Deccan Chronicle
7 trapped in fire at four-storey, firefighters fight to douse blaze
At least seven persons including two children were feared trapped in a fire that broke out in the basement of a four-storey building housing a furniture store, Sai Vishwas Furniture Castle, on Nampally road on Saturday. Fire fighters managed to bring...
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Modi sees double engine Kerala govt
Mumbai, Jan. 23: Adani Group stocks fell sharply causing around `1.1 lakh crore market cap erosion for listed group companies on Friday as sentiments took a severe hit on reports saying US market regulator SEC sought local court's permission to serve...
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Modi, Brazil’s Lula vow to boost ties
Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) laboratories in Telangana have identified 12 drug samples as ‘not of standard quality (NSQ)’ during a recent testing, while the Drugs Control Laboratory of Telangana (DCLT) have found five to be in...
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‘Will have a good deal with India’: Trump hails Modi Revanth offers to host WEF follow-up
Gold and silver prices continued to rise on Tuesday with the yellow metal gaining `7,500 to touch `1.6 lakh per 10 gm and silver by `12,000 to jump at `3.35 lakh per kg. In the international market, gold crossed $4,800 as geo-political tensions...
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UAE to partner with TG for Bharat Future City growth
In a major fillip to Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy’s dream project Bharat Future City, the cash-rich United Arab Emirates on Tuesday expressed its interest to collaborate with the Telangana government for developing the future city as a top global...
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India, UAE ink key deals on defence
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday evening held talks at his residence in New Delhi with United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The three-and-a-half hours visit culminated in seven major announcements and the signing of...
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Cabinet okays Metro Phase-2, fast-tracks takeover from L&T BJP more dangerous, says Revanth
A young male tiger, that kept forest department officials on their toes as it moved from district to district over the past couple of months, has reappeared in Yadadri-bhongir district. On Saturday night, it killed two calves, and made away with the...
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PM: Youth focused on fixing problems
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India’s youth and entrepreneurs are focused on solving real problems, describing the Startup India mission as a revolution that has transformed the country’s innovation landscape. Speaking at an event...
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Sankranti shows India’s cultural richness: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday extended greetings to people across the country on the occasion of Makar Sankranti, saying the harvest festival reflects the richness of India’s cultural landscape and reinforces the spirit of togetherness that...
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Revanth plans major rejig of dists, mandals
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Monday announced that the state government would constitute a judicial commission, headed by a retired judge of the Supreme Court or a High Court, to undertake a comprehensive reorganisation of districts, revenue...
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Anti-somnath forces still active in India, says Modi Says invaders reduced to history, but temple stands
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that forces that opposed the reconstruction of Somnath Temple after independence remain active in the country. Speaking at “Somnath Swabhiman Parv” in Somnath, Gujarat, Prime Minister Modi said that now...
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Mamata ‘seizes’ docus after ED raid on IPAC
The political battle between the BJP and the Trinamul Congress (TMC) in West Bengal escalated sharply on Thursday after the Enforcement Directorate raided two premises linked to the Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC), the political consultancy...
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UP’S draft SIR list out; 12.55 cr voters retained, 2.89 cr deleted
Close to 3 crore voters have been excluded from the draft electoral roll for Uttar Pradesh, published on Tuesday after the completion of the special intensive revision (SIR) exercise in the state. A political slugfest started shortly after, with the...
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Trump warns of more tariffs on India over Russian oil purchases
In what could spell further trouble for India, US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose more tariffs on India if it "does not help on the Russian oil issue”, even as he warmly praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This comes amid continued...
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Deeply concerned: India to Venezuela
Making its first official statement, India on Sunday expressed “deep concern” over the developments in Venezuela and called upon all concerned to address issues peacefully through dialogue. “Recent developments in Venezuela are a matter of deep...
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US strikes Venezuela; Prez Maduro, his wife captured
Washington, Jan. 3: The United States attacked Venezuela and captured its long-serving President Nicolas Maduro in an overnight operation on Saturday, US President Donald Trump said, promising to put the country under American control for now,...
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Revanth: Musi project to foster communal amity
Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy announced in the Assembly on Friday that a temple, a mosque, a church and a gurudwara would be constructed along the Musi river basin as part of the Musi rejuvenation and development project to promote communal harmony....
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Revanth clears NY bonanza of `713 cr for staff
In good news for state government employees, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on the of eve of New Year on Wednesday directed finance minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka to immediately release funds for the payment of pending dues of government employees....
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India has boarded Reform Exp: Modi meets India Inc
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that India has boarded the "Reform Express" and credited his government’s policies for the country’s accelerated pace of progress. He also called for mission-mode reforms across diverse sectors to sustain...
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Revanth: Get ready for BRS in Assembly
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Monday said all ministers, as well as Congress MLAS, must be prepared to effectively counter the allegations and narratives that the Opposition parties would seek to push during debates and discussions in the...
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River waters to heat up debate in House
Tempers are expected to come to a boil when the Telangana Assembly convenes on Monday, against the backdrop of Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy’s pungent response to BRS president K. Chandrashekar Rao questioning Congress government on irrigation...
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Revanth: BJP govt will face public backlash on G Ram G
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Saturday said the Congress would intensify agitations in the state from January 5 against the repeal of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), enacted by the Congress-led UPA government...
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Gen Z, Gen Alpha to lead India: PM Linguistic diversity is nation’s pride, says Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that Gen Z and Gen Alpha would play a decisive role in leading India towards the goal of a Viksit Bharat. Addressing the national programme marking Veer Baal Diwas at Bharat Mandapam, Prime Minister Narendra...
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Revanth dares KCR to stop Cong. in ’29
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy took a vow in his home constituency of Kodangal on Wednesday, declaring that as long as he remained in politics, BRS president K. Chandrashekar Rao or any of his family members would not return to power. He said that...
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Lazy officials must act: CM
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Tuesday issued a stern warning to secretaries of all departments, making it clear that complacency, inefficiency and a lack of commitment would not be tolerated. He directed senior IAS officials to improve their...
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India, NZ strike FTA deal, aim to double trade flow
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his New Zealand counterpart Christopher Luxon spoke on Monday and jointly announced the successful conclusion of a “historic, ambitious and mutually beneficial” Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two...
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BRS killed TG’S river water interests: CM
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Sunday said no regime, even in undivided Andhra Pradesh, had inflicted greater damage on Telangana’s river water interests than that of BRS president and former chief minister K. Chandrashekar Rao. Revanth Reddy...
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Didi against SIR to protect infiltrators in Bengal: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday dubbed the Trinamul Congress rule in West Bengal “maha jungle raj” and urged the people to vote out the ruling party in the upcoming state Assembly elections. Modi also accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata...
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India, Oman usher in new era of trade ties
India and Oman on Thursday signed the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) to boost bilateral trade by reducing trade barriers and creating a stable and predictable framework for economic cooperation. The agreement was signed following...
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Cong.-backed village chiefs get CM’S invite
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy will address newlyelected sarpanches backed by the Congress at LB Stadium here on December 24, party sources said. The meeting, being planned as a major outreach programme, will focus on village-level development and...
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Waive loan limit for YI schools: CM to Centre
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Tuesday appealed to Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman to permit the state government to borrow `30,000 crore beyond the limits imposed by the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act, for the...
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Modi, Jordan King talk trade, boosting security
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Jordan’s King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein on Monday reviewed the full spectrum of bilateral relations and exchanged views on key regional and global issues during talks held here. Modi, who arrived in Jordan on a...
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Revanth: SIR to keep voters away from polls
Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Sunday warned people from the poor and middle classes that the BJP government would initially remove them from the voter lists through the special intensive revision (SIR) programme, and later they would also lose...
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Revanth, Messi kick up an evening of football frenzy
Hyderabad witnessed a night to remember, as football legend Lionel Messi set foot on Hyderabad turf at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Uppal, sending waves of excitement through tens of thousands of fans. Accompanied by his Inter Miami...
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Modi, Trump talk, vow to work for world peace
Amid ongoing discussions on reaching a bilateral trade agreement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and United States President Donald Trump “had a very warm and engaging conversation” on Thursday evening. The two leaders exchanged views on enhancing...
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Revanth creates `1K-cr fund to boost start-ups
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Wednesday announced the creation of a `1,000-crore Start-up Fund of Funds (SFOF) to boost innovation and support emerging entrepreneurs in Telangana. The fund, he said, would provide a major push to founders looking...
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Revanth unveils TG docu for growth in 2 decades
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Tuesday unveiled the “Telangana Rising Vision 2047”, an 83-page blueprint outlining the state’s long-term socio-economic roadmap during a grand ceremony at the Telangana Rising Global Summit 2025 held at Bharat Future...
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State eyes larger pie in economy: Revanth
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Monday said the Telangana government had set an ambitious target of doubling the state’s contribution to the national GDP by 2047. Speaking at the inaugural session of the Telangana Rising Global Summit 2025 at...
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TG Summit to rebrand state as growth model
The state government expects to sign investment Mous worth nearly `3 lakh crore with leading national and international companies over the two days of the Telangana Rising Global Summit, set to commence on Monday at the Bharat Future City. The summit...
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Must rid country of slave mentality: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called on citizens to eliminate the “slave mentality” that he said has lingered since colonial rule, urging collective action over the next 10 years to fully break free from its influence. Addressing a summit...
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Modi: Indo-russia ties like Pole Star
The India-russia ties are like the “Pole Star” and have stood the test of time, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday after talks with his “friend”, Russian President Vladimir Putin, at the Hyderabad House in the national capital. During Putin's...
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Putin kick-starts visit to shore up ties with India
Russian President Vladimir Putin received a red carpet welcome from Prime Minister Narendra Modi upon his arrival in New Delhi on Thursday evening, marking the start of a historic two-day visit. In a special gesture, Modi greeted Putin with a warm hug...
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Revanth seeks Modi support for Summit
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and invited him to the Telangana Rising 2047 Summit, which will be held on December 8 and 9 in Hyderabad. The Chief Minister spent a busy day in New Delhi, meeting the...
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Govt: Will first take up Vande Mataram
The government on Tuesday informed that Parliament would take up a discussion on electoral reforms amidst the Opposition’s vociferous demand for a discussion on the special intensive revision issue. The Opposition parties had made it clear that they...
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Parl. not for drama, PM hits out at Oppn
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dig at the Opposition parties that Parliament “is not a place for drama, it is a place for delivery”, evoked a sharp reaction from the Opposition, particularly the Congress, on the first day of the Winter...
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Revanth’s TG Rising vision: Growth to pay for welfare
Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Sunday said that Telangana Rising 2047 aims to build a robust economy that would empower the state to address the welfare needs of people. Addressing the media persons on Sunday at the Secretariat after reviewing the...
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Cong. transparent on R’gundam plant
Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Saturday ridiculed the BRS’ allegations of a `50,000-crore scam in the proposed 800 MW thermal power project at Ramagundam, as the cost of the plant would be much less. At the current construction rate...
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Dolavani, Bogamdani lakes missing, not found
Telangana Pollution Control Board (TGPCB) is facing a peculiar problem. That of missing water bodies. Two water bodies, for which the TGPCB has no data since 2018, are Dodlavani Kunta and Bogamdani Kunta in Gajularamam falling in the GHMC’S Kukatpally...
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Revanth invites Modi for TG Rising Summit
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Wednesday invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi and global investors to attend the Telangana Rising Global Summit-2047 at Bharat Future City, scheduled to be held on December 8 and 9. The Chief Minister also appealed...
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27 civic bodies to merge with GHMC
The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) is set for a major expansion, with the state Cabinet on Tuesday approving the merger of 27 urban local bodies (ULBS) located within the Outer Ring Road (ORR) limits into the corporation. The move,...
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Revanth blows the bugle for local polls
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Monday set the tone for the upcoming gram panchayat elections, urging women across Telangana to turn polling day into a symbolic show of support for the Congress government by wearing the newly distributed Indiramma...
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Modi calls for global eye on AI to prevent misuse
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged “strict restrictions on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in deepfakes, crime and terror activities” and called for a global compact based on transparency, human oversight, safety-by-design and the...
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Delhi car blast is suicide attack, more bombs seized in Faridabad
Investigators suspect that the car explosion at the Red Fort here on Monday was as “suicide attack” carried out by a ‘fidayeen’ in panic, after Central agencies began cracking down on a ‘white collar’ terror network and arrested several participants...
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8 die in blast near Delhi’s Red Fort, nation on alert
Just over six months after the Pahalgam terror attack, a high-intensity blast ripped through a slow-moving car outside the Red Fort Metro station in New Delhi on Monday evening, which claimed at least eight lives and injured several others....
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Modi: Splendid win awaits NDA in Bihar
High octane campaigning in Bihar came to an end on Sunday, with 122 Assembly constituencies set to vote in the second and final phase of polling on November 11. The first phase of voting for 121 seats was held on November 6 and recorded an impressive...
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Modi: Turnout 65-volt shock for I.N.D.I.A bloc
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday claimed that the people of Bihar had given the I.N.D.I.A. bloc a “65-volt jhatka” (shock) in the first phase of the Assembly elections, leaving its leaders “sleepless.” Addressing his final rally in Bettiah,...
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Modi: Cong. cut Vande Mataram
In a veiled attack at the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that important stanzas of the national song Vande Mataram were dropped in 1937 and it sowed the seeds of partition. Addressing the gathering after inaugurating the...
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Bihar sees 64.66% turnout in Ph-1, highest in history
Amid allegations of voter intimidation, booth mismanagement, and stray incidents of violence, the first phase of polling for 121 Assembly seats across 18 districts of Bihar took place on Thursday, recording an unprecedented 64.66 per cent turnout as...
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2 Dy CMS, Lalu sons in Bihar Phase-1 poll
The electoral fate of 1,314 candidates, including top leaders such as Tejashwi Yadav, the I.N.D.I.A. bloc’s chief ministerial face, and incumbent deputy chief ministers Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha of the BJP, will be sealed in the crucial...
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Modi for women to ensure big turnout
Making his final pitch on the last day of the campaign for 121 seats in the first phase of Bihar polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged women voters for a recordbreaking turnout on the voting days —November 6 and November 11. Modi...
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19 die in bus-truck crash, gravel flood
Nineteen people, including a 10-month-old infant in her relative’s arms, as well as three sisters, were killed when a truck rammed into an overcrowded TGRTC bus at Mirjaguda, about 46 km from the state capital, on the Vijayapura (Bijapur) road early...
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CM asks leaders to contact voters directly Revanth dismisses JH pre-poll surveys as fake
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Sunday rubbished “fabricated” survey reports on the outcome of the Jubilee Hills bypoll and asked people not to trust them. He also asked all the ministers and ward-level incharges to intensify their campaign. During...
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Modi: India is first responder in crisis
Observing that global welfare is intrinsic to India’s civilisational character, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that, “Whenever a crisis or disaster strikes anywhere in the world, India steps forward as a trusted partner to offer help,...
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Modi: Nehru didn’t let J&K to integrate
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched a sharp attack on the country's first PM Jawaharlal Nehru, claiming he prevented Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel from fully integrating Kashmir into Indian Union. Speaking at an event to mark Sardar Patel's...
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Cyclone damaged 4.47 lakh acres crops in 12 districts CM to conduct aerial survey in Warangal, Husnabad today
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy will undertake an aerial survey of floodaffected regions of Warangal and Husnabad districts on Friday to assess the damage wreaked by Cyclone Montha. He ordered the cancellation of leaves for field staff and directed...
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Montha disrupts life in state, floods roads, damages farms
Cyclone Montha brought widespread rains across Telangana on Wednesday, triggering floods, disrupting transport, and damaging crops. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued red and orange alerts for as many as 16 districts as heavy downpours...
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CM links film ticket hike to cine welfare
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Tuesday said that the state government would allow an increase in ticket prices during the release of major films on the condition that 20 per cent of the profit earned through such hikes is contributed to a welfare...
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EC takes up SIR in 9 states, 3 UTS
The Election Commission of India on Monday announced the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls for nine states and three Union territories to map 51 crore voters from November 4. These comprise nine states and three Union Territories,...
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Modi calls India-asean ties a pillar of stability
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday “virtually” participated in the India-asean summit being held in Malaysia. In his address the PM said that the India-asean partnership has seen steady progress even in this era of uncertainties. He added that this...
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It’s jungle raj versus growth, says Shah
Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections would determine whether the state returns to “jungle raj” or continues on the path of development under the NDA government. Addressing a series of election...
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19 die in blaze, after bus hits bike
Nineteen passengers including two children were killed when a private travel bus belonging to Vemuri Kaveri Travels bound to Bengaluru from Hyderabad caught fire after hitting a two-wheeler on National Highway 44 near Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh, nearly...
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Modi says Bihar jungle raj won’t be forgotten
Recalling the “darkness” that Bihar faced during the “jungle raj” of the previous RJD regime, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the “jungle raj” will be discussed for the next 100 years and that “no matter how hard the opposition tries...
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Revanth sets 2-yr deadline for constructing new OGH
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has instructed the officials to complete the construction of the new Osmania General Hospital complex in Goshamahal with state-of-the art facilities within two years. At a high-level review on the construction of the new...
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PM invokes Lord Rama, highlights Op. Sindoor
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday penned a letter to the people on Diwali, highlighting the successes of Operation Sindoor and the fight against Maoists, and asserting that Bharat had emerged as a symbol of stability at a time when the world is...
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CM: Will get age reduced for MLA poll from 25 to 21
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Sunday said that the government would pass a resolution in the Assembly seeking to amend the Constitution to lower the minimum age to contest Legislative Assembly elections to 21 from 25. Revanth Reddy said that...
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I.N.D.I.A. bloc is jungle raj in new mask, says Shah
Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday exuded confidence that the NDA would retain power in Bihar, dismissing the Rjdled INDIA bloc as “jungle raj wearing a new mask.” Wrapping up his threeday tour of the poll-bound state, Shah said the NDA under...
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