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Maharashtra cuts VAT on aviation turbine fuel to 7 pc from 18 pc for six months
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government reduced Value Added Tax (VAT) on Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) to 7 per cent from 18 per cent for a period of six months beginning May 15, an…
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CBI arrests NEET paper leak ‘kingpin’ in Pune
New Delhi: The CBI has arrested a professor from Pune who is alleged to be the kingpin of the NEET paper leak case, officials said Friday, May 15. Professor PV Kulkarni, a…
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Family of injured Telangana cop given Rs 64 lakh compensation
Hyderabad: The Director General of Police Operations (OCTOPUS & Greyhounds) Dr Anil Kumar on Friday, May 15, handed over a cheque of Rs 64,00,000 to an injured police constable at the OCTOPUS…
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Telangana focuses on strengthening PACS, boosting rural cooperatives
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Secretary K Ramakrishna Rao on Friday, May 15, held a meeting with senior officials of the cooperative department from both state and central governments and deliberated on measures for…
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TN CM Vijay calls fuel price hike ‘unacceptable’, seeks rollback
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Friday, May 15, slammed the increase of Rs 3 per litre each in petrol and diesel prices, calling it “unacceptable,” and demanded its…
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Air India receives new Boeing 787-9 aircraft
New Delhi: Air India has received another tailor-made Boeing 787-9 aircraft, which landed in the national capital on Friday, May 15. The loss-making airline, which is in the middle of an ambitious…
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Karnataka: Lost marksheet leads to 40-year fake government job scam
Bengaluru: A shocking case of identity fraud and government job impersonation spanning nearly four decades has come to light in Bengaluru, where a man allegedly secured employment in the Karnataka Electricity Board…
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Court orders removal of defamatory content on Bandi Sanjay in son’s POCSO case
Hyderabad: The City Civil Court in Nampally has issued an order on Friday, May 15, that Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay’s name shouldn’t be used in connection with…
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Discarded wedding decoration items catch fire at open field in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Wedding decoration items that had been discarded in an open field in Kongarakalan, Ibrahimpatnam, caught fire, likely due to careless smoking, on Friday, May 15. The incident was reported at around…
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Kishan Reddy urges public understanding over ‘unavoidable’ fuel price hike
Hyderabad: Union Minister G Kishan Reddy on Friday, May 15, said the fuel price hike was unavoidable due to the global energy crisis and urged people to understand the circumstances behind the…
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Saudi Arabia calls for sighting of Dhul-Hijjah moon on May 17
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court has called on Muslims to sight the crescent moon of the holy month of Dhul-Hijjah 1447 AH-2026 on Dhul Qa’dah 29, corresponding to Sunday evening, May 17.…
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6 killed after tractor falls off bridge near Munirabad in Karnataka
Bengaluru: In a tragic road accident near Munirabad in Koppal district of Karnataka, six people, including a child, were killed after a tractor fell off the Tungabhadra bridge following a collision with…
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7 fun events to attend in Hyderabad this weekend (May 16-17)
With summer weekends getting hotter, Hyderabadis are constantly searching for fun indoor and evening experiences to relax, meet friends and try something different. From music jams and pool parties to treks and…
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At Hyderabad’s Manam Chocolate, mangoes come with a side of nostalgia
“We went back to the time when schools and colleges were out and everyone chilled in summer camps, open courtyards, or beachside lounges. That particular memory guided the curation of the Summer…
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NEET-UG to go computer-based from next year: Dharmendra Pradhan
New Delhi: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday, May 15, announced that the NEET-UG will be computer-based test from next year onwards as part of reforms in view of allegations of…
