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Elon Musk launches new 'America Party' amid feud with US President Trump

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July 9 strike against Centres policies; for workers and unemployed: Amarjeet Kaur

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India ranks 4th globally in income equality, shows World Bank data

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BJP slams Uddhav Thackeray over remarks on Patel community in Gujarat

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Muharram-Ashoura 2025: Irans Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei makes first public appearance since Iran-Israel war

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GHMC Chops Conocarpus Trees

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Telugu University Lacks Key Staff Though Academic Year Has Begun

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Four Booked For Gang-rape And Murder Of 12-year-old Girl In UP Village

An FIR was registered against four individuals based on a complaint filed by the girl's mother.

July 4 Independence Day holiday becomes one of the deadliest days of 2025 in US

July 4 Independence Day holiday has witnessed a number of violence, shootings, and fireworks related death.

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47,000 pilgrims pay obeisance at Amarnath Shrine

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Lake desilting, restoration begins in Kargil Nagar

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Homes for senior citizens to be completed by December: Minister

Four held for abduction of youth in Thirumangalam

Case registered over attempt to provoke unrest during Muharram Procession in Srinagar

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Pilot scheme to ensure round-the-clock water supply to begin in Adyar zone

Minister inspects construction work in Chennai

An isolated Iran looks to BRICS for allies, testing a new world order

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CM Naidu Orders Release Of Krishna, Handri-Neeva Waters

Water from Jeedipalli will be used to fill the Gollapalli, Marala and Cherlopalli reservoirs. Jeedipalli water will also be routed to the Penna A

KMC takes neuroplastic surgeries to patients

J&K HC acquits man in wifes murder, cites flawed probe

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Cross-Border Narco-Terror Case: J&K SIA files chargesheet against Pak-based terrorists among 11

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Aditya Pharmacy MD Dies By Suicide

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J&K House Panel to examine rules of land laws

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Plans To Transform Banaganapalle Into A Green Town: Minister

To reverse this, his wife, B.C. Indiramma, personally contributed Rs. 30 lakhs to purchase saplings and pots, launching this ambitious planting d

Experts from various countries join IIRSI 2025 ophthalmology convention in Chennai

Telangana Clears 10-hour Workdays, 48-Hour Weeks For Commercial Units

Total working hours must not exceed 48 per week; hours beyond this attract overtime pay.

Newborn undergoes laparoscopic oophorectomy

Wife of slain TN BSP leader Armstrong launches new party

Suspected gas leak leaves three AC mechanics dead

SIA files chargesheet against Hizbul chief, 10 others in narco terror case in Jammu

The J&K State Investigation Agency (SIA) has filed a chargesheet against 11 accused, including Hizb-ul-Mujahideen chief Syed Salahudeen, in a cro

Sigachi: UP Parents Seek Closure For Sons

As many as 33 persons are still under treatment, several of them in critical condition, while nine remain untraced.

Farmers Queue Up For Urea In Yemmiganur

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