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Big Ticket dream comes true for three Indian expats in UAE, Rs 11L won each
Abu Dhabi: Adding to the growing list of Indian winners, three United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based expats have secured Dirham 50,000 (Rs 11,87,311) each in the Big Ticket draw. The winners — Kabeer…
- India
‘Amendment needed after Delhi CM continued to govern from jail’, says Amit Shah
Kochi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday defended the 130th Constitutional Amendment Bill, saying it was needed to “uphold political morality” after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal continued to hold office…
- India
PM Modi to visit Japan, China from August 29 to September 1
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a four-day visit of Japan and China on August 29, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Friday. In the first leg…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP CM Naidu slams Oppn for fielding candidate in VP election
New Delhi: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) President N. Chandrababu Naidu, on Friday, criticised the opposition parties for fielding a candidate for Vice-Presidential election, knowing well that his…
- India
Ex-VP Dhankhar spends days playing Table Tennis and doing Yoga
New Delhi: Jagdeep Dhankhar, who stepped down as the vice president in a surprise move last month, is spending time with his family, as well as playing table tennis and practising yoga.…
- Business
India’s forex reserves jump USD1.49 billion to USD695.11 billion
Mumbai: India’s foreign exchange reserves rose by $1.49 billion to $695.11 billion for the week ended August 15, data released by the RBI on Friday showed. The increase comes on the back…
- World
Pakistan ready for talks with India on Kashmir, all issues
Islamabad: Pakistan was ready for a comprehensive dialogue with India to discuss Kashmir and all other pending issues, Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Friday. “Talks, whenever held, will be not just…
- India
PM Modi on two-day Gujarat visit from August 25
Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of road projects worth Rs 307 crore during his two-day Gujarat visit on August 25-26, covering Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar and Mehsana…
- India
Delhi stray dog issue: Canines be sterilised and released, says SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday modified its August 11 direction prohibiting the release of stray dogs from dog shelters in Delhi-NCR, and said the picked up canines be sterilised, vaccinated…
- India
Man held for scaling Parliament wall in security breach
New Delhi: In a security breach, a man scaled a wall of Parliament on Friday morning but was caught by security personnel and handed over to police, official sources said. Sources said…
- Hyderabad
Three held for cyber fraud in Hyderabad; scam worth Rs 2 cr exposed
Hyderabad: The Cybercrime unit has arrested three persons in separate cases of cyber fraud in Hyderabad worth Rs 2 crore. The accused belong to Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. In the first case…
- Telangana
Importing urea from China and Ukraine, says Union min on shortage
Hyderabad: Union minister for coal and mines G Kishan Reddy said that India has been importing urea from China and Ukraine, the supply of which, have been affected in the recent times.…
- India
ECI appoints observers for Vice Presidential election 2025
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday appointed two senior IAS officers as Observers for the upcoming Vice-Presidential Election 2025, scheduled to be held on September 9. In a…
- Featured News
Will the call for Telugu Bidda in the VP election work? Or will the ruling alliance win hands down?
Hyderabad: The Vice-Presidential election is all set to see an interesting bout and realignment of political forces in the country, including Telangana and Andhra Pradesh States. In Telangana, the Indian National Developmental…
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Programme launched to check rampant drug abuse among Indian youth
With around 100 million substance addicts in the country, India has seen an alarming 70 percent rise in narcotic consumption in the past eight years. The United Nations has found that 13…
