ties, diaspora issues, and other matters of mutual interest. The discussions were held during a meeting between the Consul General…
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CM Shivakumar inaugurates 33 spillway gates of Tungabhadra Dam
Koppal: Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Thursday, June 25, inaugurated the newly installed 33 spillway gates of Tungabhadra Dam here. Union Minister for Jal Shakti C R Patil, Chief Ministers…
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Govt proposes per-person 7kg ration for AAY households, caps entitlement at 35 kg
New Delhi: The government is considering shifting the Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) foodgrain entitlement from a fixed 35 kg per household per month to 7 kg per person per month – capped…
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Kolkata warehouse collapse toll rises to 10, army radar deployed
Kolkata: The toll in the Taratala warehouse collapse in south Kolkata rose to 10 on Thursday as rescue teams, aided by the Army’s advanced ground-penetrating radar (GPR) system, continued intensive search operations…
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Money laundering case: Jacqueline withdraws plea from SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, June 25, permitted Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez to withdraw her plea challenging a Delhi court order to frame charges against her in a Rs 200…
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Rahul urges Pradhan to apologise, resign over ‘terrorist’ remark
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday, June 25, hit out at Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan for his “terrorist” remark against protesting students, saying he must immediately apologise to crores of…
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Not decided yesterday: Govt source on passport not citizenship proof
New Delhi: Passport has never been a citizenship proof and no new decision was taken on the document by the Modi government in the last 12 years, government sources said on Thursday,…
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NCERT adds Emergency chapter in Class 9 textbook for first time
New Delhi: Nearly five decades after the Emergency was declared in India, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has incorporated the subject into a Class 9 Social Science textbook…
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Ram temple donation row: SC asks petitioner to mention plea
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked a petitioner to mention before it on June 29 his plea seeking registration of an FIR, and a fair and time-bound probe into the…
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Digital arrest scams: CBI conducts searches in 16 states
New Delhi: The CBI has conducted searches at 80 locations in 16 states in connection with over 200 cases of digital arrest scams in which the accused used a fake website of…
