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Chick-fil-As Code Moo is back play every Tuesday to win free food in 2025

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SC issues guidelines to make Tamil Nadu prisons accessible for prisoners with disabilities

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The security forces in a joint operation recovered 86 firearms and over 900 rounds of different types in Manipur, the police said on Tuesday.

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New Delhi: Details emerging a day later on the incident involving two unruly women passengers who delayed a Spicejet flight bound from Delhi to M

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Suffered in silence for the past eight months: Omar Abdullah

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Villagers attack murder accused, police in Palnadu district

TMC MP Moitra slams Chhattisgarh police alleging migrant workers forcibly sent back to West Bengal in buses

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Pak Foreign Minister Dar meets Chinese President Xi Jinping; reaffirms commitment to strengthen bilateral ties

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17-Year-Old Girl Found Dead Under Suspicious Circumstances In Andhra Pradesh

A minor girl was found dead under suspicious circumstances in Andhra Pradesh's YSR Kadapa district on Tuesday.

AP to Elevate VIMS to NIMS Level

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Trump gives Russia 50 days to make Ukraine deal

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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated that revising voter lists cannot halt demographic changes. He highlighted Assam's unique citizens