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Jeddah: In a major relief to thousands of NRIs and Umrah pilgrims, the Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia late on Friday announced the commencement of special direct flights between both India and Saudi Arabia. The agreement will increase direct flight frequencies between Saudi Arabia and India and will bring down the sky-rocketing airfares to some […]
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Bengaluru: Karnataka police arrested three persons and seized over 4 kg ambergris (whale vomit) worth Rs 4 crore, here on Saturday. According to South East Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Srinath Mahadev Joshi, based on a tip-off, the police arrested the accused near Bengaluru’s Mico Layout. “The accused had brought Ambergris from Tamil Nadu to […]
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Hyderabad: India can see a surge in Covid-19 cases by the end of January 2022, a Hyderabad-based doctor warned. “We expect a surge in Covid-19 numbers by end of January because we are no different from the world. We will face what the world is facing,” Dr Sambit, Director (Medical) of Krishna Institute of Medical […]
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Muzaffarnagar: Two people were arrested here for allegedly drugging a Class 10 student and gang-raping her, police said on Saturday. The minor girl had gone for tuition classes on Thursday from where two people allegedly drugged her and took her to a forest area near Sadpur village, according to a complaint lodged by her family. […]
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Kathmandu: Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is likely to visit India in early January, sources familiar with the development confirmed to ANI. As per the sources at Nepal’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi already has extended an invitation for the visit to his Nepali counterpart inviting him for visit […]
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New Delhi: On the occasion of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s birth anniversary, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday paid floral tribute at ‘Sadaiv Atal’ Samadhi in the national capital. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Union Ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman, Piyush Goyal and others also […]
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New Delhi: Extending his greetings to the citizens on the occasion of Christmas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday recalled the life and teachings of Jesus Christ, adding that they placed topmost emphasis on service, kindness and humility. “Christmas greetings to everyone! We recall the life and noble teachings of Jesus Christ, which placed topmost […]
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Hyderabad: To promote diversity in Indian cinema, the National Film Development Corporation Limited (NFDC) announced a call for applications for funding of feature films. Under the scheme ‘Production of films in various Indian languages’, by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, the NFDC encourages filmmakers by undertaking 100 per cent production of their debut film. […]
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Hyderabad: A day after stand-up comic Munawar Faruqui announced that he would be performing in Hyderabad next month, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Dharmapuri Arvind on Friday threatened that his party will not let him perform here. He also warned the Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister K T Rama Rao for welcoming comedians whose […]
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Visakhapatnam: INS Khukri, the first of the indigenously built missile corvettes, was decommissioned “after 32 years of glorious service” on Thursday. The ship solemn ceremony was held at Visakhapatnam during which the national flag, naval ensign, and the decommissioning pennant were lowered at sunset in the presence of Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, […]
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New Delhi: A parliamentary committee will next month invite officials of the State Election Commissions in Telangana and Bihar to showcase the use of technology, including biometric systems to authenticate genuine voters, in conducting local body polls. Sushil Modi, Chairperson of the Department-related Standing Committee on Law and Personnel, said the panel would invite the […]
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The coronavirus night curfew will be applicable from 11 pm to 5 am, a senior official said here.
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Hyderabad: The American Telugu Association (ATA) has facilitated a $20 million investment in Indian startups by organising business seminars since 2014. According to the association, which is working to promote Telugu community in the US, they have been conducting business seminars in Hyderabad once every two years. These business seminars encouraged multiple companies to move […]
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The Omicron infection tally has climbed to 358 across the nation. However, out of total Omicron positive, 114 have been discharged. So far 17 states have reported Omicron infection, said the Union health ministry.
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The 30-scrip BSE Sensex was down by 266.73 points or 0.47 per cent at 57048.55 at 9.45 am.
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Lucknow: A special court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment and imposed a penalty of Rs 50,000 after declaring him guilty of sexually assaulting an autistic woman. The incident took place three years ago when the man was 37 years old, and the woman was around 24 years old. Ashutosh Pandey, Additional Director General […]
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In a tweet, the Handlooms Minister said "Honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji, on the National Handloom Day you had talked of strengthening #Vocal for handmade.
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Kanpur: Researchers at IIT Kanpur (IIT-K) have predicted that a third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, which may be triggered by the new Omicron variant, may peak in India by February 3, 2022. A report, published in the online preprint health server MedRxiv, said: “Following the trends around the world, this project report forecasts India’s […]
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Firozabad: An 18-year-old girl from Firozabad was allegedly raped by two men in a moving car in the Sikandra area in Agra. The incident took place on Sunday, but the complaint was lodged on Thursday. According to the police, the girl had made friends with 24-year-old Krishna Baghel, one of the two accused, on Instagram […]
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Srinagar: An unidentified militant was killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Friday, police said. The forces launched a cordon-and-search operation at Mumanhal village of the Arwani area in the district after inputs were received about the presence of militants there, a police official said. The search operation […]
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New Delhi: Eleven parliamentarians – six from the Lok Sabha and five from the Rajya Sabha – were awarded the annual Parliamentarians’ Group for Children Awards, in a virtual ceremony on Thursday. The Parliamentarians’ Group of Children (PGC) is a platform that convenes, informs and engages MPs on issues of children’s rights, and the award […]
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Hyderabad: The National Farmer’s day or the Kisan Diwas is Celebrated on December 23 every year, in honour of the fifth prime minister of the country Choudhary Charan Singh on his birth anniversary. States such as Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, which are actively engaged in farm activities, celebrate the Farmer’s day more. […]
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New Delhi: The DDMA order permitting bars and restaurants to operate with up to 50 per cent of seating capacity does not specify whether they can host Christmas and New Year parties, owners of several establishments said, seeking more clarity. Last week, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) extended till December 31 midnight its COVID-19-related […]
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Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday launched the CM Dashboard monitoring system that will enable Chief Minister M K Stalin to get real-time information on important matters including rainfall patterns, water storage levels in reservoirs and health-related among others. Stalin launched the dashboard here, an official release said. “Understanding the need for real-time information, […]