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Saudi Arabia launches first virtual academy for music education
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Music Commission announced the launch of the first virtual academy for music education in all parts of the Kingdom and the world. The Academy will adopt…
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Professor under fire after wishing Queen Elizabeth ‘excruciating death’
A professor from the prestigious Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania came under fire after tweeting that Queen Elizabeth II should “die in agony.” The professor’s now-taken-down tweet was condemned by the…
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Ogilvy appoints Devika Bulchandani as global CEO
New York: Ogilvy has announced the appointment of Devika Bulchandanias the Global Chief Executive Officer (CEO). In this role, she will be responsible for all aspects of the creative network’s business across…
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Telangana: Farmer kills son over money in Nizamabad, arrested
Hyderabad: In an incident reported from the Nizamabad district on Friday, a farmer allegedly killed his son after an argument over money. The incident occurred in Mendora village in Bheemgal Mandal. The…
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Road, military station in Arunachal named after India’s first CDS Gen Rawat
Kibithu: A military station on the banks of Lohit Valley along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China and a key road in this mountain hamlet were on Saturday named after…
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Cattle smuggling: CBI suspects proceeds being invested in gold
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team, probing the multi-crore cattle smuggling case in West Bengal, are working on some specific clues that a part of the proceeds of the crime was…
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Tamil Nadu: Bride calls lover to stop her wedding
Chennai: To stop his lover from marrying another man, a 24-year-old Tamil Nadu man snatched the ‘Thali’ (mangalsutra) from the prospective groom and tried to tie it around the woman’s neck. The…
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Man meets sister in Kartarpur after separation from family in 1947
Lahore: The Kartarpur Corridor has once again reunited another family after a man who separated from his parents when he was only a few months old in 1947, finally met his sister…
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Canada confirms 1,321 monkeypox cases
Ottawa: The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has confirmed 1,321 cases of monkeypox including 37 hospitalisations in the country as of Friday. The health agency said that of the confirmed cases,…
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‘Equally shocked’: IIT Hyderabad following students’ suicide
Hyderabad: Following the death of an MTech student on campus, IIT Hyderabad on Thursday said it is backing the students who face academic challenges. In a statement the institute said that students…
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Here’s how Gulf-based expats can apply for a Saudi eVisa online
Expatriates residing in Gulf countries are now allowed to apply for a Saudi tourist eVisa online. According to an announcement on Thursday, September 1 by Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Tourism, expatriates in the…
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Child Marriage: Karnataka Police arrest husband, parents of girl
Bangalore: Karnataka Police said on Saturday that it arrested the 46-year-old husband and parents of a 14-year-old girl on charges of child marriage in Yelahanka New Town of Bengaluru. The police have…