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India signs 10-year pact to operate Chabahar Port in Iran
New Delhi: India on Monday signed a 10-year contract with Iran to develop and operate the Shahid Beheshti terminal at Chabahar port on Iran’s south-eastern coast. The contract was signed in Tehran…
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Ecosystem can be saved by detecting invasive fish in early stage
CCMB scientists have developed a technique to detect invasive fish that threaten ecosystems and lead to loss in fish catch. They have developed an eDNA-based quantitative PCR assay to map the presence…
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Mumbai dust-storm: Flight operations hit; 3 killed, 59 hurt in hoarding collapse
Mumbai: Flight operations at Mumbai airport were suspended for an hour on Monday, May 13, and local trains were delayed amid unseasonal rains, accompanied by a dust storm. A 100-foot tall illegal…
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Shahjahan collected Rs 260 cr through illegal land-grabbing: ED
Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday told a special PMLA court here that suspended Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan earned Rs 260 crore through illegal land-grabbing at Sandeshkhali in West Bengal’s…
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Walking the path of faith: A journey through ancient Haj routes
As Muslims endeavour to fulfil the fifth pillar of Islam by journeying to Makkah, convoys of pilgrims have traversed various routes and pathways toward the Grand Mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Along…
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Petrol pump case: AAP’s Amanatullah Khan, son arrested in Noida
Noida: An aide of AAP’s Delhi MLA Amanatullah Khan was arrested while non-bailable warrants were issued against the legislator and his son in connection with a case of assault registered here following…
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At 35.7%, Srinagar sees highest turnout in LS polls in 2 decades
Srinagar: A 36 percent voter turnout was recorded in the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency on Monday, May 13, which is second higher overall turnout for the seat in Jammu and Kashmir since…
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Cricket: Fans furious over treatment given to Rahul; players deserve utmost respect
The sight of Indian cricketer K L Rahul being berated in public by Sanjiv Goenka, team owner of Lucknow Super Giants, after Lucknow’s loss to Sunrisers Hyderabad, has angered cricket fans all over…
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JD(S) MLA H D Revanna granted bail in kidnap case by Bengaluru court
Bengaluru: A Special Court for Elected Representatives on Monday granted bail to JD(S) MLA H D Revanna in connection with a kidnap case. The 66-year-old former Minister was arrested by the Special…
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Pilgrims from Telangana cast votes before departing for Haj
Jeddah: Many Haj pilgrims from Telangana, who were to board flights from Hyderabad on Monday, chose to cast their vote before departing on the holy pilgrimage, despite time constrains. Three chartered flights…
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LS polls: 63% voter turnout registered in Jharkhand till 5 PM
Ranchi: A voter turnout of 63.14 per cent was recorded till 5 pm in the four Lok Sabha constituencies in Jharkhand where polling was held on Monday, May 13, officials said. Voting…
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Telangana: Lightning claims 2 lives amid heavy rainfall, 5 injured
Hyderabad: Two people were killed after being struck by lightning amid heavy rainfall and strong winds in parts of Telangana on Sunday, May 12. Five other people were injured in lightning strikes…
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Bihar: Lalu’s daughter Bharti files nomination for Patliputra LS seat
Patna: RJD president Lalu Prasad’s eldest daughter Misa Bharti on Monday, May 13, filed her nomination from the Patliputra Lok Sabha seat, which she seeks to wrest from her father’s former confidant…
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BJP leader Kapil Mishra calls Kejriwal ‘Owaisi of Delhi’, targets Muslims
The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) controversial leader Kapil Mishra has once again delivered an inflammatory speech against Muslims and Rohingya refugees for ‘bearing multiple children’. Mishra made these remarks during a Lok…
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‘Get back Prajwal Revanna from Germany…’: Congress to PM Modi
Mumbai: The Congress on Monday demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi make all efforts to bring back Karnataka’s JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna, who fled the country after sexual abuse allegations surfaced against…
