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7 injured as flight from Singapore to China hit by turbulence
Singapore: Seven people were injured when a no-frill Scoot flight from Singapore to the Chinese city of Guangzhou hit turbulence. One person was taken to the hospital, The Straits Times reported. Scoot…
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Pakistani man charged with plotting attack on Jews in New York
New York: The US Department of Justice has charged a Pakistani national with allegedly plotting to attack Jews in New York on the anniversary of the October 7 terror attacks in Israel,…
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Turkish-American woman killed in Israeli open fire in West Bank
Ankara: Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, 26, was shot during a protest against an Israeli settlement near the Palestinian village of Beita, and died of her wounds on Friday, the official Palestinian news agency…
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Hyderabad police arrest astrologer for alleged sexual abuse of minor
Hyderabad: An astrologer cum pandit who tried to sexually abuse a young girl on pretext of treatment was arrested by the Bahadurpura police. The accused , Kishore Kumar (58), is a resident…
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Hyderabad: Policy expert slams Centre for co-hosting awareness session with seed industry on IPR
Hyderabad: The Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Authority (PPV&FRA) has been slammed for ignoring farmers, farmers’ organizations and organizations working to protect farmers’ rights, in the “special awareness session on…
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JPC meet sees intense debate: Muslim groups, Oppn raise concerns over Waqf Bill
New Delhi: The fourth meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) reviewing the Waqf (Amendment) Bill was on Friday marked by significant disruption. Representatives from Muslim organisations raised strong objections to the…
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Bajrang Punia appointed Working Chairman of All India Kisan Congress
New Delhi: In a major development, Olympian wrestler Bajrang Punia was appointed the Working Chairman of the All India Kisan Congress on Friday. “Hon’ble Congress President has approved the proposal of the…
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Andhra: 3 women arrested for serial murders in Tenali
Amaravati: In a shocking turn of events three women were arrested on charges of poisoning four people to death with cyanide and attempting to kill two more in Andhra Pradesh’s Tenali district.…
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Hyderabad: HMWSSB MD asks dept to revive 22mgd Hyder Nagar reservoir
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) managing director Ashok Reddy has instructed his officials to bring back into use an old drinking water reservoir having a capacity to store…
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BJP calls Kejriwal govt’s education revolution a ‘smoke screen for corruption’
New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly Vijender Gupta on Friday alleged that the “much-hyped education revolution” in Delhi under the AAP government was a “massive scam and a smoke screen…
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India successfully launches Agni-4 ballistic missile
New Delhi: Ministry of Defence on Friday said that they have successfully launched the intermediate-range ballistic missile Agni 4. “The launch was successfully carried out from the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur,…
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Kamala Harris campaign says raised 3 times more money than Trump in August
Washington: The Kamala Harris campaign said Friday it raised $361 million in August, which is nearly three times more than the $130 million raised by the team of her Republican rival and…
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India’s forex reserves up $2.3 billion to touch new high of $683.9 bn
Mumbai: India’s forex reserves increased by $2.299 billion to a new high of $683.98 billion for the week ended August 30, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data showed on Friday. For…
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Any BJP candidate will defeat Phogat, Punia in Haryana: Bhushan
Gonda: Former BJP MP and ex-WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Friday sought to downplay wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia’s foray into politics, saying any BJP candidate will defeat them…
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Sharmila urges Railways to supply Rail Neer to flood-hit Vijayawada
Vijayawada: Congress’ Andhra Pradesh Congress President Y. S. Sharmila Reddy on Friday appealed to the Indian Railways to supply bottled water from the Rail Neer plant in Visakhapatnam to the people of…
