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Australian diplomat Lauren Stasinowsky participates in ceremonial washing of Kaaba
Makkah: Lauren Stasinowsky, first secretary of the Australian Embassy in Riyadh, participated in the annual ceremony to wash the Holy Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday, July…
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YSRCP interrupts Andhra Governor’s speech over ‘political killings’
Amaravati: Opposition YSR Congress Party on Monday disrupted the Andhra Pradesh Governor’s address to the joint session of the state Assembly and Legislative Council and later staged a walkout to protest against…
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Lakhimpur Kheri violence: SC grants bail to Ashish Mishra
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday gave bail to ex-Union minister Ajay Mishra’s son Ashish Mishra in the case related to the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence that claimed eight lives, and…
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Shatrughan Sinha takes oath as Lok Sabha member
New Delhi: TMC’s Shatrughan Sinha on Monday took oath as a Lok Sabha member, the last winning candidate to be sworn in. As soon as the House met for the day, the…
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SC commences hearing on pleas related to row over NEET-UG
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday commenced hearing on a batch of petitions related to the controversy-ridden medical entrance exam, NEET-UG 2024. The top court was told by a counsel for…
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Delhi riots 2020: HC judge recuses self from hearing bail plea of Umar Khalid
New Delhi: Delhi High Court judge Justice Amit Sharma on Monday recused himself from hearing the bail plea of former JNU student Umar Khalid in a UAPA case related to the alleged…
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RTA signs Rs 2505 cr deal for new buses on Dubai roads
Dubai: In alignment with the directives of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, the aim is to establish a sustainable and resilient public transport…
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Karnataka man arrested on conversion bid complaint by Hindu devotees
Bengaluru: Karnataka Police arrested a man on Monday and launched a hunt for another in connection with an alleged religious conversion bid targeting Hindu pilgrims in Bellary district. The arrested person was…
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Health advisory issued as IMD Hyderabad forecasts heavy rainfall
Hyderabad: The office of the Director of Public Health and Family Welfare, Government of Telangana, has issued a general health advisory in view of the heavy rainfall forecast by the India Meteorological…
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Saudi Arabia begins localisation of engineering jobs
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has implemented a decision to localise 25 percent of engineering jobs in the private sector, which came into effect on Sunday, July 21. This comes…
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My relationship with Virat Kohli is not for TRP, declares Gambhir
Mumbai: India’s newly-appointed head coach Gautam Gambhir on Monday declared that his much talked about relationship with batting mainstay Virat Kohli “is between the two of us and not for TRPs”. Gambhir…
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Israeli settlers injure 3 foreign pro-Palestinian activists in West Bank
Ramallah: Three foreign pro-Palestinian activists were injured during an attack by Israeli settlers in the village of Qusra near Nablus in the northern West Bank, Palestinian sources reported. The settlers assaulted the…
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Indian Americans welcome Kamala Harris as likely Democratic prez nominee
Washington: Several prominent Indian Americans on Sunday welcomed the prospect of Vice President Kamala Harris becoming the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee and described it as a historic moment for this small ethnic…
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Kamala Harris stands to make history again as Biden drops out
Washington: US Vice-President Kamala Harris stands once again on the edge of history in a political career replete with milestones. President Joe Biden’s exit from the White House race and endorsement of…
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3 Hezbollah fighters killed in Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon
Beirut: Three Hezbollah members were killed in Israeli airstrikes on several areas in southern Lebanon, Lebanese military sources told the media. The sources, on condition of anonymity, said on Sunday that an…
