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Australia: Man arrested after firing at Victoria police
Sydney: A man was arrested after he fired at the police in the southeast Australian state of Victoria on Thursday, October 24. Victoria Police said that investigators from the Illicit Firearms Squad…
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EC to allow candidates apply for rally permissions on updated app
New Delhi: The Election Commission has updated its mobile application to allow candidates and parties seek permission for rallies and other campaign-related activities. Candidates and parties, the poll body said, can now…
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RG Kar tragedy: HM Amit Shah to meet victim’s parents
Kolkata: Union home minister Amit Shah has agreed to meet the parents of the woman junior doctor of state-run R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata who was raped and then…
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Turkey strikes Syria, Iraq after Ankara ‘terror attack’
The Turkish Armed Forces has launched airstrikes against Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) targets in northern Syria and Iraq as a response to a terror attack on the headquarters of Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAS)…
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Aadhaar card not valid document to determine age: SC overturns HC order
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, October 24 set aside an order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court which had accepted Aadhaar card for determining the age of a road…
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Hyderabad airport issues advisory to flyers ahead of Deepawali
Hyderabad: The Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), Hyderabad released an advisory on Thursday, October 24, notifying its flyers to arrive at the airport ahead of the long weekend of Deepwali festivities. The…
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Sanjay Raut challenges conviction in defamation case by BJP leader’s wife
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut has moved a sessions court here challenging his conviction and 15-day jail sentence in a defamation case filed by BJP leader Kirit Somaiya’s wife Medha…
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Security beefed up at Bhubaneswar airport amid hoax bomb threat
Bhubaneswar: A threat about the presence of bombs on an Akasa Air flight in Bhubaneswar airport was received on social media, but it later turned out to be a hoax, an official…
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Hyderabad police commissioner hears case on Feroz Khan, Majid Hussain clash
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad commissioner of police, CV Anand who is also the additional district magistrate (executive), Hyderabad, held an executive court at ICCC Building at Banjara Hills and heard the case pertaining…
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LiveLaw warns OpIndia of legal action over misinformation in Sharjeel Imam case
Significant controversy has erupted between LiveLaw – a news tracking website on legal matters and OpIndia – a right-wing news portal, over allegations of misinformation on court proceedings related to student activist…
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Husband, in-laws acquitted in 2013 dowry death case
New Delhi: A court here has acquitted a man, his parents and two sisters in a 2013 dowry death, saying the core ingredient for the offence was missing as the woman had…
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Need to identify areas with low polio vaccination coverage: Experts
New Delhi: Even as India celebrates a decade of being polio-free, it is important to identify areas with low polio vaccination coverage to protect children from the devastating disease, and pave the…
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BRICS calls for Gaza ceasefire, supports Palestine’s UN membership
Kazan: Leaders from BRICS countries on Wednesday, October 23, called for an immediate, permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of hostages from “both sides”, while denouncing Israel for its…
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SP govt provided jobs for money, not merit: CM Yogi
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday, October 24 slammed the previous Samajwadi Party government saying that before 2017, jobs were given on the person’s influence and money power, and…
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Iraq: 9 IS militants killed in military operation
Baghdad: The Iraqi military said on Thursday, October 24 that nine Islamic State (IS) militants were killed in a military operation in a desert in the Anbar province. The Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service…
