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Wong sworn in as Singapore’s new Prime Minister
Singapore: Economist Lawrence Wong was on Wednesday, May 15, sworn in as Singapore’s fourth prime minister in a planned political transition for the island state. Wong, 51, succeeded Lee Hsien Loong, 72,…
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Telangana: Man killed over extramarital affair in Mancherial
Hyderabad: A 30-year-old man was reportedly beaten to death with a stone by the elder brother of the woman for continuing an extramarital affair in Hajipur, Mancherial district, on late-night Tuesday, May…
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1st time contestant Piyush Goyal sure of winning, on back of Modi’s work
Mumbai: Union minister Piyush Goyal, contesting a Lok Sabha election for the first time, asserted on Wednesday that he will surely win — but almost entirely because of the work done by…
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UP: Youth held for posting false news of Yogi Adityanath’s death
Bareilly: A youth has been arrested here for posting false news of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s ‘death’, an official said on Wednesday, May 15. The arrested individual has been identified…
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Ahead of T20 WC, Misbah says Pakistan has ‘mental block’ against India
New Delhi: Former Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq believes his country will find it difficult to edge past India when the two sides clash in next month’s T20 World Cup as there seems to…
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Ireland will recognise Palestinian state this month: Deputy PM
Dublin: Ireland will recognise Palestinian statehood by the end of the month, the Irish Deputy Prime Minister said on Wednesday. Ireland and Spain have been in discussions with other European countries about…
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UAE to roll out Jaywan debit cards: Know benefit, purpose & more
In a groundbreaking initiative, banks and financial institutions in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will soon begin the rollout of a new payment card called Jaywan in a phased manner. The announcement…
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KTR targets Congress led Telangana govt on paddy procurement
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) leader and former state minister, KT Rama Rao, took potshots at Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, saying that Congress came to power by selling false dreams to…
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UP: Cleric booked for raping woman under pretext of curing mental illness
Budaun: A man who claimed to be a cleric at a ‘dargah’ here has been booked after a woman alleged that he raped her multiple times on the pretext of “curing” her…
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First set of citizenship certificates issued under CAA to 14 people
New Delhi: The first set of citizenship certificates under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) was issued Wednesday here to 14 people, starting the process of granting Indian nationality to persecuted non-Muslims migrants…
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Chabahar port will benefit entire region: Jaishankar on US warning
Kolkata: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said the Chabahar port would benefit the entire region and a “narrow view” should not be taken of it, after the US warned that any country…
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EC operating under Modi’s directions: Mamata at poll rally in Bengal
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister on Wednesday labeled the Election Commission (EC) as a “puppet” operating under the directives of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Addressing an election rally at Chinsurah, Hooghly district,…
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India asks Iran to release nearly 40 Indian seafarers from custody
New Delhi: India has asked Iran to release nearly 40 Indian seafarers who were detained from four different merchant ships seized by the Persian Gulf country over the past eight months on…
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Congress biased towards Muslims, Modi is towards none: Giriraj
Patna: Union minister Giriraj Singh on Wednesday asserted that the Narendra Modi government has never discriminated against Muslims, while charging the Congress-led opposition with a bias in favour of its minority vote…
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Priyanka Gandhi schools scribe on Modi’s ‘masterstroke’, Food Security Act
Senior Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra schooled a journalist who questioned her about the present Union government’s policy, which many tout as a ‘masterstroke’, of providing a 5kgs ration to poor families.…
