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Hyderabad : Man Loses Over Rs.3.5L, Crooks Lure him to Finish Fake Tasks

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Encroachments Threatening Open Spaces, Parks in Vizag

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Over 12K Devotees Had Darshan Of Shiv Ling At Amarnath Cave-Shrine

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No fight with Muslims: New Bengal BJP chief

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Maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 31.2C and 23.2C respectively

Telangana High Court Upholds Land Grab Verdict Against Adilabad Businessman

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According to ICRA, the company had taken a term loan of around 22.50 billion rupees ($263.14 million) from HDFC Bank in March 2022.

NDA allies back EC, call SIR routine & necessary

NDA allies in Bihar have voiced strong support for the Election Commission's special intensive revision of electoral rolls, dismissing opposition

SC Collegium Approves 4 Judges For Telangana High Court

The decision was taken based on a recommendation by the collegium of the Telangana High Court made to the Supreme Court collegium around one year

Telangana HC Rejects Malla Reddy Plea

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Jairam Ramesh 'misses' EC meet after 2-person cap alters Congress plan

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