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Commissioning of India' 1st indigenous diving support vessel 'Nistar' at Visakhapatnam on Friday

18 Jul 2025 | 12:04 AM

Visakhapatnam, July 17 (UNI) The Indian Navy will be commissioning the first of the two Diving Support Vessels, ‘Nistar’ here tomorrow.

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Bharti Airtel partners with Perplexity to offer Perplexity Pro subscription worth Rs 17k for free for one year

17 Jul 2025 | 11:10 PM

Hyderabad, July 17 (UNI) Bharti Airtel on Thursday announced it has partnered with Perplexity, to offer 12-month Perplexity Pro subscription worth Rs 17,000 for free for all its 360mn customers ( mobile, Wi-Fi and DTH).

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Hyd: GITAM to honour RVR projects founder Venkateswara Rao with honorary doctorate

17 Jul 2025 | 11:07 PM

Hyderabad, July 17 (UNI) GITAM Deemed to be University will confer an honorary doctorate on R. Venkateswara Rao, Founder and Chairman of RVR Projects Pvt. Ltd., in recognition of his outstanding contributions to India’s infrastructure development.

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Ganesh Navarathri celebrations from August 27 in AP: City committee

17 Jul 2025 | 11:03 PM

Kakinada, July 17 (UNI) The city Ganesh festival committee at its meeting held at Bhogi Ganapati Peetham conference hall here on Thursday has decided to celebrate the Ganesh Navarathri celebrations from August 27 to September 4.

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Over 2.30 lakh cigarettes worth Rs 48 lakh seized by Chennai Customs

17 Jul 2025 | 11:01 PM

Chennai, July 17 (UNI) In two separate incidents, officials of the Chennai Customs Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) have seized over 2.30 lakh cigarettes worth Rs 48 lakh from the Foreign Post Office
(FPO) here.

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AP: CM releases water from Mallelapadu pumping station

17 Jul 2025 | 10:30 PM

Nandyala, July 17 (UNI) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu released water under Handri-Neeva Phase-1 from the Mallelapadu Pumping Station in Nandyal district on Thursday.

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AP: Home Minister lays stone for Police Training Centre

17 Jul 2025 | 10:29 PM

Machilipatnam, July 17 (UNI) Andhra Pradesh Home Minister V Anitha performed bhoomi pooja for the construction of a police training centre at Karagraharam village near here on Thursday.

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AP: Kakinada officials inspect arrangements for women hockey championships

17 Jul 2025 | 10:28 PM

Kakinada, July 17(UNI) Joint Collector Rahul Meena today asked the officials to make arrangements for the National Junior Hockey women Championships scheduled to be held here from August 3 to 20.

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AP: Union Minister opens Peddapuram sub post office buildings virtually

17 Jul 2025 | 9:37 PM

Kakinada, July 17 (UNI) Union minister of state for Communications and rural development Dr Pemmasani Chandrasekhar has declared open the new buildings of the Peddapuram sub post office by` virtually’ at a function held at Peddapuram on Thursday .

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CS tells officials to strictly implement ban of single use plastic items

17 Jul 2025 | 9:29 PM

Vijayawada, July 17 (UNI) Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary K Vijayanand has made it clear that the government is thinking of the population as an asset and is taking special care of population management.

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Rahul Gandhi to inaugurate 'Oommen Chandy Memorial Meet' tomorrow

17 Jul 2025 | 9:25 PM

Kottayam, July 17 (UNI) Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, will inaugurate a state-level memorial meet marking the second death anniversary of former Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy here tomorrow (July 18).

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AP: Man kills wife, two daughters, attempts suicide

17 Jul 2025 | 9:23 PM

Tirupati, July 17 (UNI) In a shocking incident, a man killed his wife and two daughters by throwing them into an agriculture well and later attempted suicide at Madinayanapalli village of Pakala mandal on Thursday.

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Narayanaswamy accuses Karna CM of long-standing anti-Dalit bias

17 Jul 2025 | 9:18 PM

Bengaluru, July 17 (UNI) Karnataka Legislative Council Opposition Leader Chalavadi Narayanaswamy today launched a scathing attack on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and the Congress Party, accusing them of consistently sidelining Dalit leaders and engaging in tokenism rather than genuine empowerment.

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Kochi Biennale Foundation screens 'The Leopard’s Tribe'

17 Jul 2025 | 9:00 PM

Kochi, July 17 (UNI) The Kochi Biennale Foundation (KBF) organised the screening of an acclaimed documentary film focusing on development versus conservation, panning out the message that sustainable construction activities can go hand-in-hand with economic rise and social well-being.

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Fake GST registration scam busted in Hyderabad; Rs 6.25 cr fraud unearthed

17 Jul 2025 | 8:42 PM

Hyderabad, July 17 (UNI) A major GST fraud has come to light in Hyderabad, where M/s Bala Corporation, operating under the name of proprietor Sri Nasari Vinod Kumar, was found to have fraudulently obtained GST registration by submitting fake electricity bills for a non-existent address in Khairatabad – Somajiguda-1 Circle of Panjagutta Division.

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