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Zimbabwe’s 2022 gold output reaches new record high
Harare: Zimbabwe’s gold output reached a new record high of 35.38 tonne in 2022, spurred by new mining projects, timely payments, and incentives to miners. The output was 19.5 percent up from…
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Israeli hi-tech’s fundraising down 42% in 2022: Report
Jerusalem: Israel’s hi-tech companies have raised a total of $14.95 billion in 2022, the Israeli IVC Research Center reported. This is a sharp decrease of nearly 42 percent, compared with the record-high…
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Pakistan’s Election Commission issues arrest warrants for Imran Khan, his aides in contempt case
Islamabad: Pakistan’s top election body on Tuesday issued bailable arrest warrants for former prime minister Imran Khan and other top leaders of his party in a contempt case. The case is based…
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Will have to concede public order, police, land outside your purview, SC tells Delhi govt
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that in three entries — public order, police, and land — of the State list, the Delhi government cannot legislate as per the Constitutions’s…
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Joshimath residents seek proper compensation before damaged houses’ demolition
Joshimath: The demolition work to raze structures damaged due to land subsidence in Uttarakhand’s Joshimath saw a huge protest by locals, who were not ready to vacate their houses unless they are…
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Do not try to dictate it to the CJI: Chief Justice Chandrachud on plea for urgent hearing
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on Tuesday took exception to submissions by senior advocate Vikas Singh insisting on listing of a case. “As a CJI, whatever I lay down…
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Kashmiri handicrafts to get two more GI tags
Srinagar: Kashmir’s Department of Handicrafts and Handloom (H&H) has submitted the dossier for registration of two more crafts — Crewel and Chain-stitch — to the Intellectual Property India, Chennai, an apex body…
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Defence ministry approves capital procurement proposals worth Rs 4,276 crore
New Delhi: The defence ministry on Tuesday approved three procurement proposals, including that of Helina anti-tank guided missiles, at a total cost of Rs 4,276 crore to bolster the combat capabilities of…
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Bhopal gas tragedy: SC says it’s bound by maryada of jurisdiction, Centre can’t reopen settlement after 30 yrs
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday pulled up the Centre for pursuing its curative plea seeking an additional Rs 7,844 crore from successor firms of Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) for giving compensation…
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Special NIA court awards 7-year jail term to ISIS-inspired terrorist in Kerala
New Delhi: A special NIA court in Kerala on Tuesday sentenced an ISIS-inspired terrorist to seven years’ rigorous imprisonment for planning to carry out attacks on various targets including foreigners in the…
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Assam illegal immigrants: SC to examine validity of Citizenship Act’s Section 6A
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would examine the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act relating to illegal immigrants in Assam and commence the hearing on…