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India’s economy must grow at 8 pc a year to surpass China as world’s biggest: Report
New Delhi: India needs to target an 8 per cent annual economic growth, with more investments in traditional sectors such as mining, utilities, transport, and storage, in order to surpass China as…
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First plane laden with US armaments arrives in Israel
Tel Aviv: The first plane carrying US armaments landed in southern Israel on Tuesday evening, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said. “The first plane carrying US armaments has since arrived at the…
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SC issues notice to Centre over alleged confinement of Rohingya refugees
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Union government on a plea seeking release of Rohingya refugees allegedly detained in jails and detention centres across the country. A…
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2 French firms ink deals with Hyderabad’s Skyroot for satellite launch services
New Delhi: Two French companies on Tuesday inked pacts with Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace to launch their constellation of satellites onboard its indigenously-developed Vikram-I rocket early next year. France-based Promethee Earth Intelligence signed…
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Prez Alvi calls for ‘forgiveness’ & efforts to ‘strengthen democracy’ in poll-bound Pak
Islamabad: As Pakistan gears up for general elections in January, President Arif Alvi on Tuesday stressed the need to “end bitterness” and make way for “cooperation and forgiveness” so that all political…
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All Nepali students in Israel shifted to secured location, says govt
Kathmandu: The Nepal government on Tuesday said all Nepali students who are in Israel have been shifted to a secured location, a day after it confirmed the death of 10 students when…
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Skill development scam: Andhra govt objects Naidu’s plea for FIR quashing before SC
New Delhi: The Andhra Pradesh government on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, can’t parachute in the cases of alleged corruption leading to…
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Man arrested for `molesting’ woman co-passenger on flight
Nagpur: A 32-year-old man was arrested by police here on Tuesday for allegedly molesting a woman co-passenger on a Pune-Nagpur flight of a private airline, an official said. The alleged incident took…
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Telangana polls: BJYM cadre expects sizeable presence in BJP’s seat allotment
Hyderabad: The local leaders of the Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) are reportedly demanding a considerable number of seats for its members in the BJP’s seat allotment for the upcoming elections in…
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Balasore train tragedy: Process begins for cremation of unclaimed bodies
Bhubaneswar: Four months after the triple train accident that claimed 297 lives in Odisha’s Balasore district, authorities at the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) have initiated the process for cremation of 28 unidentified…
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Enforcement Directorate raids AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) raided the premises of AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan in Delhi on Tuesday as part of a money-laundering investigation against him and some others, official sources said.…
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RSS chief Bhagwat to undertake 3-day tour of Jammu & Kashmir from Friday
Jammu: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat will be in Jammu and Kashmir for a three-day tour beginning October 13, the organisation said in a statement on Tuesday. Bhagwat’s visit to the…
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Joe Root’s presence allows other England batters to play freely, says Dawid Malan
Dharamsala: England opener Dawid Malan said on Tuesday that the presence of top-order mainstay Joe Root allows the others in the side to bat freely, after the two laid the foundation for…
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7 held for vandalism at St Mark’s school over blasphemous textbook row
The protest began after locals discovered an illustrative depiction of Prophet Mohammed in a fourth-grade Social Studies book published by Amigos Books International USA Hyderabad: The Task Force sleuths of Hyderabad police…
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Saudi Arabia to launch hydrogen train soon
Saudi Arabia Railways (SAR) announced that the kingdom will soon witness a hydrogen train. The announcement came just after signing a deal with French train firm Alstom, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)…
