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Anas al-Sharif among 5 Al Jazeera’s journalists killed in Gaza strike
Jerusalem: An Israeli air strike on Gaza City on Monday, August 11, killed five Al Jazeera journalists, including veteran correspondent Anas al-Sharif. The Israeli military acknowledged the attack, alleging he had links…
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Sensex, Nifty inch up higher on Monday
Mumbai: Indian benchmark indices began the week higher on Monday, led by gains in the PSU bank stocks. The BSE Sensex advanced 122 points or 0.15 per cent to 79,980 while the…
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Nirmala Sitharaman set to table revised Income Tax Bill 2025 in Parliament
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was all set to introduce revised Income Tax Bill 2025 in the Lok Sabha on Monday. The updated Income Tax Bill 2025 incorporates 285 suggestions…
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Rupee rises 8 paise to 87.50 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai: The rupee appreciated 8 paise to 87.50 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday, tracking a weak American currency, as investors await cues from the upcoming talks between Russia…
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Sanjay Raut writes to Amit Shah seeking whereabouts of Ex-VP Dhankhar
New Delhi: Shiv Sena-UBT leader Sanjay Raut has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah seeking to know the whereabouts of former vice president Jagdeep Dhankhar, claiming that attempts to reach him…
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Trump yet to decide on tariffs over China’s Russian oil purchase: Vance
New York: US President Donald Trump has not yet decided on imposing levies on China for purchasing oil from Russia, as Washington’s ties with Beijing “affect many things that have nothing to…
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Manipur: Five militants arrested for illegal activities
Imphal: Security forces have arrested five militants belonging to three proscribed outfits from Manipur’s Bishnupur, Imphal West, and Imphal East districts for extortion and possession of illegal arms, police said on Monday.…
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Australia to recognise Palestinian state at UN general assembly
Wellington: Australia will recognise a Palestinian state, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Monday, joining the leaders of France, Britain and Canada in signalling they would do so. His remarks followed weeks…
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Sweida hospital video shows medical worker shot by military-uniformed men
Damascus: Footage from security cameras at a hospital in the city of Sweida in southern Syria published on Sunday showed what appears to be the killing of a medical worker by men…
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Rahul Gandhi to lead INDIA bloc’s 300-MP march to EC on Monday
New Delhi: Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, will lead a protest march of around 300 MPs from the INDIA bloc to the Election Commission of India (ECI)…
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Holidays to shorten academic week for schools in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The schools in Hyderabad and other districts of Telangana will have a shortened academic week due to holidays. This week, the educational institutions will conduct classwork only for four days. As…
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Russia downs over 120 Ukrainian drones overnight: Defence ministry
Moscow: Russian air defence forces shot down roughly 120 Ukrainian drones overnight, Russia’s Defence Ministry said. “During the past night from 20:00 (1700 GMT) on August 9 to 06:10 Moscow time (0310…
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Mohammed Siraj launches Syed Kirmani’s autobiography ‘Stumped’
Hyderabad: India pacer Mohammed Siraj on Sunday launched ‘Stumped: Life Behind and Beyond The Twenty-Two Yards’, the autobiography of 1983 World Cup-winning wicketkeeper Syed Kirmani. The book was launched in the presence…
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Air India flight makes emergency landing at Chennai
Chennai: An Air India flight travelling from Thiruvananthapuram towards Delhi, carrying several senior political leaders, was forced to make an emergency landing at Chennai airport late on Sunday, following a suspected radar…
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31 Palestinians shot dead near aid convoy routes in Gaza, hospitals say
Deir al-Balah: At least 31 Palestinians were killed while seeking aid in Gaza, hospitals and witnesses said. Hospital officials said they received bodies from areas along truck convoy routes or near privately…
