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Lebanese PM calls for joint Arab efforts to save crisis-hit Lebanon
Beirut: Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has called on Arab countries to “join together to save Lebanon,” which is going through an “exceptionally difficult situation”. “Lebanon is still counting on the help…
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‘Courts cant be seen engaging in activities promoting any religion’: Kerala HC
The Kerala High Court has objected to the use of the term ‘kodathi vilakku’ (court lamp) in connection with a religious event at the Guruvayur temple in Thrissur district, saying it gives…
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Can’t take democracy for granted any longer: Biden
Washington: Just a week ahead of the November 8 midterm elections in the US, President Joe Biden has urged Americans to unite in opposition to “political violence” and warned that “we cant…
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Yemen beefs up security measures to abort Houthi attacks
Sanaa: Yemen’s internationally-recognized government has started intensifying precautionary security measures around key production facilities in some southern regions as the Houthi militia have threatened to wage more attacks, a government source said.…
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Arab League calls for joint action to tackle challenges
Algiers: The 31st Arab League (AL) Summit concluded here with the adoption of the Algiers Declaration which calls for joint action to tackle the regional and global challenges. The declaration on Wednesday…
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Flow, confidence important for a player: Shami after win over Bangladesh
Adelaide: India’s star pacer Mohammed Shami on Wednesday said that scoring 180-185 runs on any ground in the T20 format is not easy and added that flow and confidence are important for…
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Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian carrying car-ramming attack at West Bank checkpoint
Jerusalem: Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian after he carried out a car-ramming attack at a checkpoint near the West Bank city of Ramallah, the Israeli army and Palestinian Health Ministry said.…
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SEWA founder and Gandhian Ela Bhatt passes away at 89
Ahmedabad: Ela Bhatt, noted Gandhian and women’s rights activist who founded the Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), passed away on Wednesday after a brief illness. She was 89. “It is with profound…
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German labor market remains robust amid economic uncertainties
Berlin: The number of unemployed people in Germany declined slightly to 2.44 million in October, as the unemployment rate fell to 5.3 per cent, the country’s Federal Employment Agency (BA) said. “Overall,…
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UP: Two-and-a-half feet man gets married
Shamli : Thirty-two-year-old Azeem Mansuri, who stands two- and-a-half feet tall, finally realised his dream on Wednesday evening when he married Bushra, two feet tall, at a ceremony in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli…
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‘Bharat Mata not widow’: Activist refuses to speak to journalist for not wearing bindi
Maharashtra activist Sambhaji Bhide on Wednesday refused to speak to a female journalist as she had not put a ‘bindi’ on her forehead. The incident caught on camera, took place after he…
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Iran to send delegation to Vienna for talks with IAEA: FM
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has said that an Iranian delegation will travel to Vienna in the coming days for talks on enhancing cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA),…
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India abstains on Russia-sponsored UNSC resolution involving Ukraine
United Nations: India has abstained on yet another resolution involving Ukraine, this time a motion sponsored by Russia at the UN Security Council (UNSC). Only China voted with Russia on Wednesday on…
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Polling begins for by poll in UP’s Lakhimpur Kheri
Lakhimpur Kheri : Polling has begun in the Gola Gokarannath Assembly constituency, which is witnessing a direct fight between the ruling BJP and the Samajwadi Party (SP). The main contest is between…