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Govt plans community bunkers as towns hit by shelling after long time

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Fifty years ago | Scheme to improve citrus plantations

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China denies sending largest military cargo plane to Pak

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

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Young Citizens Invited For Civil Defence Volunteers

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India, Pak Agree to Cut Number of Troops at Border

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

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Cultural Tour For Contestants Held

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

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Railway Staff Pension Rules Separate

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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

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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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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

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Consultations Begin on Regulating Fees in Telangana Private Schools

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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

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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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Delhi HC orders demolition of Madrasi Camp from June 1, asks agencies to ensure fair rehabilitation of residents

Earthquake Of Magnitude 4.6 Jolts Pakistan

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