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CBI books 11 for duping US citizens

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has launched an investigation into several individuals, including 11 from Gujarat, for allegedly defrauding U.S. citizens through call centers. Last week, the CBI conducted searches at 32 locations across the country, including Pune, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, and Vishakhapatnam, after registering a case against 22 people.

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October 02, 2024
3 workers injured in dome collapse
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3 workers injured in dome collapse

Three construction workers were seriously injured when the dome structure being built for the inauguration of the new Ahmedabad Police Headquarters collapsed on Tuesday morning.

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October 02, 2024
All set for garba, glamour, goddesses
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All set for garba, glamour, goddesses

VOCAL FOR LOCAL | Promoting local artisans, handicrafts and handlooms as part of ‘Make in India’ campaign

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October 02, 2024
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Boat accident: High Court accepts bail plea of 5 accused

The Gujarat High Court has accepted the bail plea of five accused in the case of drowning of 12 children and 2 teachers while boating in Harni Lake in Vadodara on January 18.

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October 02, 2024
Major fire at textile godown
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Major fire at textile godown

A major fire erupted in the basement of a textile godown located in the residential area of Chandkheda, Ahmedabad, early Tuesday morning.

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October 02, 2024
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Local body polls likely in December

Over the past two years, elections for the Kheda and Banaskantha district panchayats, 17 taluka panchayats, 75 municipalities, and 539 new village panchayats totaling 4,765 elections have not been conducted in Gujarat.

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October 02, 2024
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Over 7,200 biogas plants are a boon to livestock owners in state

To promote clean fuel, the central government has implemented the Gobar-Dhan Yojana (Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources Dhan Yojana), focusing on cleanliness and sustainable development in rural areas.

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October 02, 2024
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Cops recover ₹1.09cr worth stolen goods

The Subramanyanagar police have cracked a significant burglary case reported by a resident of Maruti Extension here.

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October 02, 2024
Lokayukta surveys the 'alternate' land
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Lokayukta surveys the 'alternate' land

A team of Lokayukta police probing Muda site allotment case against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and others on Tuesday surveyed the land, in lieu of which 14 sites were \"illegally\" allotted to his wife Parvathi B M.

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October 02, 2024
Amid Muda row, BJP questions land given to trust run by Kharge kin
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Amid Muda row, BJP questions land given to trust run by Kharge kin

Amid a row over Muda site allocation case in Karnataka, the BJP on Tuesday raised the issue of allocation of a land to a trust run by AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge's family in Bengaluru, alleging that the Congress leaders' families are engaged in \"land grab\".

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October 02, 2024
Chandrayaan-3 landed in one of the oldest, buried craters of Moon, PRL-Isro study reveals
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Chandrayaan-3 landed in one of the oldest, buried craters of Moon, PRL-Isro study reveals

Indian lunar mission Chandrayaan-3 landed within a buried impact crater, which is around 160 km in size and approximately 4.4 km deep, and likely to be older than the South Pole Atkin (SPA) basin, according to Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro).

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October 02, 2024
63 new insect species discovered in 1 year
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63 new insect species discovered in 1 year

The ICAR - National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources (ICAR-NBAIR) has said it has discovered 63 new insect species in 2023-2024, significantly enhancing scientific understanding of agriculturally-important insects.

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October 02, 2024
Students protest over faculty shortage and irregular classes
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Students protest over faculty shortage and irregular classes

The number of students enrolling for higher education courses is declining drastically but some manage to attend college despite facing severe economic crisis.

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October 02, 2024
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Offer to return sites admission of guilt, says BJP MP Siroya

Accusing Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his wife Parvathi B M of \"taking everybody for a ride\" in the Muda site allotment case, BJP MP Lahar Singh Siroya claimed on Tuesday the decision to return 14 sites was an admission of guilt.

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October 02, 2024
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'Victim of hate politics', says CM as wife returns 14 sites

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday alleged that his wife Parvathi B M, who decided to relinquish the ownership and possession of 14 plots that was allotted to her by the Muda, was a victim of 'politics of hate' against him and he was surprised by her move.

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October 02, 2024
AP notifies new liquor policy
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AP notifies new liquor policy

Private retailers will be allowed to sell spirits

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October 02, 2024
Cleansing ritual Koil Alwar Tirumanjanam performed in Tirumala temple
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Cleansing ritual Koil Alwar Tirumanjanam performed in Tirumala temple

The traditional temple cleansing ritual Koil Alwar Tirumanjanam was performed with utmost religious fervour in Tirumala temple on Tuesday.

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October 02, 2024
SIT probe into laddu 'adulteration' stalled: Andhra DGP
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SIT probe into laddu 'adulteration' stalled: Andhra DGP

Andhra Pradesh DGP Ch Dwaraka Tirumala Rao on Tuesday said that the state government constituted Special Investigation Team (SIT) will temporarily stall its probe into the alleged 'adulteration' of Tirupati laddus with animal fat case as the matter is subjudice in the Supreme Court.

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October 02, 2024
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Cong questions BRS's double standard land acquisition

Government Whip Adluri Laxman Kumar has leveled sharp criticism against the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), accusing the party of adopting double standards on the land acquisition and rehabilitation.

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October 02, 2024
Dr Reddy's receives positive CHMP opinion from European Agency
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Dr Reddy's receives positive CHMP opinion from European Agency

Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd. today announced that the European Medicines Agency's (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has adopted a positive opinion recommending the launch of its proposed biosimilar Rituximab candidate DRL_RI (ITUXREDI®) in European markets.

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October 02, 2024
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TPCC chief for robust social media campaign to counter false narratives

Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) President Mahesh Kumar Goud has urged Congress workers to utilise all social media platforms effectively to promote the pro-government narrative while countering opposition propaganda.

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October 02, 2024
Cong, BRS exchange war of words over Musi riverfront
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Cong, BRS exchange war of words over Musi riverfront

The survey for development along the Musi riverfront here kicked up a war of words between the ruling Congress and BRS with a minister saying K T Rama Rao, working president of the opposition party \"should be sent away as mad dogs are taken in a van forcibly.\"

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October 02, 2024
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Congress MP defends Govt's efforts on Musi

Every monsoon, Hyderabad residents face severe issues and these illegal constructions have exacerbated the city's flooding problems.

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October 02, 2024
Project Netra launched, 2.5k CCTVs to ease investigations
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Project Netra launched, 2.5k CCTVs to ease investigations

Will quicken solving of crimes, nabbing culprits

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October 02, 2024
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Govt move on comunidade land triggers debate

The State government's decision to amend the Code of Comunidades, aimed at restricting the change of use of comunidade land for purposes other than those for which it was originally allotted, has sparked widespread debate among stakeholders.

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October 02, 2024
Roar for justice grows stronger
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Roar for justice grows stronger

RG KAR | Junior doctors resume cease work, take out rally demanding justice for the victim

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October 02, 2024
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My credibility at stake, fumes CJI

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Tuesday deprecated the practice of mentioning a case for urgent hearing by different lawyers, saying that he will not allow this as it put his \"personal credibility\" at stake.

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October 02, 2024
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Lukewarm response in BJP membership drive

Despite the BJP's top leadership issuing strict instructions, many elected representatives have shown little interest in the party's ongoing membership drive.

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October 02, 2024
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Boost for Indo-Nepal energy trade

POWERPLAY

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October 02, 2024
RAHUL'S YATRA SHAKES ELECTION-BOUND HARYANA STRONGHOLDS
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RAHUL'S YATRA SHAKES ELECTION-BOUND HARYANA STRONGHOLDS

In a political landscape often dominated by inertia, Rahul Gandhi's Vijay Sankalp Yatra has swept through Haryana like a thunderous wave, electrifying the state.

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October 02, 2024