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Polio vaccination campaign to resume in Gaza: UN
United Nations: A third phase of the polio vaccination campaign in the Gaza Strip is set to resume on Saturday after being postponed over escalating violence. According to a joint statement from…
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RG Kar: CBI gets clues of Ghosh’s hand in MBBS selection irregularities
Kolkata: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials probing the financial irregularities in the state-run R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata, have got clues about the involvement of former principal…
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MP: Pregnant woman cleans hospital bed where husband died during treatment
Bhopal: A five-month pregnant woman was cleaning a blood-stained hospital bed after her husband died during treatment in Madhya Pradesh’s Dindori district. The hospital has explained the incident. The deceased is identified…
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Waqf row: BJP releases video of Min Zameer saying CM directed property reclamation
Davanagere: Senior Karnataka BJP leader and former minister M. P. Renukacharya has released a video featuring Minister for Waqf and Tourism Zameer Ahmad Khan, instructing officials to reclaim Waqf properties on orders…
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Telangana manager held for swindling Rs 1.24 crore from firm
Hyderabad: A manager of a company in Vikarabad district was arrested on Friday, November 1, for allegedly swindling Rs 1.24 crore from the firm’s account. The accused reportedly used the money for…
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Video: Man caught on CCTV trying to rob Nirmal ATM, arrested
Hyderabad: A man attempted to steal money from an ATM in Nirmal town and was quickly arrested by local police on Saturday morning, November 2. The suspect, identified as Kancham Gangadhar from…
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India’s power consumption rises amid strong growth
New Delhi: India’s power consumption increased to 140.47 billion units (BU) in October, which is a one per cent increase over the high base of the same month last year during which…
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Congress seeks probe into BJP ‘blackmail’ to win Ajit Pawar for NDA
New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday called for a probe into alleged “blackmail” and “coercion” used to bring NCP leader Ajit Pawar into the NDA fold and said the BJP’s “washing machine”…
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Andhra Pradesh: 4-year-old raped, murdered by uncle in Tirupati
Tirupati: A four-year-old girl was allegedly raped and murdered by her distant relative at a village in Tirupati district, said a police official on Saturday. According to Tirupati district superintendent of police…
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Sikhs pilgrims from UK, US and Canada to get free online visas in Pakistan
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has said that Sikh pilgrims from the US, UK and Canada will receive free online visas within 30 minutes upon arrival in the country to pay…
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Dubai: Two dead after hotel fire in Naif area
Dubai: Two individuals died from smoke inhalation during a fire at a hotel in the Naif area, Dubai. As soon as the information about the fire was received, the Dubai Civil Defence…
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Earthquake of 3.6 magnitude hits parts of Jharkhand
Ranchi: An earthquake of 3.6 magnitude hit parts of Jharkhand on Saturday morning, an official said. There was no immediate report of any loss of life or damage to property, he said.…
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Iran’s FM condemns Germany’s closure of Iranian consulates
Tehran: Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi condemned Germany’s move to close Iranian consulates on its territory in response to the execution of Jamshid Sharmahd, a German-Iranian dual national. He made the…