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Stalin flays BJP-led government for trying to rechristen MGNREGS scheme

Chennai, Dec 15 (UNI) Flaying the BJP-led Government at the Centre for trying to rechristen the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) scheme with North Indian name, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President
M K Stalin today said like how the people pushed the union government to backfoot on the three Farm Laws and Caste Census,
they will do so again for its attempts to destroy the scheme named after Mahatma Gandhi.
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Man dies of burn injuries after falling into pot of boiling payasam in Kerala's Malappuram

20 Jan 2026 | 11:14 PM

Kozhikode, Jan 20 (UNI) A man died due to burn injuries after falling into a large pot of boiling payasam (kheer) at Chelari in Kerala's Malappuram district on Tuesday.

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Ram Madhav named BJP poll incharge for GBA elections

20 Jan 2026 | 10:13 PM

Bengaluru, Jan 20 (UNI) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday appointed senior leaders to steer its campaign for the upcoming Greater Bengaluru Corporation elections, signalling a strategic push ahead of highly contested local polls.

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Phone Tapping Case: SIT questions Harish Rao for over seven hours

20 Jan 2026 | 9:39 PM

Hyderabad, Jan 20 (UNI) The Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Tuesday questioned senior BRS leader and former minister T. Harish Rao for over seven hours in connection with the phone tapping case.

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ICRISAT, ICAR release world’s first three-way Pearl Millet Hybrid RHB 273

20 Jan 2026 | 9:35 PM

Hyderabad, Jan 20 (UNI) International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), in collaboration with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), has announced the release of the world’s first three-way pearl millet hybrid, RHB 273.

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Google keen to partner with Telangana in traffic, cybersecurity, startups & climate action

20 Jan 2026 | 9:24 PM

Davos/Hyderabad, Jan 20 (UNI) Global technology major Google has expressed interest in partnering with the Telangana government across key sectors including traffic management, cybersecurity, startups, agriculture and climate change.

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