Friday, May 3, 2019

Retired judge to probe Civil Judge exam

The apex court had on April 29 directed the Punjab and Haryana High Court Registry not to appoint any civil judge in Haryana without its nod
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Sri Lanka bombings: A small town shaken by threat of terror

In Sainthamaruthu, where suicide bombers triggered an explosion, locals are living in perpetual fear
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Don’t tell us to put down arms, Taliban tell U.S.

Group responds to Khalilzad’s tweet
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Top Maoist leader named in Gadchiroli attack FIR

‘Commander’ Bhaskar planned ambush, say police
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Masood Azhar listing a crucial political decision: France

All states bound to freeze his assets and block access to financial system, says envoy Alexandre Ziegler
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Cyclone Fani: a rare one to hit Indian shores

A look at cyclones that have originated in the Northern Indian Ocean and how Fani marked a rare cyclone
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3 IUML men cast bogus votes Police case to be filed against the three under IPC

Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Teeka Ram Meena on Friday confirmed that three persons had cast bogus votes in two polling booths at Kalliassery in the
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Juan Guaidó calls for protests at military bases in Venezuela

Venezuelan Opposition leader Juan Guaidó on Thursday called for peaceful demonstrations at Army bases, days after a military uprising in support of hi
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District court awards compensation to bus passenger

MaduraiThe Madurai district court has directed the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) to pay ₹ 13.50 lakh as compensation to a passenger w
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Raj Kapoor’s iconic RK Studios to be converted into real estate

Godrej Properties buys land from Raj Kapoor’s family
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Kim Jong-nam murder: Vietnamese suspect freed

A Vietnamese woman who spent more than two years in a Malaysian prison on suspicion of killing the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was
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Pakistan SC turns down Nawaz Sharif’s plea for ‘permanent bail’

His interim bail gets over on May 7
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YouTube to make 9 programmes free to all

YouTube says it is still testing content-related benefits for subscribers; episodes from Cobra Kai will be available to subscribers
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Demand for commerce courses increases

Cut-offs are expected to go up
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Campaign seeks pledge from political parties on women, children’s safety

MADURAI‘Rape Free India’, a campaign by Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation, intends to obtain a pledge from political parties and their candidate
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Delhi Court grants bail to former Supreme Court staff for posting wrong information on its website

Tapan Kumar Chakraborty allegedly posted wrong information regarding a case involving Anil Ambani, chairman of Reliance Communications.
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BBMP yet to seek EC nod for extension of rebate for property tax

This was stated by Sanjiv Kumar, the Chief Electoral Officer for Karnataka
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Cyclone Fani: Crane collapses in Bhubaneswar

Cyclone Fani continued to wreak havoc on Friday morning, after making landfall in Odisha, with capital Bhubaneswar bearing the brunt of it. The storm
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Athur dam in Dindigul has only 1.5 ft water: officials

Reservoir being used for cleaning vehicles
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BMTC crew arrested for fake currency racket

Police team recover fake notes of ₹500 and ₹2,000 denomination
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Change in train services

Southern Railway has announced the following change in train services due to line block for engineering works in Tiruchi Division:Tiruchi -Thanjavur -
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Motorists see red over ‘needless’ diversion at Thennur

They are forced to to go via a narrow service lane beneath Thennur road overbridge and take an acute turn towards Sivaprakasam Salai
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Man gets life-term in murder case

The accused raped and murdered an Odisha woman at Kuttikanam
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PFI stages protest condemning NIA

Members of Popular Front of India (PFI) staged a protest here on Friday condemning the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for making false accusation
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Voter slips to all households: DEO

88 vulnerable polling booths in Tirupparankundram
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Woman sets herself on fire

Non-repayment of loan given to a woman from a self-help group fund led to the suicide of a woman, while the borrower is battling for life with severe
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Top news of the day: Cyclone Fani wrecks havoc in Odisha, Andhra Pradesh; Pakistan freezes Masood Azhar's assets; and more

Here are the important news stories of the day.
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Mettur level

The level at the Mettur dam on Friday stood at 52.44 feet against its full level of 120 feet. The inflow was 27 cusecs, and the discharge 1,000 cusecs
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Narendra Modi, Amit Shah to address eight poll rallies in Haryana

On May 8, the Prime Minister will be addressing public gatherings at Fatehabad and Kurukshetra in Haryana
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Plea for extra hours of water supply

The Communist Party of India has urged the Peravurani Town Panchayat to extend the period of piped water supply.A resolution to this effect was passed
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To beat the heat, people throng Tamirabharani watercourse

With the temperature soaring mercilessly, people are swarming the Tamirabharani watercourse, right from Papanasam to Punnaikaayal, to beat the heat. W
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Security measures at Big Temple reviewed

The security branch sleuths of Tamil Nadu Police reviewed security measures put in place at Sri Brihadeeswarar Temple (Big Temple), a World Heritage M
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CPI(M) to initiate legal action against Meena

Says the CEO acting in a partisan manner against the party complaints
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Biometric attendance system for schools from May 6

The Aadhaar Enabled Biometric Attendance System (AEBAS) for teaching and non-teaching staff in government high and higher secondary schools is all set
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Water level falls in Idukki reservoir

Summer rain makes no big impact
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950 kg banned tobacco products seized from godown

Police conducted surprise check at a godown in Tirunelveli Town on Thursday midnight and seized 950 kg of banned tobacco products.Police have picked-u
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Palmyrah climber hacked; family seeks arrest of the accused

Demanding the arrest of four persons, who attempted to murder a palmryah climber for refusing to tap toddy for them, the victim’s family members subm
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Autorickshaw driver hacked to death

The Tirunelveli Town police are on the lookout for two youth who hacked to death an autorickshaw driver on Thursday.Police said two armed youth interc
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Complaint filed against Arvind Kejriwal for defaming BJP leaders

Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal puts up the defamation case, against Arvind Kejriwal, for hearing on May 16.
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No ‘Modi’ wave this time, people will not be swayed by ‘jhumlas’: AAP’s Harmohan Dhawan

The former Union Minister Dhawan accuses the BJP of avoiding the real issues such as unemployment or farmers’ problems
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NIA targets Muslims under political pressure, alleges PFI

The outfit’s state president Ismail says if NIA continued to “target” Muslims, PFI would resort to legal course of action and “massive” agitation
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Payment service will be launched only after complying with RBI norms, WhatsApp tells Supreme Court

In its petition, the NGO, Centre for Accountability and Systemic Change, has sought a direction from the court to restrain the instant messaging platform from proceeding with its payment service unless it fully complied with the provisions of the RBI
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Body of history-sheeter cremated

The body of history-sheeter, S. Kathirvel (27) of Mettupatti Dadanur, who was shot in an encounter by Salem Rural police, on Thursday, was cremated a
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Muzaffarpur shelter home case: searching for clues to trace 11 ‘murdered’ girls, CBI tells SC

The premier investigating agency is fire-fighting rising criticism over the delay in slapping murder charges against the accused persons
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Hot days ahead for Chennai; temperatures to stay above 40 degrees

The Meteorological Department has forecast that heat wave conditions would prevail in 13 districts of the State till Monday.
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Wicket gate

We pit two of Delhi’s cricket grounds against each other
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AAP Gandhi Nagar MLA joins BJP

BJP indulging in horsetrading says Gopal Rai; Kejriwal is in the habit of making allegations says MLA
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‘NIA raid at PFI offices at BJP’s behest,’ says organisation’s president

The National Investigation Agency’s (NIA) raids at Popular Front of India’s offices in Karaikkal and Tiruchi on Thursday were at the Bharatiya Janata
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Two dissident AIADMK MLAs move Supreme Court against Speaker’s show cause notice

On Tuesday, Mr. Dhanapal issued to notice to them for having indulged in “anti-party activities”
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In the footprints of Mahakavi Kumaran Asan

Kaalam Pinneyum Kazhinju, KP Kumaran’s film on Mahakavi Kumaran Asan, has Sreevalsan J Menon playing the role of the poet
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Cyclone Fani makes landfall near Puri

Cyclone Fani continued to wreak havoc on Friday morning, after making landfall in Odisha, with capital Bhubaneswar bearing the brunt of it.The storm s
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Angst in the age of Instagram

‘Aaro’ a Malayalam music video by AQiL is a tribute to millennials and their quest for love in the digital age
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Under Congress rule, farmers won’t face jail for loan default: Rahul Gandhi

The Congress president, speaking at an election rally in Madhya Pradesh’s Rewa, also added that 22 lakh youth will be given government jobs in a year
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Cyclone Fani: Bhubaneswar bears the brunt of the storm

Cyclone Fani continued to wreak havoc on Friday morning, after making landfall in Odisha, with capital Bhubaneswar bearing the brunt of it. The storm
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Expect milk shortage in Tamil Nadu on May 5, say dealers

The Tamil Nadu Milk Dealers Employees Welfare Association (TNMDEWA) has requested the public to purchase and store milk on Saturday as most shops wil
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Mollywood film editor Johnkutty on his rise to mainstream Mollywood

His recent works include Oru Yamandan Premakadha and Mera Naam Shaji
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Cyclone Fani: Bhubaneswar bears the brunt of the storm

Cyclone Fani continued to wreak havoc on Friday morning, after making landfall in Odisha, with capital Bhubaneswar bearing the brunt of it. The storm
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Expect milk shortage in Tamil Nadu on May 5, say dealers

The Tamil Nadu Milk Dealers Employees Welfare Association (TNMDEWA) has requested the public to purchase and store milk on Saturday as most shops wil
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DMK treasurer Duraimurugan reacts to CM’s statement

Reacting to Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami’s comment on the seizure of 12 kg gold and ₹13 crore during the IT raids in his house, DMK treasur
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Check out these summer getaways near Madurai

It’s peak summer, but you’d be surprised at how some waterfalls, rivers, and natural springs near Madurai continue to flow
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Rashomon revisited, on stage

Theatre lovers in Hyderabad can savour a unique experience and for a good cause this weekend
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Two killed, one critically injured in car accident

Two persons — a 65-year old woman and a 45-year old man — died and one more was critically injured when a car allegedly ran over them in Villvakkam o
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How Sherin Mohamed tickles the funny bone with her Instagram page

The 29-year-old’s Instagram comic strips and illustrations look at the sunny side of life through the eyes of a hijab-wearing woman
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Cyclone Fani: No flights to and from Kolkata airport between 3 p.m. Friday to 8 a.m. Saturday

Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu said all airlines must immediately respond to the concerns of passengers affected by Cyclone Fani
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General election 2019 live: Shiv Sena slams Congress for questioning timing of JeM chief’s listing

Here are the day's election related developments at a glance
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Indian jailed for six weeks for corruption in Singapore

Periyasamy faced five counts for bribing Chandran Jeganathan (30), an Indian, and Tung Chee Keong (48), a Singaporean national, to alert him about mosquito breeding inspections at his site, The New Paper said on Friday.
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Supporters of Chinese billionaire’s accuser decry censorship

University of Minnesota student Liu sued billionaire Richard Liu last month, claiming he raped her inside her Minneapolis apartment. He denies it.
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Cyclone Fani causes extensive damage to power infra, standing trees

The extremely severe cyclonic storm Fani hit Odisha coast near Puri on Friday morning, causing extensive damage to power infrastructure, thatched hou
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SC remark on ‘foreigners’ detention in Assam defies constitutional obligations: rights body

“Lakhs are in limbo and now fear that they may become “stateless” because of a process that is mired in a mix of complexity, confusion, lack of precision and prejudice,” says CHRI
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Jared Kushner still tight-lipped on Mideast peace plan

He said the plan attempts to ensure security for Israel and provide economic opportunity to improve the lives of Palestinians. The U.S. hopes that Arab countries will help bankroll economic incentives, such as infrastructure and industrial projects, to get Palestinians to buy into the plan.
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Want to ban burqa then outlaw ‘ghunghat’ too, says Javed Akhtar

Javed Akhtar’s comment came in the wake of the Shiv Sena mouthpiece urging the Modi government to emulate Sri Lanka in banning the burqa on grounds of national security.
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Matching of VVPAT slips with EVMs: Supreme Court agrees to hear review plea next week

A review plea was filed by 21 Opposition leaders seeking further increase in random matching of VVPAT slips with EVMs
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Massive Afghanistan peace summit ends in Kabul

The jirga comes as the Taliban, who were not at the talks, are this week separately meeting in Doha with US peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad.
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Narendra Modi biopic to release on May 24

The film ‘PM Narendra Modi’ will now be released countrywide a day after the results of the Lok Sabha elections are declared
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Vietnamese suspect in Kim Jong Nam’s killing freed from prison

Doan Thi Huong’s release likely closes the case, since four North Koreans named as co-conspirators in the 2017 slaying are not in custody.
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All vegetarian flavours

Udipi Aahar on the Chappal Bazaar main road offers simple vegetarian food sans any frills
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Pakistan uses ‘terrorism as tool’ against India: former CIA director

Former CIA acting director Michael Morell, in a podcast discussion with Kurt Campbell and Rich Verma on Thursday, alleged that Pakistan is one of the most dangerous countries in the world.
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Pakistan issues order to freeze assets of Masood Azhar, impose travel ban

Jaish-e-Mohammed chief is also banned from selling or purchasing arms and ammunition.
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Former Finance Minister V. Viswanatha Menon passes away

V. Viswanatha Menon, a former Finance Minister of Kerala, passed away in Kochi on Friday morning.He had been undergoing medical treatment. He served
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Passengers hit after DEMU is partially cancelled

Fiat on Madgaon-Mangaluru Central-Madgaon train extended till May 31
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Encounter breaks out between militants, security forces in J&K’s Shopian

Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the Imam Sahib area of Shopian district in south Kashmir in the morning, a police official said.
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R.K. Studios' land in Mumbai acquired by Godrej Properties, to be converted to real estate

Godrej Properties buys land from Raj Kapoor’s family
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Cusat faculty Ratheesh Kumar R.T. selected for NASA Mars research

Ratheesh Kumar R.T., an Assistant Professor in the Department of Marine Geology and Geophysics, Cochin University Science and Technology, has been se
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Cyclone Fani: Vizianagaram gets significant rainfall, no major damage

People faced many difficulties with the continuous power cuts in Vizianagaram
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Annual safety review of navy begins

Stress on proactive stance of pre-emption and prevention
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Kerala Engineering/Pharmacy entrance test evokes mixed feelings

Paper II Mathematics for engineering courses to be held today
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City traffic police don civic workforce hat

They are filling potholes on roads and clearing clogged drains ahead of the monsoon
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Morning digest: Cyclone Fani likely to cross south of Puri at 8.30 a.m., ED files charge sheet against Zakir Naik, and more

A select list of stories to read before you start your day.
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Cyclone Fani | Live updates: Storm to weaken in the afternoon, Navy to conduct aerial survey

Trees uprooted in several districts in Odisha; impact likely to last for 2 hours
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Hans Raj Hans is a Muslim, claim AAP leaders

Say will move court to disqualify the Sufi singer; BJP denies allegation, demands apology from party
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Manipur boat capsize: one body recovered

Search on for two missing persons
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BJP MLA flayed for cow analogy on Muslims

Weeks after Union Minister Maneka Gandhi courted controversy by saying she might not be inclined to work for Muslims who do not vote for her, a Bhara
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Two elephants die in Assam

One electrocuted in field, other fell into a mud pit
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Only seeking lifting of protection granted to former Kolkata CP: CBI

Solicitor General dismisses charge that Rajeev Kumar is being targeted
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‘Cover lotus references in cityschools that are polling stations’

An election observer on Thursday asked for ‘Rashtriya Phool - Kamal (national flower - lotus)’ embossed on a school building wall in West Delhi to be
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Eye on ‘eastern neighbour’, IAF carries out first-of-its-kind operation

Focus on air defence preparedness in the eastern and north-eastern sector
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Postal stamps of Vedanta Desikan unveiled

Naidu released it on the birth anniversary of religious philosopher
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Dance unwinds Karishma from studies

The first rank holder wants to pursue Psychology and specialise in dance therapy
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NGT seeks report on illegal lead-melting factories

Petition seeks action against unit
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