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Syria, Russia join efforts to rebuild war-damaged historical landmark in Syria: Report
Damascus: Syrian Culture Minister Lubanah Mshaweh and Russian Ambassador Alexander Yefimov met to discuss the ongoing project to rebuild the war-damaged Arch of Triumph in Palmyra, according to state media. Mshaweh stressed…
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Egypt is important, valued strategic partner of India: Jaishankar
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday attended an event here marking the National Day celebrations of Egypt and said India is committed to take forward the strategic partnership between…
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Row over NEET-UG physics question: IIT-D experts say there is only one correct answer
New Delhi: A panel of three experts of IIT Delhi has told the Supreme Court that there was was only one right answer and not two to a controversial physics question that…
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‘We’re not up against a candidate. We’re up against a machine,’ says Vivek Ramaswamy
Washington: Republican leader Vivek Ramaswamy, who had predicted President Joe Biden would not be the Democratic presidential nominee for the November election, has said the country is not running against a candidate…
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PM Modi pays tributes to Azad, Tilak on their birth anniversary
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid tributes to freedom fighters Chandra Shekhar Azad, a revolutionary, and Bal Gangadhar Tilak, a nationalist who advocated ‘swaraj’, on their birth anniversary. Modi…
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Last ranks admitted to top engineering colleges in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The Telangana Council of Higher Education (TGCHE) recently announced the Telangana Engineering, Agriculture & Pharmacy Common Entrance Test (TGEAPCET) seat allotment. It also provided the last ranks admitted to all engineering…
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Another Hindu temple in Canada vandalised, MP calls for action
New Delhi: A Hindu temple in Alberta’s capital Edmonton was vandalised with “hateful graffiti” on Tuesday. This incident adds to the series of attacks that have happened recently on Hindu establishments in…
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India among top 3 countries in forest area gains: FAO report
New Delhi: India gained 2,66,000 hectares of forest area annually from 2010 to 2020, securing the third spot among the top 10 countries with the most significant forest area gains during this…
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Union Budget 2024: Standard deduction hiked, income tax rates announced
Standard deduction have been hiked and rates of new income tax slabs have been announced by the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman while presenting her seventh consecutive Union Budget on Tuesday, which…
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Indian Navy’s warship INS Brahmaputra severely damaged in fire, sailor missing
New Delh: Indian Navy’s frontline guided missile frigate INS Brahmaputra sustained severe damage and tilted heavily to one side following a fire onboard the ship while it was undergoing refit at the…
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4.7-magnitude quake jolts Turkey
Istanbul: A 4.7-magnitude earthquake has jolted Turkey’s northwestern province of Canakkale, according to the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD). The quake, occurring at 5:39 p.m. local time, centred Ezine district, AFAD…
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Hyderabad: 3 caught with hash oil in Miyapur, arrested
Hyderabad: The Miyapur police in Hyderabad on Monday, July 22, seized 2 kg of hash oil from three persons on Monday, July 22. The three accused were Gobinda Burudi (21), Jaganath Khara…
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Karnataka cabinet resolves against NEET, ‘One Nation, One Election’ & delimitation
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Cabinet has decided to pass three resolutions, including the one against the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET), late Monday night, sources said. The Cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah,…
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SC stays Kanwar Yatra directives on eateries, oppn hails top court’s move
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday imposed an interim stay on the controversial Kanwar Yatra directives in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand related to eateries, prompting the opposition parties to ask Prime…
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Nirmala Sitharaman set to present budget today
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present the Union Budget 2024 in Parliament today, marking her seventh consecutive budget and eclipsing the late Moraji Desai’s record of six consecutive…
