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'TG' replaces 'TS' as Telangana's abbreviation

17 May, 2024 23:42 PM

Hyderabad, May 17 (IANS) The Telangana government on Thursday issued orders to replace 'TS' with 'TG' as the state's abbreviation.

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Assam Trinamool moves ECI accusing CM Sarma of making 'hate speech'

17 May, 2024 23:21 PM

Guwahati, May 17 (IANS) The Assam unit of Trinamool Congress on Friday moved the Election Commission of India (ECI) accusing Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma of making “hate speech” at an election rally in Jharkhand recently.

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BJP does not understand self-respect of southern states: Vijayashanthi

17 May, 2024 22:26 PM

Hyderabad, May 17 (IANS) Actor-politician Vijayashanthi, who has been lying low since leaving the BJP to join the Congress in November last year, on Friday said that the BJP does not understand the self-respect and regional aspirations of the southern states.

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Amid opposition by most parties, Tripura govt to implement CAA

17 May, 2024 19:33 PM

Agartala, May 17 (IANS) The BJP government in Tripura is preparing to implement the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), Chief Minister Manik Saha announced here on Friday amid opposition from other political parties which fear the new law will trigger communal tensions in the state.

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Odisha Police set up SIT to probe BJP worker's murder in pre-poll clash

17 May, 2024 19:09 PM

Bhubaneswar, May 17 (IANS) The Odisha Police have constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the murder of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker during a pre-poll clash at Khallikote in the state's Ganjam district on May 15, an official said on Friday.

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Maharashtra: Manoj Jarange-Patil aborts state tour after falling ill; admitted to hospital

17 May, 2024 18:04 PM

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Maharashtra), May 17 (IANS) Shivba Sanghatana chief Manoj Jarange-Patil who embarked on a state tour to drum up support for the Maratha reservations cause, fell ill on Friday, following which he was rushed to a private hospital here.

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Is CM Vijayan cutting short foreign trip to tackle Kerala's impending financial crisis?

17 May, 2024 12:13 PM

Thiruvananthapuram, May 17 (IANS) Amid a looming major financial crisis in Kerala and state Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal falling ill, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has cut short his private three-nation trip and is scheduled to return next week.

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DMK miffed with TN Congress chief's 'party was cheated for 57 years' remark

17 May, 2024 01:00 AM

Chennai, May 16 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Congress President K. Selvaperunthagai's remark that the party has been cheated for the past 57 years might trigger a row in among the INDIA bloc constituents in the southern state.

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NEWS DATE: 16 May, 2024



People of Odisha want a young & Odia-speaking chief minister: JP Nadda

16 May, 2024 23:59 PM

Bhubaneswar, May 16 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President J.P. Nadda on Thursday said the people of Odisha want a young and Odia-speaking chief minister.

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India's steel, aluminium exports to US likely to rise as China faces tariff wall

16 May, 2024 19:48 PM

New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) With US President Joe Biden announcing a steep hike in tariffs on $18 billion worth of Chinese goods, an opportunity has opened up for India to increase its exports of items such as steel and aluminium as well as medical goods such as facemasks, PPE, syringes & needles and gloves to the American market, according to industry experts and market analysts.

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