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US logs record number of discrimination complaints from schools
Washington: The US Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights logged a record nearly 19,000 discrimination complaints in the last fiscal year from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022, a media report…
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SC to pronounce verdict on pleas challenging Centre’s demonetisation today
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday is scheduled to pronounce its verdict on a batch of petitions challenging the Union Government’s 2016 decision to demonetise the currency bills of Rs 500…
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Indian-American takes oath as Texas county judge
New Delhi: Indian-American Democrat Juli A. Mathew took oath as a judge in Fort Bend County, Texas, for a second consecutive term. Mathew, a native of Thiruvalla in Kerala, was sworn-in via…
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Hyderabad: How trauma care centres along ORR are helping accident victims
Hyderabad: A chain of trauma care centres along the Outer Ring Road (ORR) helped accident victims in 1098 cases in 2022. The highest cases were reported in August. Out of the total…
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Mark Zuckerberg shares photo with pregnant wife, says “love coming in 2023”
Los Angeles: 2023 is going to be a special year for Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg as he and his wife Priscilla Chan are all set to embrace parenthood for the third time…
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Sneak peek into Virat-Anushka’s New Year celebrations in Dubai
Dubai: Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli are in Dubai for new year’s and their pictures are proof that they are having a blast there! On Sunday, Virat Kohli shared a couple of…
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14 killed in Mexico prison attack
Mexico City: Ten guards and four inmates died after an attack on a prison in the Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez, authorities said. On Sunday morning, gunmen in armoured vehicles opened fire…
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Israeli strikes put Damascus airport out of service, kill 2
Damascus: The Israeli army carried out a missile strike on Monday targeting Damascus International airport that put it out of service, killed two soldiers and left two others injured, reported ABC News…
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Hyderabad: Congress to stage protest at Indira Park to support Sarpanches
Hyderabad: Congress’s Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Raj Sanghathan has decided to organize a one-day protest at Indira Park on Tuesday from 11 am to 5 pm. Their protest is against the alleged government’s…
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UN chief welcomes cease-fire announcement in Colombia
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has welcomed the announcement of a six-month cease-fire between the Colombian government and five armed groups. Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced on New Year’s Eve bilateral…
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Irfan Pathan warns selectors on making Hardik Pandya permanent India captain in T20Is
Mumbai: Hardik Pandya will be leading India in the upcoming T20I series against Sri Lanka and with his captaincy in the recent series, there are talks that he should be given captaincy…
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Police seize 246 kg of opium in Tehran: Media
Tehran: Iran’s police seized 246 kilogram of opium in two separate operations in the Iranian capital of Tehran, local media reported. In one of the operations, the police forces smashed a drug…
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Ukrainian capital under air attacks, no casualties
Kiev: The Ukrainian capital came under air attacks carried out by the Russian forces, with explosions being reported in several districts of the city, local authorities said. The Kiev City Military Administration…
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Food reform to reduce regulation takes effect in Israel
Jerusalem: The Israeli Health Ministry has announced the entry into force of a national food reform for facilitating imports, and reducing food prices while protecting public health. The reform is based on…