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Yemen’s Houthis claim they shot down US drone
Aden: Yemen’s Houthi group has said their air defences have successfully shot down an American MQ-9 drone over the northeastern province of Marib. The downing of the drone, the eighth of its…
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Society doesn’t like anybody breaking own family; have realised my mistake: Ajit Pawar
Gadchiroli: Noting that society doesn’t like rifts in families, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has said he experienced it and has already admitted his mistake, an apparent reference to the contest…
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No plan to change Bangladesh national anthem: Religious Advisor
Dhaka: There is no plan to change the national anthem of Bangladesh, the country’s Religious Affairs Advisor AFM Khalid Hossain said on Saturday. “The interim government will not do anything to create…
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Israeli airstrike kills 2 Islamic Jihad commanders in Gaza
Jerusalem: Two battalion commanders of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) movement were killed in a recent Israeli airstrike in the central Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement.…
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India sends humanitarian aid to Zimbabwe to fulfill food security needs
New Delhi: India has sent humanitarian aid to Zimbabwe in the form of a consignment of 1000 metric tonnes of rice to help fulfill the food security needs of the people in…
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India sends 1,000 MT rice to drought-hit Malawi
New Delhi: India on Saturday sent 1,000 metric tonnes of rice as part of humanitarian aid to drought-hit Malawi. The Southeast African nation has been reeling under dry spells that caused widespread…
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Lucknow building collapse: 3 more bodies recovered, toll rises to 8
Lucknow: The death toll in the building collapse here climbed to eight with rescuers pulling out three more bodies from the debris, officials said on Sunday. Twenty-eight people were injured when the…
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Multiple people shot along highway in US state of Kentucky
Washington: Multiple people were shot along a highway near the southeastern Kentucky city of London in what was described as an “active shooter situation”, authorities said. A search is underway for the…
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Surat claims top spot in India’s air quality rankings, Nalgonda in list
New Delhi: Surat has emerged as the leading city in India for air quality improvements, followed by Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh) and Agra (Uttar Pradesh). These three cities with a population of more…
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Rallies, demonstrations continue in Kolkata over medic’s rape-murder
Kolkata: Members of the West Bengal Service Doctors Forum on Saturday took out a rally from Sealdah station to the Raj Bhavan here, as part of continuing protests against the alleged rape…
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Iran urges preventing recurrence of Israeli ‘war crimes’ in West Bank
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani has urged countries and international institutions to prevent the recurrence of Israel’s “war crimes” in the West Bank. Kanaani made the remarks on Saturday in…
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EAM Jaishankar arrives in Riyadh for 1st India-GCC FM’s meet
Riyadh: External Affairs Minister (EAM), Dr S Jaishankar, on Sunday morning, September 8, arrived in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh to attend the first India–Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) foreign ministers’ meeting. Taking to…
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Andhra Pradesh govt pegs flood-related damages at Rs 6,800 crore
Amaravathi: The Andhra Pradesh government has estimated the losses due to the floods at Rs 6,800 crore, according to its preliminary estimates which will be sent to the Centre. Crops in Andhra…
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Harish Rao draws Telangana CM Revanth’s attention to IIIT Basra students’ agitation
Hyderabad: Drawing the attention of Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy to the agitation of IIIT Basra students demanding the resolution of their 17 demands for the past four days, Siddipet MLA…
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Light to very heavy rains predicted in Telangana for next few days
Hyderabad: Predicting heavy rains in the state for the next few days, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) here has sounded an orange alert for Kumram-Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Jayashankar-Bhupalapally, Mulugu and Bhadradri Kothagudem…
