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SIR in Bengal done in hurry, says Nobel laureate Amartya Sen
Kolkata: Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has voiced deep unease over the SIR process in West Bengal, warning that the exercise is being conducted with “undue haste” and may jeopardise democratic participation, particularly…
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Have some issues with Congress, will raise them with leadership: Tharoor
Kozhikode: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday said he has some issues with the party which he would take up with the leadership, and asserted that he has never violated the organisation’s…
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SIT helped Sabarimala gold case accused get bail: Satheesan
Thiruvananthapuram: Leader of Opposition in the state assembly V D Satheesan on Saturday, January 24, claimed that the SIT created a situation where accused in the Sabarimala gold loss cases were able…
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Indonesia’s Java hit by landslide; 8 dead, 82 missing
Jakarta: A predawn landslide triggered by torrential rains on Indonesia’s main island of Java killed at least eight people on Saturday and left 82 missing as rescuers struggled through deep mud, searching…
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Society achieves progress only when girl child empowered, protected: AP CM
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday, January 24, said a society achieves true progress only when its daughters are empowered, protected and given equal opportunities to succeed. Commemorating…
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Meta pauses teen access to AI characters
San Francisco: Meta is halting teens’ access to artificial intelligence characters, at least temporarily, the company said in a blog post Friday. Meta Platforms Inc, which own Instagram and WhatsApp, said that…
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BTech student jumps to death from hostel building in Greater Noida
Noida: A second-year BTech student allegedly jumped to his death from the fourth floor of his hostel in Greater Noida’s Knowledge Park area early on Saturday, January 24, after being reprimanded for…
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IndiGo drops 717 slots as DGCA cuts winter flights
Mumbai: IndiGo has vacated more than 700 slots at various domestic airports, following aviation watchdog DGCA curtailing the country’s largest airline’s winter flights by 10 per cent after massive operational disruptions in…
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BJP-led civic body fines party over flex boards during PM’s Kerala visit
Thiruvananthapuram: The BJP-ruled Thiruvananthapuram Corporation has imposed a fine on the party and lodged a police case over the installation of flex boards on footpaths in the city in connection with Prime…
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Tamil Nadu Guv Ravi insults office by skipping Assembly speech: CM Stalin
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Saturday, January 24, claimed that Governor RN Ravi “insulted” the gubernatorial position he holds, by not reading out the speech at the commencement of…
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Hyderabad: MBT slams Congress govt for ‘soft pedal’ on Hindutva rally
Hyderabad: “The Telangana Congress government’s soft approach towards Hindutva elements has emboldened communal provocations ahead of Hyderabad civic polls,” charged Amjed Ullah Khan, spokesman for Majlis Bachao Tehreek (MBT). “Allowing the Bhagyanagar…
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Over 8,000 flights cancelled in US amid winter storm
Dallas: More than 8,000 flights across the US set to take off over the weekend have been cancelled as a major storm expected to wreak havoc across much of the country bears…
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Woman excise constable hit by speeding ganja -laden car in Telangana
Hyderabad: A woman constable of the Telangana excise department was reportedly hit by a speeding Ganja -laden car on Friday, January 23, in Nizamabad. The incident occurred when the constable, Sowmya tried…
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Row over liquor shop timings leads to Congress MLA, excise face-off
Hyderabad: A debate over liquor shop timings in Munugode, Nalgonda district led to a face off between supporters of Congress MLA Komatireddy Rajgopal Reddy and excise officials on Friday, January 23. The…
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Telangana govt rolls back order to shift govt offices to T-Hub
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy has directed the immediate rescission of the G.O. proposing the shifting of government offices to T-Hub as part of a broader rationalisation process. “On learning…
