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NZ minister Radhakrishnan to attend forum tackling people smuggling, trafficking
Associate Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety Priyanca Radhakrishnan will lead the New Zealand delegation at the Eighth Bali Process Ministerial Conference tomorrow. Minister Radhakrishnan will join other Ministers and business leaders…
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Saudi Arabia holds world’s first Islamic arts biennale
The world’s first Islamic Arts Biennale providing a survey of Islamic arts and culture in the religion’s birthplace, modern-day Saudi Arabia, is being held at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, gathering over 44 Islamic…
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Disney to lay off 7K employees to cut costs: CEO
San Francisco: Entertainment giant Disney is laying off 7,000 employees to cut costs, its CEO Bob Iger has announced. During the company’s earnings call for its December quarter, he said the move…
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Turkey-Syria earthquake death toll surpasses 15000-mark
Ankara/Damascus: As rescuers are racing against time to find more survivors in Turkey and Syria amid the harsh freezing temperatures, the death toll from the devastating earthquake that struck the two countries…
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After 500 yrs, Lord Ram will adorn the throne at Ayodhya within a year: Adityanath
Agartala: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said that after 500 years, Lord Ram would adorn the throne of Ram temple in Ayodhya even as the CPI-M and the Congress do…
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Russia sends 2nd rescue team to Turkey
Moscow: Russia has sent a second rescue team with medical specialists and rescuers to earthquake-hit Turkey, the country’s Emergencies Ministry said. In a Telegram post, the Ministry on Wednesday said that an…
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Earthquakes kill 9057 in Turkey, 2992 in Syria; rescue ops underway
As the search for survivors continues in the aftermath of two devastating earthquakes that struck the state of Kahramanmaras in southern Turkey and northern Syria on Monday, the death toll has risen…
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‘My parents didn’t pressure me’ says Indian-American prodigy named in ‘world’s brightest’ students list
New York: Natasha Perianayagam, a 13-year-old Indian-American prodigy named in the “world’s brightest” students list, has said that her parents gave her the “best support” by not putting pressure on her to…
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Coal scam: Recovery amount by ED rises to Rs 1.25 cr
Kolkata: With the Enforcement Directorate (ED) continuing with its search operation till late on Wednesday evening in connection with the multi-crore coal smuggling case in West Bengal, the cash recovery amount by…
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Rajya Sabha sees verbal skirmishes as Oppn presses for JPC probe
New Delhi: Verbal skirmishes between treasury and opposition benches that forced frequent interventions by the Chair marked the proceedings in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday as the opposition parties targeted the government on…
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Former Delhi Prisons warder arrested for threatening retired bureaucrat
New Delhi: A retired IAS officer has alleged that he received death threats from a dismissed warder of Delhi Prisons who also demanded Rs 10 crore from him, police said on Wednesday.…