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89 UN employees killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza
Geneva: Since the latest round of Hamas-Israel war broke out a month ago, 89 UN aid workers have been killed, which is the highest number of UN employees killed in a conflict…
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Biden believes reoccupation of Gaza by Israeli forces isn’t good: WH official
Washington: A senior White House official said President Joe Biden “believes that a reoccupation of Gaza by Israeli forces is not good” after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed his country “will have…
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Bihar cabinet passes proposal to raise reservation to 75 percent
Patna: Hours after tabling the Caste Survey report in the assembly, the Bihar Cabinet on Tuesday passed a proposal to raise the quota for SCs, STs, Other Backward Classes, Extremely Backward Classes,…
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Air emergency: City chokes on smog as AQI remains in ‘severe’ zone
New Delhi: A thick toxic haze or ‘smog’ continued to hang heavy over the national capital as the air quality remained in the ‘severe’ category on Wednesday, the Central Pollution Control Board…
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India, Malaysia looking at expanding cooperation in trade, energy, defence
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday held wide-ranging talks with his Malaysian counterpart Zambry Abdul Kadir with a focus on expanding bilateral cooperation in areas of defence, trade, investment…
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Telangana: BJP helping BRS to win elections, to get support in 2024 polls, says Cong
Hyderabad: Congress Telangana in-charge Manikrao Thakare on Tuesday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s silence on the controversial Kaleshwaram project reflects that BJP is trying to help the ruling party Bharat Rashtra…
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Telangana: ‘Why does PM Modi oppose caste census?’ asks KTR
Hyderabad: Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement that the BJP is the only party that “gives maximum representation to the OBC community, Telangana Minister and the Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader KT Rama…
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Internet services suspended in parts of J&K’s Pulwama till Nov 8
Srinagar: Internet services have been suspended from Wampora and Hunipora areas of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district due to security reasons until November 8, officials said. “Whereas, the ADGP, Kashmir Zone, Srinaga, being…
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NCW asks Bihar CM to apologise to women of the country for ‘offensive’ remark
Patna: The National Commission for Women (NCW) condemned Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s “offensive” remarks on population control in the Assembly on Tuesday and demanded an immediate apology from him. In a…
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‘Why leader from Munnuru Kapu was not chosen as Telangana BJP President’: Owaisi
Hyderabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday over the issue of reservation to the backward classes, questioning that why a…
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Hyderabad: AIMIM corporator among 9 held for poll code violation
Hyderabad: The Dabeerpura police have registered a case against AIMIM corporator Mohammed Abdul Salam Shahid and eight party activists for allegedly violating the model code of conduct during a nomination rally. On…
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Bihar caste survey report: 6.11pc are graduates, 15% cleared class 10
Patna: There are nearly 80 lakh graduates in Bihar, which is around 6.11 per cent of the total population, says the caste survey report tabled in Bihar assembly on Tuesday. According to…
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Does being prime minister mean he is dictator of country: CM Siddaramaiah
Hassan: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday wondered whether being a prime minister means becoming a dictator, hours after his predecessor B S Yediyurappa accused him of making “irresponsible” comments about the…