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US shuts controversial $125 mn wildlife virus hunting programme over safety
New Delh: The US government has quietly dropped its $125 million five-year flagship project for hunting viruses among wildlife to prevent human pandemics, over safety concerns, according to a report. Known as…
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Special drive in Delhi to add transgenders, sex workers, homeless women in voters’ list
New Delhi: The office of Delhi’s Chief Electoral Officer has initiated the process to set up special camps to enrol transgenders, sex workers and vulnerable women in the voters’ list, officials said…
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5 ex-cops convicted in UK for racist messages on Rishi Sunak, royals
London: Five former Metropolitan Police officers have pleaded guilty to sending grossly offensive racist messages on WhatsApp against British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and late Queen Elizabeth II, among others, between 2020…
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Delhi court allows Naveen Jindal to travel to Oman, UAE for business purposes
New Delhi: A Delhi court has granted permission to Congress leader and industrialist Naveen Jindal, who is accused in three cases related to alleged irregularities in the allocation of coal blocks, to…
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TDP chief writes to CID for lawyers’ team to defend his case in court
Vijayawada: Arrested TDP chief and Andhra Pradesh opposition leader N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday asked the CID to allow him to use the services of a four-member legal team. Naidu wrote a…
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Rains hit businesses in Hyderabad, traders complain of low numbers
Hyderabad: The heavy rains in Telangana since July are casting its shadow on the businesses in the city with many traders complaining of low business if not losses. The state witnessed heavy…
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G20 Summit going well: Biden on Xi’s absence
New Delhi: US President Joe Biden on Saturday said it would have been nice to have China’s President Xi Jinping at the G20 Summit, but it was “going well”. Biden was responding…
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Key points of G20 New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration
New Delhi: Key points of G20 New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration adopted on Saturday: War in Ukraine: Asserting that “today’s era must not be of war”, the G20 countries called on all states…
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Imran Khan moves Pak SC against amendments in Official Secrets Act & Army Act
Islamabad: Pakistan’s jailed prime minister Imran Khan on Saturday moved the Supreme Court, challenging the changes made to the Official Secrets Act and the Pakistan Army Act. Khan, the 70-year-old chairman of…
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TDP calls for mass hunger strike to protest against ‘illegal’ arrest of Naidu
Amaravati: The Telugu Desam Party has decided to observe a mass hunger strike across Andhra Pradesh on Sunday in protest against the “illegal” arrest of party supremo and former Chief Minister N…
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BJP MLA slams Manipur tribal MLAs for meeting Mizoram CM
Imphal: Influential Manipur BJP MLA Rajkumar Imo Singh on Saturday slammed ten state’s legislators for meeting Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga. Singh, son-in-law of Chief Minister N. Biren Singh, said in X, formerly…
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Earthquake: Arab nations offer condolences to Morocco
Arab countries expressed their condolences and solidarity with Morocco on Saturday, September 9, for the victims of the devastating earthquake that killed 632 people. A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Morocco’s High Atlas…
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Former Andhra Pradesh’s minister Srinivas Rao also arrested
Visakhapatnam: Andhra Pradesh Police have arrested former minister and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MLA Ghanta Srinivas Rao in Skill Development Corporation scam case. Srinivas Rao was arrested here a few hours after…
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Majority thinks Udhayanidhi Stalin indulged in ‘hate speech’: Survey
New Delhi: In an exclusive nationwide survey conducted by CVoter, a majority of the respondents are of the opinion that DMK leader and Tamil Nadu Sports Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin indulged in hate…