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Gulf country releases full list of plastic items that are banned

Dubai:  The UAE government has decided to impose  a blanket ban on single-use plastic shopping bags from January 1, 2024.…

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‘Thiruvabharana ghoshayathra’ sets off for Sabarimala from Pandalam Temple

  Pathanamthitta: The auspicious ‘Thiruvabharana ghoshayathra’, the procession carrying sacred jewellery to Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala, set off from…

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Gulf country amends citizenship law

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia amended the citizenship law. Saudi Arabian government  approved an amendment to Article 8 of the Saudi Arabian…

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DCGI recommends Serum Institute’s Covovax as heterologous booster dose

  New Delhi: The Central drug regulatory authority Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has recommended market authorisation for Serum…

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Indian Railways announces winter special trains: Full list

New Delhi: The Indian Railways has  decided to operate winter special trains for the  convenience of passengers and to clear…

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‘Seriously concerned about increasing use of money power…’: ECI tells Supreme Court

  New Delhi: The Election Commission has told the Supreme Court that it is seriously concerned about the increasing use…

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Cracks found on houses in Karnaprayag: ‘Affected’ families asked to vacate houses

  Chamoli: Chamoli district administration on Thursday issued notices to some residents of Bahuguna Nagar of Karnaprayag municipality in Uttarakhand’s…

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Congress is a doorway to corrupt politics: Karnataka CM Bommai

Basavaraj Bommai, the chief minister of Karnataka, responded to Dinesh Gundu Rao’s criticism of the BJP by calling the Congress…

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A severe financial crisis might require cutting back on important projects

A cabinet meeting warned that multiple initiatives being carried out by several agencies may need to be scaled back due…

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EMIs to go up as bank hikes lending rates

Mumbai: Leading nationalized bank in the country, Bank of Baroda (BoB) increased the marginal cost of funds-based lending rates (MCLR)…

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‘Will become like a Taliban-like affair.. ‘: KCR says religious, caste fanaticism, lead to undesirable circumstances

  Hyderabad: In a veiled attack on the BJP, ruling BRS (Bharat Rashtra Samithi) president and Telangana Chief Minister K…

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Government hikes auto and taxi fares: Checkout the new rates

New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party government led by Arvind Kejiriwal has decided to hike the auto-rickshaw and taxi fares…

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Shashi Tharoor plans to run for the Lok Sabha and also hopes to win the Vattiyoorkavu assembly seat.

According to sources, Shashi Tharoor MP, who has expressed interest in running for the Vattiyoorkavu assembly seat, would run in…

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Despite an increase in services, KSRTC’s income and total distance travelled are still in loss

In a report delivered to the transport minister, the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) asserted that it had run…

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Gulf country to ban single-use plastic bags from this date

Dubai: The UAE will impose  a blanket ban on single-use plastic shopping bags from January 1, 2024. The country will…

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Kochi Corp sells plastic waste for pennies, suffering a huge loss.

The Kochi Corporation sells the plastic waste it collects to a private company for the pitiful sum of Rs 1.5…

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Karipur airport to be partially closed from Sunday; Likely to impact domestic services

  Karipur: The Kozhikode International Airport will be partially closed for 8 hours from January 15 onwards as part of…

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On Swami Vivekananda’s birth anniversary; PM Modi inaugurates 26th National Youth Festival in Hubbali

  Hubbali: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated 26th National Youth Festival at Hubbali in Karnataka on birth anniversary…

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Commodity Market: Gold price surge marginally

Mumbai: Price of sovereign gold surged marginally in the Kerala market. Sovereign gold is trading at Rs 41,120, up by…

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Nationalized bank hikes interest rates on fixed deposits

Mumbai: Indian Overseas Bank (IOB), a public sector lender, hiked interest rates on fixed deposits under Rs 2 crore.  The…

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After the winter storm, EIA data show a surprise increase in U.S. crude stock.

According to the Energy Information Administration, U.S. crude stocks unexpectedly increased last week as a result of refiners’ slow recovery…

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Ram Charan says he will dance his heart out with Jr NTR if the film ‘RRR’ wins the Oscar

The ‘RRR’ song ‘Naatu Naatu’ is practically everywhere, and this is more true today that it won the Golden Globe…

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Stock Market: Sensex, Nifty end lower

Mumbai: Indian equity benchmark indices ended lower on January 12. BSE Sensex ended at 59,958.03, lower by 147.47 points or…

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Pakistani cargo with radioactive Uranium seized at UK airport; Sparks fears of dirty bombs!

A cargo shipment from Pakistan that included several kilos of uranium that might possibly be used to make a dirty…

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Report says that the film ‘Avatar The Way Of Water’ will bring the studio 20th Century Fox/Disney $2.6 billion

The global box office for James Cameron’s follow-up to his own 2009 science fiction blockbuster ‘Avatar,’ ‘Avatar: The Way of…

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Private sector bank hikes interest rates on fixed deposits

Mumbai: Leading private sector bank  in the country, Axis Bank hiked interest rates on fixed deposits of less than Rs…

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Matter of ‘high priority’: Canada to provide Ukraine with NASAMS air defense system

Anita Anand, the Minister of Defense for Canada, has said that her nation will buy a National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile…

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Russian oil revenues decline due to price cap, says US official

Russian oil revenues are declining as a result of the price caps that Western nations have placed on its crude…

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To reduce the problem of stray cattles, the Gujarat government will sterilise over 50,000 bulls.

The state administration of Gujarat has planned to castrate over 50,000 stray bulls across the state in order to reduce…

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Biden leaving the office in 2016 kept getting paid by the University of Pennsylvania for never teaching a class

In spite of never having taught a class, US President Joe Biden continued to get hefty salaries from the University…

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Indian Railways cancels 348 trains today: Full list

New Delhi: The Indian Railways has decided to cancel 325 trains scheduled to operate today. The national transporter changed origin…

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Third season of ‘Farzi Mushaira’ brings standup comics Tanmay Bhat, Gopal Datt, Nishant Tanwar and Hussain Dalal again

With the third season of ‘Farzi Mushaira’ by well-known Indian comedian-actor Zakir Khan, be ready for some poetry time. With…

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Mindy Kaling voices the Indian-American version of the popular character ‘Velma’ in a spinoff of Scooby-Doo

‘Velma’s’ first official trailer is finally out. The popular character’s Indian-American rendition is voiced by Mindy Kaling in the stand-alone,…

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Study reveals Indian dams will lose 26% capacity by 2050; Read on…

By 2050, silt buildups at 3,700 big dams throughout India might cause them to lose up to 26% of the…

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Due to unpaid loan money, debtors in Delhi killed and buried a woman.

The Delhi Police have detained three guys for the murder and burial of a woman in Delhi due to an…

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