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Telangana: Even as Congress courts AIMIM, Owaisi to continue supporting BRS
Hyderabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) is likely to continue its ‘friendly’ relationship status with the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Telangana. This, in spite of…
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India received Rs 2.5 lakh crore worth investment proposals in chip sector: Centre
New Delhi: India has received over Rs 2.5 lakh crore worth investment proposals in the semiconductor sector, ranging from packaging, design and research and development, the Centre said on Thursday. Addressing the…
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Pak: Imran Khan urges Feb 8 polls ‘audit’ by IMF before any bailout talks
Islamabad: Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has written to the IMF, urging it to conduct an “audit” of at least 30 per cent of the national and provincial assembly seats…
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Karnataka to take action against labs operating near govt hospitals
Bengaluru: In a bid to uphold regulatory measures and streamline healthcare services, the Karnataka government has issued a stern order to shut down private laboratories operating within a 200-meter radius of government…
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Shahi Idgah board argues against ‘removal’ of mosque in Allahabad HC
Prayagraj: The counsel for the Shahi Idgah managing committee on Thursday argued in the Allahabad High Court that the suit seeking “removal” of the mosque adjoining the Krishna Janmabhoomi temple in Mathura…
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IAS officer Imtiaz joins YSRCP after taking voluntary retirement
Amaravati: A day after taking voluntary retirement, senior IAS officer A. Md. Imtiaz joined Andhra Pradesh’s ruling YSR Congress Party (YSRCP). He joined the YSRCP in the presence of party president and…
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Watch: Crocodile spotted in farmlands in Telangana
Hyderabad: A crocodile entered farmlands near Muthyalamma village in Tripuravaram mandal of Nalgonda district, Telangana, on Thursday, February 29. The farmers were frightened at the site of the crocodile sprawled out on…
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Sandeshkhali row: Post arrest, Shajahan Sheikh suspended from TMC for 6 years
Kolkata: TMC strongman Shajahan Sheikh, accused of sexual abuse and land grab in West Bengal’s Sandeshkhali, was on Thursday suspended from the party for six years, TMC leader Derek O’Brien said. He…
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India’s leopard population rises to 13874, highest in AP’s Srisailam
New Delhi: India’s estimated leopard population rose from 12,852 in 2018 to 13,874 in 2022, but the number of rosetted felines declined slightly in the Shivalik hills and the Indo-Gangetic Plains, the…
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Russia launches Iran’s research satellite ‘Pars 1’ into space
Moscow: Russia on Thursday launched into space Pars 1, an Iranian imaging satellite, which has the capability of sending high-resolution images of surface locations from its orbit 500 km above Earth, Russian…
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BJP demands Karnataka govt’s dismissal over alleged ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans
Bengaluru: The opposition BJP on Thursday demanded that the Karnataka Governor should recommend dismissing the Congress government in the state following the alleged ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans raised inside the Vidhana Soudha. Based…
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Saudi Arabia set to open Middle East’s longest tunnel
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is all set to open the Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq Road Tunnel in Riyadh, making it one of the longest in the Middle East, on Thursday, February…
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Assam oppn urges President Murmu to repeal CAA, warns of stir
Guwahati: Opposition parties in Assam on Thursday sought the intervention of President Droupadi Murmu for repealing the CAA, asserting that they would undertake a “democratic mass movement” across the state if their…
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India hits out at Pakistan for raking up Kashmir issue at UNHRC
United Nations/Geneva: In a strong retort to debt-trapped Pakistan after it raised the issue of Jammu and Kashmir at the UN Human Rights Council, India has said it cannot pay any attention…
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Ex-Intel India chief Avtar Saini dies after speeding cab hits his cycle in Navi Mumbai
Mumbai: The former head of software giant Intel, Avtar Saini died after he was knocked down by a speeding cab when he was out cycling in Navi Mumbai, officials said. The incident…
