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Air India flight suffers bird-hit at Goa airport, take-off aborted
Panaji: An Air India flight, which was about to depart from the Dabolim airport in Goa for Mumbai, had to abort its take-off due to a bird-hit on Wednesday morning, an official…
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High alert, multi-tier security in J&K ahead of Independence Day
Srinagar: A multi-layered security system based on human and technical surveillance has been put in place in Jammu and Kashmir to ensure smooth, peaceful and incident-free 78th Independence Day celebrations, said officials…
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IMD Hyderabad predicts four more days of rains
Hyderabad: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Hyderabad has predicted four more days of rains in the city. The weather department has forecasted a generally cloudy sky with rainfall or thundershowers until August…
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Every confidence we’ll be able to work with whoever wins US election: Jaishankar
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said India has “every confidence” that it will be able to work with the next President of the United States, whoever occupies the…
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Arrest of former ISI chief Faiz Hameed is an ‘internal issue’ of Pak military: Khan
Islamabad: Pakistan’s jailed former premier on Tuesday termed the arrest of former ISI chief Faiz Hameed as an “internal issue” of the military and said that the army’s action against the former…
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India, US ink ‘landmark’ MoU on MSMEs
New Delhi: India and the US on Tuesday signed a “landmark” agreement that provides a framework for both sides to explore cooperation in the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector. External…
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Hezbollah launches rockets towards Israel
Beirut: Hezbollah attacked the Mount Neria base, a battalion leadership headquarters of Israel’s Golani Brigade forces, with volleys of Katyusha rockets late Tuesday night, according to state media. Earlier, Hezbollah had launched…
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Wayanad landslides linked to 10 pc heavier rainfall due to climate change: Study
New Delhi: The deadly landslides in Kerala’s ecologically fragile Wayanad district were triggered by a heavy burst of rainfall, made 10 per cent heavier by climate change, according to a new rapid…
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UK Police arrest 1,000 people following riots
London: More than 1,000 people have been arrested by the UK Police in connection with the riots involving violence, arson and looting as well as racist attacks which took place over the…
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Excise case: Supreme Court to hear Kejriwal’s bail plea today
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will on Wednesday hear a plea filed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal seeking release from jail in connection with the Delhi excise policy case, in which…
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Doctors decide to call off strike over Kolkata medic rape-murder: FORDA
New Delhi: The Federation of Resident Doctors’ Association (FORDA) on Tuesday said it was calling off its strike over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata as the Union…
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Iran, Britain discuss boosting ties, regional situation
Tehran: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer have exchanged views on bilateral ties and developments in West Asia, including the situation in Gaza. In a phone call on…
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India carries out maiden flight test of long-range glide bomb ‘Gaurav’
New Delhi: India has carried out a “successful” maiden flight test of long-range glide bomb (LRGB) Gaurav from a Su-30 MK-I fighter jet of the Indian Air Force. During the flight test,…
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CAS verdict on Vinesh’s disqualification from Olympics postponed till Aug 16
Paris: The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ad hoc committee has postponed the verdict on Vinesh Phogat’s appeal till 6 pm August 16 (local time) after the Indian wrestler challenged her…
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SC to hear Arvind Kejriwal’s pleas on Aug 14 against arrest by CBI
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on August 14 Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s plea against the Delhi High Court order upholding his arrest by the CBI in a corruption…
