Deccan Chronicle
Tiger Shroff unhurt as Bishnoi men open fire
Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff escaped unhurt after at least two unidentified gunmen opened fire at him at Juhu in Mumbai on Sunday and rode away on a motorcycle. Police said the actor’s driver and a fan were injured in the incident. The incident took...
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17 die, 25 injured in WB puja stampede
At least 17 people were killed and 25 injured in a stampede at an overcrowded Durga Puja pandal in north Kolkata on Saturday evening after heavy rain triggered panic among hundreds of revellers gathered for Saptami celebrations. The toll could...
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Ladakh is Centre’s top priority: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday accused previous governments of neglecting Ladakh’s development despite the region’s difficult terrain and harsh climatic conditions, asserting that his government had accorded priority to the Union Territory...
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El Nino is akin to Covid pandemic, says Revanth
Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Wednesday said the state government must treat the impact of El Nino as a disaster comparable to the Covid-19 pandemic and asked all government departments to prepare for a prolonged spell of adverse...
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Rahul says fight on till democracy is restored
I.N.D.I.A. bloc leaders and civil society members met over tea on Tuesday and vowed to fight unitedly for the “restoration of democracy" and bring to justice those responsible for "vote chori”. While the Opposition was concentrating on the rally...
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El Nino to get worse, No water, 50o temp.
HYDERABAD, OCT. 12 Drinking water shortages likely. No irrigation for crops whatsoever. Likelihood of power shortages. Temperatures likely to hit skin searing 50 degrees Celsius. Drought war-rooms to be set up at the state and district level. A “very...
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CJP refuses to back down, vows ‘Jantar Mantar 2.0’ against CEC
The agitation demanding the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar escalated on Sunday as Delhi Police detained over 200 protesters, including CPM MP John Brittas, who was allegedly assaulted and hospitalised, prompting the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) to...
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CJP extends stir in fortress Delhi
In an unprecedented clampdown, the Union government virtually went all in to thwart the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) protest planned for Jantar Mantar on Saturday. Over 7,000 protesters, including four former chief ministers — Arvind Kejriwal, Mamata...
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Delhi under siege for CJP stir today
Authorities ordered the closure of entry and exit gates at 57 Metro stations, cancelled dozens of trains and announced a 24-hour mobile internet suspension in parts of New Delhi ahead of Saturday’s protest called by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and...
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Oppn steps up Rajghat protest over vote theft
I.N.D.I.A. bloc leaders held a sit-in at Rajghat on Thursday, continuing their protest for the third consecutive day to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged “vote theft”. After a lunch hosted by Congress...
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Cong. stages flash protest in Delhi, Priyanka says cops mistreated her
What began as a lunch meeting at Janpath on Wednesday afternoon turned into a street confrontation after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and other I.N.D.I.A. bloc leaders boarded buses for Jantar Mantar but were stopped by police barely a kilometre from...
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Oppn protest against CEC ends with dramatic arrest
A nine-hour standoff inside Akashvani Bhavan seeking Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over alleged “vote chori” ended late Tuesday night with the Delhi police detaining Lok Sabha Leaders of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi and several...
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SC disowns new Form 6, to examine EC decisions
The Supreme Court on Monday said it will examine all decisions of the Election Commission (EC) and annul those found not to be in accordance with law, as it issued notices to the Centre and the poll body following pleas alleging that the Chief Election...
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After protest, Delhi cops probe attack on scribes
After high drama and public fury outside Parliament Street Police Station on Sunday over allegations by three women journalists of sexual harassment and assault by Delhi Police personnel, including ACP Vivek Bhagat, the police ordered a Crime Branch...
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Golden glory for India
Nagoya, Oct. 3: The starstudded cricket and hockey teams predictably defended their crowns, but it was 17-year-old archer Kumkum Mohod and golfer Pranavi Urs, who scripted unexpected history, adding to the late gold rush that powered India to a...
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Modi praises pilot’s effort to save plane
“I was fighting for my life, but I was determined not to let others die,” Indian pilot Capt. Smit Machchhar told Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday as he recalled the desperate moments after being stabbed by his co-pilot aboard flydubai flight...
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Capt. stable, attack motive still unclear
India on Thursday said it was closely monitoring the health of Captain Smit Machchhar, the Indian pilot hailed for saving a Flydubai flight despite being stabbed by his copilot during an alleged attempt to bring down the aircraft. Describing Machchhar...
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Flydubai’s Indian Capt. fights off killer co-pilot
An Indian captain of a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv reportedly fought off his Omani copilot after the latter allegedly stabbed him and attempted to take control of the aircraft, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia...
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CWC demands Modi exit, CEC resignation
The Congress on Tuesday demanded the immediate removal of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, the suspension of the special intensive revision (SIR) of the electoral roll, the restoration of over 13crore names struck off and the...
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EC to delete 20-cr voters by ’29: CM
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Monday alleged a “conspiracy” to delete 20 crore voters from electoral rolls across the country under the guise of the special intensive revision (SIR) of the electoral roll, and accused the Election Commission of...
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Modi: Surgical strikes reset our terror policy
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the 2016 surgical strikes marked a decisive change in India’s response to terrorism and demonstrated to the world its policy of hitting back firmly at terror networks. Speaking in his monthly radio programme...
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EC puts up united front, says all SIR decisions unanimous
Facing the heat amid the raging controversy over reported differences within the poll panel, the Election Commission of India (EC) on Saturday asserted that all special intensive revision (SIR) orders had received the unanimous approval of all three...
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RRR South alignment still pending
The Regional Ring Road (RRR) south section has hit another hurdle, with the Central government yet to take a decision on the alignment submitted by the Telangana government. The project, sources said, has not been included under any central scheme so...
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PM: Youth key to Viksit Bharat 2047
Reaffirming the BJP’S resolve to focus on nationbuilding and development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the youth would play a major role in realising the goal of making India a developed nation by 2047. Virtually interacting with...
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CEC under fire as EC rift over SIR come to light, Opp. seeks his exit
The Opposition on Wednesday kicked up a storm, calling for the suspension and an immediate arrest of the Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar after reports of alleged “irregularities in carrying out the special intensive revision (SIR)” came to...
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Fast-track aid for SC, ST victims, says CM
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Tuesday directed officials to release compensation to victims of sexual assault belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes communities through a special “green channel” mechanism. He said the government...
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Revanth to take political fight to Sircilla, Siddipet
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy is set to take the political battle to the strongholds of the opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), beginning with a public meeting in Sircilla, the home constituency of BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao, on...
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CEO issues SIR notice to Advani, Jaishankar
Former deputy prime minister L.K. Advani, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, former vicepresident Jagdeep Dhankhar and Election Commissioner S.S. Sandhu are among several prominent voters in Delhi who have been issued notices over “discrepancies”...
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Farmhouse owner is KTR’S benami: Cong.
High tension prevailed at Janwada on Saturday when a team of Congress MPS, MLAS and MLCS inspected the controversial farmhouse there, and alleged the encroachment of a nala and irregularities in its ownership and construction. Police deployed a strong...
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State sets up panel to resolve 22A land row
The state government on Friday constituted a highlevel committee to fasttrack resolution of Section 22A land disputes and provide relief to affected property owners. Revenue minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy announced the decision in the Assembly,...
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Past historic struggles keep state on top: CM
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Thursday said Telangana was emerging as a strong, modern and globally competitive state with the spirit and roots from powerful and historic struggles of the past. He hoisted the National Flag at Public Garden on...
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Revanth accuses KCR of land grab
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Wednesday accused former chief minister and BRS chief K. Chandrashekhar Rao of encroaching 388 acres of government land at his nearly 700-acre farmhouse at Erravalli and announced the formation of a high-powered...
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Revanth proposals today for 22A relief
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy is likely to announce key measures in the Assembly on Wednesday to provide relief to property owners whose land was included in the Section 22A prohibited list. He is also likely to order a probe into the alleged illegal...
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Weaponisation of tech, key minerals to hurt south: Modi
“Weaponisation of technology and critical minerals is detrimental to the Global South’s prosperity,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned on Sunday in his address at the concluding session of the 18th BRICS summit, as he called for the bloc's unity amid...
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BRICS Delhi consensus big win for India; slams Pahalgam terror hit
In a major diplomatic victory for India, the BRICS countries adopted the New Delhi Declaration with complete unanimity, something that was absent during the grouping’s foreign ministers meeting in May this year due to differing views of member...
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Modi, Putin set target of $100-bn trade by ’30
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday held bilateral talks in keeping with the spirit of “druzhba-dosti” (friendship) ahead of the 18th BRICS leaders summit that begins in the national capital on Saturday. During...
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Modi opens India’s space trek to world
Noting that scientific data must serve the common good, with openness and integrity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that India supported a safe, secure, and sustainable space domain anchored in international law. Modi lauded the Indian...
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Revanth orders inquiry into Brs-linked violence
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Wednesday ordered a comprehensive inquiry into the chain of incidents involving BRS leaders, including the violence at the Legislative Assembly, derogatory remarks against Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar, Dalit protests...
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Go global for UPI, PM tells fintech firms
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday exhorted the fintech ecosystem to expand the global reach of India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) by connecting it with payment systems of other countries to help the diaspora save on remittance costs. In...
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Revanth to expose land scams under BRS rule
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy will lead the attack on the Bharata Rashtra Samithi (BRS) by exposing the land scams during the previous regime when the contentious inclusion of land in the prohibitory list under Section 22A of the Registration Act,...
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Monsoon session from today, KCR stays away
6 The Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy-led Congress government’s welfare and development initiatives during its 1,000day rule, the revenue department’s goof-up on inclusion of private properties in the prohibitory list under Section 22A of the...
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India votes for more accurate world maps
India was among 164 countries that on Friday voted in favour of a United Nations resolution encouraging the wider use of ‘Equal Earth’ map projections that more accurately represent the relative sizes of continents, particularly Africa, against the...
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Waste-to-power plants threaten people’s health
In a report that places a major question mark on the functioning of waste-toenergy (WTE) plants such as the ones at the Jawaharnagar dump yard here, the Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA) has said that WTE incineration plants were the single...
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CM sacks Surekha, Chinna Reddy out
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Thursday sacked endowment and forest minister Konda Surekha from the Cabinet and stripped Planning Board vice-chairman G. Chinna Reddy of his post, sending a strong message that any act of indiscipline in the...
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Organise Jal Utsav to save water: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday called for greater public participation in water conservation and suggested promoting ‘Jal Utsav’ to create awareness among people. He called for greater adoption of water-saving technologies and suggested...
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SCO must reject double standards on terror: PM
Without naming Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called on the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to act firmly against terrorism and reject double standards, while stressing that regional connectivity projects must respect the...
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War pushes humanity back, Modi tells Putin
Pushing for an immediate end to the Russia-ukraine war, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to move from “endless war to the end of war”. During a meeting with the Russian President in the Kyrgyz Republic...
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India, Uzbekistan sign 11 pacts, eye nuke deal
India and Uzbekistan on Sunday elevated bilateral ties to a “comprehensive strategic partnership” and set a target of $5 billion in annual trade by 2030 following talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in...
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Nepal toll 676, India sends rescue team
The death toll from the devastating flash floods and landslides along the Nepaltibet border rose to 676 on Saturday, with 669 deaths reported in Nepal and seven in Tibet, even as nearly 3,000 people remained missing. India stepped up assistance by...
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320 Indians still missing, Nepal sees new flood
The ministry of external affairs on Friday said that at least 320 Indians remain missing and 400 others are stranded on the Chinese side following devastating flash floods along the Nepal-tibet border, even as 153 Indians stranded on the Chinese side...
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Centre pulls out all stops to rescue 500 stranded Indians
Amid reports of at least 290 missing Indians and around 200 others stranded on the Chinese side following devastating flash floods along the Nepaltibet border, external affairs minister S. Jaishankar on Thursday held a high-level meeting to review the...
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100 die, 133 Indians go missing in Nepal
Nearly 100 people were killed and over 750, including 133 Indian nationals, remain missing after a massive flash flood originating in Tibet swept through central Nepal on Wednesday, devastating several towns and villages, washing away bridges, and...
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DRDO’S missiles will be made by India Inc
In a major strategic move to build up domestic missile production capabilities, defence minister Rajnath Singh has approved the transfer of Defence Research and Development Organisation's (DRDO) conventional missile technology to the domestic private...
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Revanth criticises Centre, Modi for blocking U.S. visit
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Monday accused the Bjp-led government at the Centre of discriminating against Telangana by denying him political clearance to visit the United States, saying the decision was an insult to the four crore people of the...
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‘Bahubali’ knocks down unsafe Gachibowli bldg
Officials on Sunday deployed ‘Bahubali’, a heavy duty excavator, to demolish a seven-storey structure adjacent to the underconstruction building that collapsed in Anjaiahnagar, Gachibowli, on Saturday. The structure, an unauthorised construction...
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Modi invites ideas to strengthen BJP
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the newly-appointed BJP office bearers at the party headquarters here on Saturday. Following his first interaction with party chief Nitin Nabin’s new team, which came shortly after the BJP announced the launch of a...
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PM offers support for space start-ups
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday interacted with the CEOS and founders of 20 space start-ups at Seva Teerth, the Prime Minister’s Office, as India seeks to strengthen its private space industry and expand its presence in the global space...
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Revanth begins two-nation tour for funds, varsity links
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Thursday arrived in London as part of his 10-day two-nation tour to the UK and the US. The Telangana delegation is scheduled to hold meetings aimed at attracting industrial investments and forging academic...
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Ponguleti in dock over revenue dept goof-ups
Increasing instances of dubious decisions in revenue matters, including the latest inclusion of thousands of private properties in the prohibitory list under Section 22A, have left the state government in an embarrassing situation, both on the...
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Nabin gets inclusive, fresh faces for team
The long-awaited team of BJP president Nitin Nabin was finally announced on Monday, bringing in a mix of younger and experienced leaders. The new team is likely to hold its first meeting on August 22. Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the new...
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Nampally station water has E. coli
New Delhi: E. coli bacteria has been found in drinking water samples picked up from water coolers at several railway stations, including Nampally station, a report by the CAG stated, adding that unhygienic conditions were also found in washrooms at 458...
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Modi’s shout-out to Genz on I-day
Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a slew of announcements aimed at Gen Z and Gen Alpha in his Independence Day address on Saturday, placing young Indians at the centre of the country’s journey towards a “Viksit Bharat” by 2047 while highlighting the...
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Revanth for optimum utilisation of Godavari
HYDERABAD, AUG. 12 Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Wednesday directed irrigation officials to ensure optimum utilisation of Godavari river water by carrying out lift operations from the Yellampalli, Devadula and Sitarama projects. During a review...
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FCRA Bill headed to JPC amid Oppn onslaught
The government is considering sending the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 to a joint committee of both Houses of Parliament for further examination, while the Congress and some other Opposition parties have demanded its...
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Centre to debate, Shah to give reply
In a bid to break the Lok Sabha deadlock, parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday said the government was ready for a full-fledged debate on student protests and police action, with Union home minister Amit Shah replying to the...
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Telangana economy shines in RBI report
RBI’S latest report, ‘Handbook of Statistics on the Indian Economy 202526’ shows Telangana's economy recording strong growth with services and allied activities emerging as major contributors. The RBI data presented Telangana as an economy registering...
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US may shut options for laid-off H1-B workers
The US department of homeland security (DHS) is considering a major change to H-1B visa rules that could remove the 60day grace period currently available to foreign workers who lose their jobs. The proposed rule, which has been sent to the White...
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CBI blames NTA for NEET leak
The CBI has flagged a series of profoundly prosaic security lapses in NEETUG 2026, underlining the absence of frisking and checking in the “confidential section” of the NTA, the lack of proper CCTV monitoring of the place and the involvement of same...
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CM unhappy over ORR maintenance
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Thursday expressed strong displeasure over the manner in which the Hyderabad Outer Ring Road (ORR) was being maintained and operated by the private concessionaire, citing poor upkeep and rising safety concerns....
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CM seeks Patil’s intervention for Tummidihatti
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Wednesday urged the Centre to facilitate Maharashtra’s approval for increasing the height of the proposed Tummidihatti barrage on the Pranahita river to 150-152 metres, saying the project was crucial for providing...
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Jharkhand students get support of RSS, Left, CJP
The student protest in Jharkhand, backed by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), over alleged irregularities in the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) examination and other recruitment tests got the endorsement from the RSS and the BJP. The...
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State to use Central funds for SC, ST fees
For the first time, the state government will be using Central funds to reimburse students from the Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. For other students, from the Backward Classes (BC), economically backward classes (EBC) and...
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Stay high on life, not drugs: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged the country's youth to take a pledge against substance abuse, saying drugs may provide a temporary “high” but ultimately destroy careers and personal lives. Launching the ‘Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat...
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Modi sees Vizag as top economic hub in Asia
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday declared that Visakhapatnam Economic Region (VER) would evolve into Asia’s most prominent economic hub while inaugurating the Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport and laying foundation stones for projects...
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PM: Let’s embrace misguided children
Reeling under mounting pressure, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a late night attempt on Friday to reach out to the agitating students, saying that although some had used “filthy language” against him and even his late mother, it was time to “embrace...
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