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Didi races poll clock on DA sop, payouts for priests, muezzins

KOLKATA: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee announced Sunday that her govt would pay Rs 10,000 crore in DA arrears to nine lakh state employees and pensioners from March and hike the monthly honorarium for Hindu priests and Muslim muezzins by Rs 500 to Rs 2,000, squeezing in both just before the model code of conduct kicked...

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Farmhouse drug bust: AP’s TDP MP tests positive for meth

HYDERABAD: Andhra Pradesh’s sitting TDP MP Putta Mahesh Kumar tested positive Sunday for the banned substance methamphetamine (meth) in a blood test ordered after what investigators allege was an attempt to dodge a drug screening at a farmhouse party raided by Hyderabad Police the previous night, reports Srinath Vudali. The Eluru MP’s test result took...

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LPG panic booking eases, online orders up after crash

NEW DELHI: The govt’s campaign to discourage panic booking of LPG refills seems to have had an impact, with the number of domestic bookings declining from 88.8 lakh on Friday to 77 lakh on Saturday. The petroleum ministry said online bookings have also increased from 84% to 87%, while no dry-outs were reported at LPG...

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By expanding crude sourcing, India ready to handle disruptions

NEW DELHI: India today is in a far stronger position to handle disruptions in global energy markets than it was a decade ago, officials said on Sunday. While Strait of Hormuz remains an important chokepoint, India can reroute vess-els and shift strategy to other energy-exporting countries. In a world of increasingly uncertain supply chains, a...

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Govt may review bilaterals as international airfares defy gravity

NEW DELHI: Skyrocketing international airfares may lead govt to review its unstated policy of not enhancing flying rights of foreign airlines, in a bid to come to the rescue of the public. Indian carriers’ operating costs are going through the roof due to the sharp spike in aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices, and the rupee...

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Medico suicide case: 5 AIIMS Rajkot students arrested; 17-page note alleges assault by batchmates

RAJKOT: Five final-year MBBS students of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Rajkot have been arrested on charges of abetment to suicide after one of their classmates, Ratan Kumar Meghwal (26), died by suicide on Saturday. The case was registered at Gandhigram police station in Rajkot following a complaint by the victim’s father....

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Akshay Kumar: Interviewing PM Modi easier than delivering a hit

Akshay Kumar recently reflected on his widely discussed interview with Narendra Modi, saying the experience was a “delight” and far easier compared to the challenge of delivering a successful film. He also addressed the long-standing controversy surrounding his former Canadian passport while responding to the debate around his perceived “nationalist hero” image. Akshay Kumar recently...

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UAE port attacked but Indian tanker sails off safely

NEW DELHI: India-flagged oil tanker ‘Jag Laadki’, which was loading crude at UAE’s Fujairah port on Saturday when the oil terminal was attacked, sailed safely for India from the port on Sunday morning, the shipping ministry said. The ship is carrying around 80,800 tonnes of Murban crude, an oil grade produced by the UAE, it...

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