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Government should explain why U.S. mediation was allowed, says Sharad Pawar

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Man Leading Funeral of Terrorists Killed in Op Sindoor is on US Wanted List

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Survey Underway To Enrol Waste Pickers

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All is Not Well with BRS Top Leadership

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MY Bharat Initiative Begins

Target set to enrol one lakh volunteers across nation on Day-1

TRSMA Raises Concerns over Draft Fee Regulation Bill; Submits Letter to Sridhar Babu

TRSMA warned that if the bill is passed as it stands, many budget schools may shut down, affecting lakhs of students

Young Citizens Invited For Civil Defence Volunteers

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Resolve Issues Of Land By May-End: Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy

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Rural Students Beat Tough Conditions To Come Out With Shining Colours

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Heat Scorches Odisha, Sambalpur Hottest At 42.9 Degrees C

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Trump Defends Resettling White South Africans As Refugees In US

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Rapper Qidere Johnson, who opposed gun violence, killed in shooting in Philadelphia

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When water standards dont hold water

Despite its widespread use by municipal authorities across India, the per capita water supply standard lacks empirical grounding, objective ratio

India, Pak Agree to Cut Number of Troops at Border

The second round of talks between the DGMOs of India and Pakistan was held on Monday evening over the hotline

Nigeria Posts Fastest GDP Growth In Decade: World Bank

It said the acceleration in gross domestic product (GDP) growth was driven mainly by a continued oil and gas sector recovery and strong growth in

Sean 'Diddy' Combs' trial: Diddy's kids stand by him in court as the trafficking trial begins; heres who attended his trial

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US weather forecast: Heavy rains, flooding threaten 36 million people

A stalled storm system has unleashed relentless rain over Southeast US, causing flash flooding, power outages, and severe airport delays. From up

Bikers take out a rally in Shillong and Tura to express solidarity with and pay tributes to the Indian armed forces in the wake of the deadly Pahalgam terror attack and the subsequent Operation Sindoor

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Free coaching camp for Army recruitment

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Call to stop activities of TMB at market in Tura

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WGH DC allays fear over dearth of essential items

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City college ends vibrant college week celebration

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First floor of MUDA parking lot for vendors

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Devotees offer prayers at Buddhist Temple in Polo on the occasion of Buddha Purnima, on Monday

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Landslide at Donar Skur along NH-6 disrupts traffic

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'Stop embarrassing yourself': Trump spars with reporter over Qatar luxury jumbo jet gift question

Relationship With China Is Now Very Good: Trump After Geneva Trade Talks

Following trade talks in Geneva, in which the United States and China agreed to withdraw reciprocal tariffs for an initial 90-day period, US Pres

PhonePe System Faces Outage Due To Technical Glitch

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Cultural Tour For Contestants Held

At Buddhavanam, which is a Buddhist theme park on the rivers northern bank, the contestants explored a series of installations and monuments dedi

Politician Wanting To Take Credit: Tharoor Slams Trump For Declaring Halting Of Indo-Pak Hostilities

Clarifying that he was speaking as an individual MP, Tharoor said he did not like Trump's social media posts on the issue.

Railway Staff Pension Rules Separate

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Maha Police Arrest 2 Fugitives

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Slight rise in Telanganas Maternal Mortality Ratio but remains lower than national average

Aakar Patel | Cohesive Security Strategy Needed: Doval Doctrine Can Be First Step

As national security challenges evolve, Indias defence strategy remains in limbo, with a key defence committee failing to provide a coherent resp

Telangana: Scammer Dupes Man of Rs.1.8L For Not Using Card

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As BJP govt. in Odisha nears one year in power, grievance redressal emerges as key tool to connect with people

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Pak Had No Chance To Breach Multi-Layered Indian Defence

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An Airstrike In Central Myanmar Kills Up to 22 People At A Bombed School

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Viral Video: Giant snake climbs tree in South Africa's wild, shocks netizens, its length is around...

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As Sean 'Diddy' Combs' trafficking trial is underway; here are the jury members who will decide the rap mogul's fate

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NCLAT dismisses insolvency plea against PepsiCo India

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Kai Trump, Donald Trump's eldest grandchild, goes viral after posting video of a lurid song to mark her 18th birthday

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Apple To Shift All US iPhone Assembly To India By 2026

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Sean Diddy Combs Trial: Could gray hair influence jurors? Heres what was found in large quantities at Combs homes

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Trumps Pharma Price Cut Call May Dry Up Indian Pipeline of off-Patented Drugs

Trumps drug price slash sends shockwaves through Indian Pharma sector

Assembly session cancelled; BJP govt. running away from questions: Oppn.

Consultations Begin on Regulating Fees in Telangana Private Schools

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Two youth run over by train near St. Thomas Mount station

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US budget surplus rises 23% to $258 billion in April, customs revenue surges

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Vadakalai, Thenkalai sects face off again during Brahmotsavam of Sri Varadharaja Perumal temple

Official sources in the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, under whose control the temple is, said they held separate meetings

Ather Energy loss narrows to 234.4 crore in Q4 on better gross margins

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Telangana BJP to Hold Tiranga Events

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Earthquake Of Magnitude 4.6 Jolts Pakistan

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Madonna's journey to be on Netflix? All about the upcoming limited series

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BC Welfare Students Shine in Eapcet

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Wont let the poor suffer: AAP hits out at BJP govt. over hike in power tariff

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Promotions being used as a tool to gag dissent, allege teachers at JNU

Naidu Hails PMs Stern Warning to Pak Terror Outfits

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Govt to scrutinize 1,000 procurement tenders, assess impact on procurement fall from land border sharing nations

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Parents face the consequences of road accidents caused by underage drivers

In the past four months, the traffic police say five persons have been killed and 22 injured in road accidents that involved minors behind the wh

HYDRAA Receives 61 Encroachment Complaints at Prajavani

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Could've Been A Bad Nuke War, Claims Trump. What PM Modi Said Shortly After

Donald Trump has taken credit for having stopped a nuclear conflict - a bad one in the brink of time. Both India and Pakistan have lots of nuclea

Property Tax Exemption For Houses Of Defence Personnel In Gram Panchayats

Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan has announced property tax exemption for houses belonging to defence forces personnel within gram panchayat li

Layered air defence minimised damage from Pakistani strikes, say armed forces in joint briefing

NEW DELHI: The Indian Armed Forces successfully repelled Pakistans attacks due to a robust, layered air defence (AD) network, senior officers sta

Residents Thank HYDRAA for Removing Illegal Wall in Katedan

Katedan locals thank HYDRAA for clearing encroachment, restoring key road link

IndiGo Cancels Flights To Amritsar, 5 Other Cities For Today

IndiGo has cancelled its flights to and from Jammu, Amritsar, Chandigarh, Leh, Srinagar and Rajkot for May 13.

Amber Heard welcomes twins on Mothers Day 2025; Netizens think Elon Musk could be the father

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India rolls over $50 million treasury bill to aid Maldives

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CPI(M)'s MA Baby urges PM Modi to convene special Parliament session on de-escalation of hostilities with Pakistan

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New Campus For Dr NTR University Of Health Sciences

Accordingly, the new campus will be located in Amaravati over a 40-acre complex.

People Lose Rs.3 Crore in Real Estate Scam

Victims said that while those who paid in the first phase had their registrations completed, those in the second phase have been left without any

India-Pakistan tension: Exodus of migrant workers takes a toll on industry

Amid escalating India-Pakistan tensions, thousands of migrant workers have fled Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, and Gujarat, impacting various

New Delhi refutes Trump's claim on trade threat over India-Pak de-escalation

India has denied Donald Trump's assertion about US intervention in easing tensions with Pakistan. New Delhi clarified that trade was not discusse

14 booked in Gujarat, 3 in West Bengal, one in Uttar Pradesh

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Snow White on OTT : When and where to watch Rachel Zeglers fairy-tale on streaming and digital

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DC Edit | King Kohli Passed the Test

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Letters to The Editor May 13, 2025

Shiv Sena wants Turkish firm out of airport in Mumbai amid India-Pakistan escalation

Shiv Sena opposes Turkish business in Mumbai. They allege Turkey aided Pakistan in attacks against India. Murji Patel led Shiv Sena workers to Mu

India to move UNSC 1267 to declare TRF a terror group

Following the Pahalgam attack, India is petitioning the UNSC 1267 Sanctions Committee to designate The Resistance Front (TRF) as a terrorist orga

Will not tolerate Pakistans nuke blackmail: PM Modi

Op Sindoor paused, not withdrawn; Will treat terrorists & their mentors at par No talks or trade with terror; Blood & Water cannot flow together

YSRCP alleges Andhra Pradesh govt using police to 'intimidate' opposition

YSRCP leader S Ramakrishna Reddy has accused the NDA government in Andhra Pradesh of misusing police forces to intimidate the opposition and weak

IndiGo DelhiAmritsar flight returns midway after sudden airport blackout

NEW DELHI: An IndiGo flight from Delhi to Amritsar abruptly turned back midway and returned to Delhi on Monday evening following the sudden impos

AAI To Resume Flights From Shut Airports

IndiGo has restarted flights from Delhi to Jammu, Chandigarh and Amritsar. However, no flights were operated from Hyderabad to any of these desti

Christian Horner, iconic Principal of the Red Bull Racing team, on the verge of being sacked; here's who could replace him

Christian Horner faces scrutiny at Red Bull Racing. The team's performance in 2025 raises questions about his leadership. Oliver Oakes and Franz

Last rites of BSF constable from Manipur today

BSF constable Deepak Chingakham, who was injured in cross-border shelling in J&K's RS Pura sector on Sunday, has died. His last rites will be per

A belated admission: on the undercount of Indias COVID-19 pandemic deaths

Civil registration data from 2021 points to significant excess deaths

US played key role in India-Pak ceasefire, averted Nuclear War: Trump

Washington/New Delhi, May 12: US President Donald Trump today said the US helped a lot in bringing about the ceasefire between India and Pakistan

UK's Immigration Crackdown To Impact Indian Students, Workers

Panic must not be allowed to set in among current and prospective students. - NISAU