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Hyderabad: Girl dies by suicide after being ‘ditched’ by live-in partner
Hyderabad: A Hindu girl died by suicide in Telangana’s Shamshabad area of Hyderabad after allegedly being ‘ditched’ by her live-in partner, police said on Thursday. The police said that the deceased was…
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Football legend and 3-time World Cup winner Pele passes away
Mumbai: Called by various names such as ‘Gasolina’, ‘The Black Pearl’ and ‘O Rei’ (The King), the nickname that stuck like glue to Edson Arantes do Nascimento, who, as ‘Pele’, became the…
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UAE’s unemployment insurance scheme begins on January 1
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is set to introduce mandatory UAE unemployment insurance from Sunday, January 1, 2023. The UAE’s Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) said the new…
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Saudi Arabia: 100 new Muslim converts perform Umrah
Riyadh: 100 new Muslim converts visited the Grand Mosque, Makkah in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to perform the Umrah for the first time, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The General Presidency…
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Erdogan says Cristiano Ronaldo was under political ban at World Cup
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the Portuguese player, Cristiano Ronaldo, was subjected to a political ban during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, noting that Ronaldo “supports the Palestinian…
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MP: Class 5 child made to chant Jai Shree Ram, beaten by neighbour
A class 5 Muslim child was allegedly compelled to chant Jai Shri Ram before being beaten by one of his Hindu neighbours, Ajay Bhil in Madhya Pradesh’s Khandwa. According to reports, the…
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BJP concedes reservation demands by Lingayats, Vokkaligas
Belagavi: Karnataka’s BJP government on Thursday announced moving of Panchamasali Lingayat subsect from Category 3 B to Category 2C and Vokkaligas from Category 3 A to Category 2D, thus bringing both the…
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China rail project aims to link Tibet to Kathmandu, may be extended to Indian border
New Delhi: China has sent a team of experts to Nepal to launch a feasibility study for a cross-border railway project dogged for years by technical challenges, political instability in the Himalayan…
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Telangana: Chief secretary Somesh Kumar meets Union defense secretary
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar IAS met Union Defence Secretary A Giridhar in New Delhi today. Long pending issues relating to defence lands were discussed during the meeting. Kumar requested for…
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Pakistan wants peace; up to India to take responsibility to improve relations: Pak FO
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday said that it wants good ties with India, but New Delhi should show seriousness in having a dialogue to resolve all outstanding issues, including Kashmir. Foreign Office Spokesperson…