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Punjab will go all out to get Chandigarh as its capital: CM
Hoshiarpur: Punjab has been “unjustly denied” its rightful capital, claimed Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday, January 25, and said that any attempt to undermine his state’s claim over Chandigarh, Panjab University…
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Centre directs Haryana, UP to divert Munak and Ganga water to revive Yamuna
New Delhi: At a recent meeting on the rejuvenation of the Yamuna, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh were issued clear directions to increase environmental flow, trap drains and curb industrial effluents entering the…
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EU investigates into Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok over sexual deepfakes
Brussels: European Union (EU) regulators on Monday, January 26, opened a formal investigation into Elon Musk’s social media platform X after his artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Grok started spewing nonconsensual sexualised deepfake…
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Final decision on T20 WC participation to be taken by next Monday: PCB
Lahore: Pakistan on Monday, January 26, kept the suspense alive over its participation in the upcoming men’s T20 World Cup, deferring a final decision until at least Friday and contemplating a boycott…
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Bar Council of India writes to CJI over remarks by Kerala HC judge
The Bar Council of India has written to Chief Justice of India Surya Kant expressing serious institutional concern over what it described as “baseless and reckless” oral observations made by a single…
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Uttarakhand: Row over non-Hindu entry into Badrinath Kedarnath temple
Dehradun: The debate on the entry of non-Hindus into temples under the Shri Badrinath Kedarnath Temple Committee has intensified after it said that temples are not tourist centres and entry is not…
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Myanmar military using commercial paramotors, gyrocopters for attacks: Report
Bangkok: Myanmar’s military is making increasing use of commercial paramotors and gyrocopters, low-tech flying machines that expand their capabilities to attack civilians and anti-government forces from the sky as the country’s civil…
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Republic Day Parade sees Bhairav Battalion, Suryastra, 61 Cavalry in combat gear
New Delhi: Newly raised Bhairav light commando battalion and Shaktiban Regiment, rocket launcher system ‘Suryastra’ with deep-strike capabilities, and key military assets, including indigenous platforms accompanied with personnel, rolling down the Kartavya…
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Walking towards Charminar: Hyderabad jumps on viral ‘penguin’ meme
In 2007, a penguin chose to walk 70 km away towards a mountain in Antarctica and in 2026, the internet is going crazy behind it. Unless the penguin took your phone away…
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Hyderabad’s Nehru Zoological Park celebrates 77th Republic Day
Hyderabad: The Nehru Zoological Park in Hyderabad celebrated India’s 77th Republic Day with patriotic fervour as the park’s curator, J Vasantha, unfurled the national flag at the headquarters in the administrative building.…
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Gaza: Israeli troops scour cemetery for remains of final hostage
Israeli teams were combing through a Gaza cemetery Monday for the remains of the final hostage in Gaza, the military said, after Hamas claimed it had done all required of it under…
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Banks to go on nationwide strike on Jan 27, Unions seek 5-day work week
New Delhi: Banking operations of public sector banks across the country are likely to be impacted on Tuesday with the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) deciding to go ahead with a…
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Traffic, pollution push Bengaluru man move to smaller city
Bengaluru: When a person is born and raised in Bengaluru, they do not usually think of moving away, as the city offers a vibrant, happening life almost every day. A 41-year-old businessman,…
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Japanese American soldiers once branded ‘enemy aliens’ to be promoted posthumously
Honolulu: Seven Japanese American soldiers will be promoted to officer ranks in a solemn ceremony Monday, eight decades after they died fighting for the US during World War II, despite having been…
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Uttarakhand’s 100-year-old shrine vandalised by right-wing mob
Dehradun: The over 100-year-old Syed Baba Bulleshah’s shrine (mazar) was allegedly vandalised by a Hindutva mob having links with the Hindu Raksha Dal in Uttarakhand’s Mussoorie on Saturday night, January 24. At…
