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Instead of commencing new projects, the TRS government should have completed the Indirasagar, Dummugudem-Rajivsagar, Kantalapalli, SripadaEllampalli and Pranahita-Chevella projects initiated by the previous Congress government, Bhatti said.(Representational DC Image)

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Stand-up comedian Munawar Faruquis show Dongri to Nowhere went off peacefully amidst security provided by 600 police personnel at Shilpa Kala Vedika here on Saturday. (Photo: DC/ R. Pavan)

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Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials leave after a raid at the residence of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in connection with alleged irregularities in Delhi Excise Policy, in New Delhi on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

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Two head honchos of the AIADMK, Edappadi K. Palaniswami and O. Panneerselvam, have landed the party that should be celebrating its golden jubilee in October in an inextricable situation. (Photo: PTI)

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Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari (ANI)

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The Indian football team has dropped two spots to 106 in the latest FIFA rankings which were revealed on Thursday. (Photo: AFP)

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A man offers sweets to people convicted for rape and murder in the Bilkis Bano case of the 2002 post-Godhra riots, after they came out of the Godhra sub-jail after the Gujarat government allowed their release under its remission policy, in Godhra, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. (PTI)

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A fireman douses fire from a burning vehicle set on fire by a mob after an unrest followed by the killing of a member of the Hindu nationalist group Bajrang Dal in Shivamogga, Karnataka. (Photo: AFP)

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New Delhi also denied baseless and speculative reports in a section of the Sri Lankan media about interference on its part in the polls. (Bloomberg)

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