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Actor’s convention centre in Hyderabad razed for ‘encroachment’ | India News – Times of India

adminAugust 24, 202402 mins

Minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy and actor Nagarjuna Akkineni HYDERABAD: Actor Nagarjuna Akkineni‘s state-of-the-art convention centre – touted as a “one-stop destination for all occasions” – was pulled down by the newly-formed Hyderabad Disaster Response and Assets Monitoring and Protection Agency (HYDRA) on Saturday morning for allegedly encroaching upon Tummidikunta lake‘s full tank level (FTL) area,…

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Kolkata rape-murder case: Accused’s ‘9 articles’ among 53 items key to CBI’s RG Kar probe | India News – Times of India

adminAugust 24, 202403 mins

KOLKATA: A key aspect of the ongoing CBI investigation into the rape and murder of a postgraduate resident doctor at RG Kar Medical College involves the 53 items seized by Kolkata police, including “nine incriminating articles” found on prime accused Sanjay Roy, such as the clothes, undergarments, and sandals he was wearing during the crime.The…

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Caste census must to benefit 90% of excluded people: Rahul | India News – Times of India

adminAugust 24, 202401 mins

PRAYARAJ: Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi reiterated his demand for a caste census on Saturday, arguing that it was necessary for reshaping policies to benefit 90% of excluded people, reports Rajeev Mani. He said corporate sectors, judiciary, media, Bollywood, and beauty pageants lack representation from OBCs, SCs, and STs.“90% of people are out of the…

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Akhilesh springs to Mayawati’s defence, sparks speculation | India News – Times of India

adminAugust 24, 202403 mins

LUCKNOW: In a rare display of solidarity among one-time alliance partners who contested the 2019 Lok Sabha polls together and then parted ways on a bitter note, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav came to the defence of BSP supremo Mayawati when a BJP MLA used derogatory words for her at a news channel debate. Mayawati reciprocated,…

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7-yr-old girl sexually abused by school canteen boy in Maharashtra | India News – Times of India

adminAugust 24, 202402 mins

MUMBAI: Even as the sexual abuse of two pre-school girls by a janitor of a Badlapur school and the subsequent protests by the public is fresh in people’s minds, in another disturbing incident, a seven-year-old girl was allegedly sexually abused by a 16-year-old canteen boy in a private school in the Vasai region over a…

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BJP cites long weekend, says defer October 1 Haryana assembly election | India News – Times of India

adminAugust 24, 202404 mins

GURGAON/CHANDIGARH: BJP and INLD have urged the Election Commission in separate letters to consider deferring the Oct 1 assembly polls in Haryana for a better turnout.State BJP president Mohanlal Badoli wrote to the poll panel on Thursday and INLD’s Abhay Chautala on Saturday, pointing out that many voters might give the election a miss because…

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March 2026 target to end Naxal menace: Union minister Amit Shah | India News – Times of India

adminAugust 24, 202403 mins

RAIPUR: The time has come to deal a “ruthless final blow” to left-wing extremism and liberate the country from this scourge by March 2026, Union home minister Amit Shah said in Raipur on Saturday.Shah, who arrived here on a two-day tour to review security operations and development strategy in Maoist-affected states, said: “Between 2019 and…

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Centre nods for UPS, assures 50% of basic pay as pension | India News – Times of India

adminAugust 24, 202407 mins

NEW DELHI: Bringing significant benefits to 23 lakh central govt employees, the central government on Saturday announced an overhaul of the 20-year-old National Pension System, including a higher contribution by govt for a guaranteed payout of 50% of the average basic pay drawn during the last 12 months of service. With the Unified Pension Scheme…

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Policy on high-performance biomanufacturing gets approval | India News – Times of India

adminAugust 24, 202403 mins

NEW DELHI: Union Cabinet on Saturday approved a biotech policy for high-performance biomanufacturing – BioE3 – that will accelerate innovation-driven support to bio-economy and green growth, and cleared a proposal of continuation of the three schemes on institutional and human capacity building, R&D, and technology deployment as a unified central scheme named ‘Vigyan Dhara‘.BioE3 will…

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Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh lead BJP netas in hailing move | India News – Times of India

adminAugust 24, 202402 mins

NEW DELHI: As senior BJP politicians hailed the govt decision to introduce the UPS, home minister Amit Shah on Saturday said the move was a reiteration of the Modi government‘s commitment for the welfare and security of its employees.Shah said in a post on X: “Congratulations to our central govt employees on the approval of…