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Hyderabad: IIT Hyderabad celebrated its 16th foundation day on Thursday, March 21, with Prof Abhay Karandikar, secretary, of the department of Science and Technology, Government of India, as the chief guest of the event. Dr BVR Mohan Reddy, chairman of BoG, IITH, delivered the presidential address and Prof B S Murty, director, IITH, welcomed the gathering along with the deans, heads of the departments, faculty, staff and students. The occasion became more momentous with the announcement of the faculty teaching excellence, faculty research excellence, staff excellence and student academic and research excellence awards, along with felicitation of endowment awards winners.…

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The Delhi High Court on Thursday, March 21, stayed chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s interim plea seeking protection from arrests in connection with the liquor policy money laundering case. It granted liberty to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to file a response to Kejriwal’s application, the Live Law reported. The Delhi CM had filed for interim relief challenging ED’s ninth summon. The next hearing will take place on April 22. In the petition, Kejriwal has said the arbitrary procedure under PMLA was being employed to create a non-level playing field for the upcoming general elections to “skew the electoral process in the favour of…

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New Delhi: Expressing strong dissatisfaction with the US remarks on Arunachal Pradesh, China on Thursday, March 21, said that the border issues between Beijing and New Delhi have nothing to do with Washington. The response came after the US said on Wednesday that it recognises Arunachal Pradesh as Indian territory and strongly opposes any unilateral attempts to advance territorial claims across the Line of Actual Control (LAC). “China expresses strong dissatisfaction and firmly opposes the US’ move,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said in response to a question at a media briefing, according to a Global Times post on…

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Amaravati: Telugu Desam Party (TDP) national president N. Chandrababu Naidu has dismissed Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s claims of fulfilling 99 per cent of his election manifesto promises are a hoax. The former chief minister said that Jagan Reddy’s five-year tenure had been marked by vandalism, factional politics, and corruption. Dismissing Jagan Reddy’s claim of implementing 99 per cent promises as a hoax, he said the Chief Minister’s chatter on reliability is the biggest drama. Slamming Jagan Reddy for attempting to mislead the people once again, Chandrababu Naidu demanded the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister respond to his…

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Islamabad: Two soldiers were killed and 15 others injured in a suicide attack in Pakistan’s northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday, March 21, official sources confirmed. The incident happened in Dera Ismail Khan district of the province when some unknown militants opened fire at a convoy of security forces, Xinhua news agency reported, citing sources from the Counter Terrorism Department. Also ReadCash-strapped Pakistan seeking 24th bailout, IMF confirms The firing was followed by the suicide attack in which the two soldiers including a military driver were killed, the sources added. The area had been cordoned off for investigations. No…

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Hyderabad: The Union home ministry on Thursday, March 21, provided 1+1 security to Razakar movie producer and BJP leader Guduru Narayana Reddy after he filed a complaint over allegedly receiving phone calls threatening harm against him. (This is a developing story. The latest version will be updated) Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News, Technology, Entertainment, Sports, Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. You can also download our app for Android and iOS.

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