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One killed, four injured as helium cylinder explodes near Mysuru Palace

One killed, four injured as helium cylinder explodes near Mysuru Palace

MYSURU: A 42-year-old balloon vendor was killed and four people—most of them tourists—were injured after a large helium gas cylinder...
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Six choke points delay Mumbai–Goa highway widening; phased relief expected

Six choke points delay Mumbai–Goa highway widening; phased relief expected

MUMBAI: The long-pending expansion of the Mumbai–Goa national highway, a key corridor linking the state capital to the Konkan region,...
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Drunk SUV drags Bullet bike for 500 m in Bengaluru, accused beaten by mob

Drunk SUV drags Bullet bike for 500 m in Bengaluru, accused beaten by mob

BENGALURU: Panic gripped commuters on Wednesday night after a rashly driven Hyundai Creta was seen throwing up sparks on the...
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4.4-magnitude earthquake jolts Kutch in Gujarat

4.4-magnitude earthquake jolts Kutch in Gujarat

KACHCHH: An earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale struck Gujarat’s Kutch district early Friday morning, the National Centre for...
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Gurgaon club shooting: Man shot woman after she refused marriage proposal, police say

Gurgaon club shooting: Man shot woman after she refused marriage proposal, police say

GURGAON: A late-night outing at a city club turned violent after a woman rejected a marriage proposal, with police saying...
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Trump orders ‘deadly’ strikes on ISIS targets in Nigeria, hints at further action

Trump orders ‘deadly’ strikes on ISIS targets in Nigeria, hints at further action

US President Donald Trump on Thursday said he had authorised what he described as a “powerful and deadly strike” against...
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Bangladesh unrest: Yunus aide resigns after violence over Hadi’s death

Bangladesh unrest: Yunus aide resigns after violence over Hadi’s death

DHAKA: A key aide to Muhammad Yunus has resigned from Bangladesh’s interim government amid widespread unrest in several cities, including...
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Knife attack on Mumbai local: Neighbour stabs man on train, families stand together at hospital

Knife attack on Mumbai local: Neighbour stabs man on train, families stand together at hospital

MUMBAI: An uncommon display of solidarity unfolded at Sion Hospital on Thursday, where the family of a man accused of...
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‘Risk to human life’: Mumbai businessman fined ₹5,000 for feeding pigeons in public place

‘Risk to human life’: Mumbai businessman fined ₹5,000 for feeding pigeons in public place

MUMBAI: In the first conviction following the July ban ordered by the Bombay High Court, a metropolitan magistrate court in...
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Madras HC moots Australia-style law to bar under-16s from social media

Madras HC moots Australia-style law to bar under-16s from social media

MADURAI: The Union government may consider framing legislation on the lines of a law enacted in Australia that bars children...
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DHS ends random H-1B lottery; higher wages to get priority in visa selection

DHS ends random H-1B lottery; higher wages to get priority in visa selection

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has overhauled the H-1B work visa selection process, replacing the long-standing random lottery...
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‘My interviewer wasn’t even human’: Job seeker recounts eerie AI-led interview

‘My interviewer wasn’t even human’: Job seeker recounts eerie AI-led interview

Artificial intelligence has already reshaped much of modern recruitment. Algorithms scan CVs, software ranks applicants, and automated tools now handle...
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‘Prisoners for Palestine’: Greta Thunberg arrested during London protest, held under terrorism law

‘Prisoners for Palestine’: Greta Thunberg arrested during London protest, held under terrorism law

British police have arrested Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and two others during a pro-Palestine demonstration in central London, campaign...
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Pennsylvania nursing home blast: Facility rated one star, ‘much below average’ in health inspections

Pennsylvania nursing home blast: Facility rated one star, ‘much below average’ in health inspections

The Silver Lake Nursing Home, where a powerful explosion rocked the facility on Tuesday, had received an overall one-star rating...
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‘Policy decision’: US judge upholds Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee

‘Policy decision’: US judge upholds Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee

A US federal judge has declined to block former president Donald Trump’s proposal to impose a steep $100,000 fee on...
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ISRO launches BlueBird Block-2; LVM3 lifts heaviest payload from Indian soil

ISRO launches BlueBird Block-2; LVM3 lifts heaviest payload from Indian soil

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday successfully launched the BlueBird Block-2 communication satellite using its Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM3),...
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Coal India board clears IPO plans for MCL and SECL

Coal India board clears IPO plans for MCL and SECL

Kolkata: The board of Coal India Limited (CIL) on Tuesday approved the listing of two more wholly owned subsidiaries—Mahanadi Coalfields...
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Aadhaar audit exposes 7,000 ‘ghost’ workers, flags major salary fraud

Aadhaar audit exposes 7,000 ‘ghost’ workers, flags major salary fraud

Hyderabad: A government-led payroll clean-up has uncovered serious lapses across departments, with nearly 7,000 outsourced, part-time and contract workers identified...
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Mumbai: Rapid TB test shortage delays diagnosis by months

Mumbai: Rapid TB test shortage delays diagnosis by months

Mumbai: A prolonged shortage of cartridges used in rapid tuberculosis tests has severely disrupted the city’s capacity to detect drug-resistant...
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29-year-old held with 590 banned alprazolam tablets

29-year-old held with 590 banned alprazolam tablets

Indore: Khajrana police arrested a 29-year-old man and seized 590 prohibited alprazolam tablets along with a scooter during a late-night...
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