Punjab’s drug menace: Why it is hard to curb
Experts cite entrenched smuggling network, alleged police-politician nexus and lucrative trade as major hurdles to eradicating drugs in Punjab
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NTPC Q2 net up 14% to ₹5,320-cr. on higher generation, improved efficiencies
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Bihar educational institutes asked to enforce formal dress code for teachers, other staffers
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‘Un-Australian’ – Warner tears into former side after SA charge to win
Australia crumble under the pressure of a final-day chase as South Africa charge to a famous Test and series victory.
Wayanad township: 149 beneficiaries allotted houses in second phase
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Bengaluru police tracing source of ‘sting’ video; probe focuses on who handed it to Ritesh Pandey
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A skipped shift, a dinner at home: Chance decisions that saved some workers from Mangolpuri factory fire
While some workers survived after deciding not to return for the night shift or stepping out for dinner, four others died after…
A maritime museum is a great idea, but Keralam should get the ‘core’ right: museum expert and AusHeritage chair Vinod Daniel
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Manipur CM Khemchand calls for strengthening unity; says community-centric ideas cannot bring peace
The Union government has been observing October 31, the birth anniversary of India's first Home Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, as 'Rashtriya Ekta…
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Thai Red Cross workers dressed up as part of a Halloween-themed blood drive in the country's capital Bangkok.