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2012 Pune blasts accused, Jahagirdar shot dead in Maharashta
Ahilyanagar (Maharashtra): Bunty Jahagirdar, one of the accused in the 2012 Pune serial blasts case, was allegedly shot dead by unidentified assailants in Shrirampur town in Ahilyanagar district on Wednesday, police said.…
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Amazon allows remote work with strict rules for H-1B holders stuck in India
Amid the setbacks from the H-1B visa appointment delays, Amazon is now allowing its employees stranded in India to work remotely until March 2. Generally, Amazon allows 20 days of remote work…
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Only woman’s consent needed for abortion: Punjab and Haryana HC
Chandigarh: It is the willingness and consent of a married woman that is all that matters, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed, while allowing a petitioner to undergo abortion without…
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Cigarettes, pan masalas to cost more across India after Feb 1
New Delhi: The government has notified February 1 as the date from which additional excise duty on tobacco products, and a health cess on pan masala will be levied, replacing the existing…
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Commerical LPG cylinder rates hiked by Rs 111 from Jan 1
New Delhi: Starting from January 1, the price of commercial LPG has risen by Rs 111 per cylinder across all major cities, making it the highest hike since June last year. With…
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Worry about Bengal, says Amit Shah to scribe on his retirement
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday, December 31, thwarted a question on retirement and asked the media to focus on the West Bengal Assembly election instead. During a press conference in…
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TOMCOM invites applications for overseas nursing jobs
Hyderabad: The Telangana Overseas Manpower Company Limited (TOMCOM) on Thursday invites overseas employment opportunities in the field of nursing and General Nursing and Midwifery (GNM). Candidates from the age group 22 to…
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Swiss bar fire: Tens of people dead, over 100 injured
Crans-Montana (Switzerland): Swiss Police said “several tens of people” are presumed dead and about 100 injured, most of them seriously, following a fire at a Swiss Alps bar during a New Year’s…
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Bengal SIR: OBC certificates issued after 2010 invalid for hearings, says ECI
Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has clarified that Other Backward Class (OBC) certificates issued by the West Bengal government after 2010 — earlier scrapped by the Calcutta High Court —…
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GHMC likely to split: Know which areas may come under Hyderabad corporation
Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) is likely to be split into three corporations by distributing the areas under the civic body. Recently, 27 urban local bodies lying within or on…
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Cyberabad cops arrest 928 people for drunk driving on NYE
Hyderabad: A total of 928 people were caught driving under the influence of alcohol during New Year celebrations under the Cyberabad Police Commissionerate limits. To prevent road accidents and other untoward incidents,…
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Hyderabad man dies after eating biryani at New Year’s Eve party
Hyderabad: A 53-year-old man died of suspected food poisoning after consuming biryani that was found to be contaminated, while 16 others were hospitalized at a New Year’s Eve party in Jagathgirigutta in…
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Dubai Court cancels Rs 367 crore fine for Indian businessman Abu Sabah
Dubai: The Dubai Court of Cassation has brought to an end the high-profile money laundering case involving Indian businessman Balvinder Singh Sahni, widely known as ‘Abu Sabah’, after partially overturning a ruling…
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Fog blankets Hyderabad on New Year’s Day; IMD says conditions will persist
Hyderabad: Residents of Hyderabad greeted New Year’s Day beneath a thick veil of fog on Thursday morning, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting that the conditions are likely to persist. Although…
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MP: BJP minister says ‘ghanta’ during verbal clash with journo, apologises
Madhya Pradesh minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Kailash Vijayvargiya had to eat humble pie and apologise after verbally clashing with a journalist over deaths caused by contaminated water in Indore.…
