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New Zealand supports UN Palestine resolution
New Zealand voted in favour of a resolution broadening Palestine’s participation at the United Nations General Assembly overnight, Foreign Minister Winston Peters says. “The resolution enhances the rights of Palestine to participate…
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Voting ends in 2nd round of Iran’s parliamentary election
Tehran: Voting in the second round of Iran’s 12th parliamentary election ended at 10 p.m. local time after 14 straight hours, according to reports. The election was held on Friday at nearly…
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IMF warns of high downside risks for Pakistan’s economy
Islamabad: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has issued a stark warning about Pakistan’s economic future, highlighting exceptionally high downside risks in its latest report. The report, released ahead of talks between the…
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Dabholkar case: Chavan dubs Sanathan Sanstha ‘terrorist’ outfit
Mumbai: Former Maharashtra chief minister and senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan has said he was not happy with the court verdict in the Dr Narendra Dabholkar murder case and asserted that right-wing…
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Singapore values IIT-IIM graduates as talented pool: PM Lee
Singapore: Singapore, which scouts talent globally, has the biggest concentration of graduates from the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) and the Indian Institutes of Management (IIM), said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong,…
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ISRO’s breakthrough ‘3D-printed’ rocket engine saves 97% raw materials
Bengaluru: ISRO has successfully conducted a long-duration test of its PS4 engine, re-designed for production using cutting-edge additive manufacturing (AM) techniques — also known in common parlance as 3D printing — and…
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Owaisi winning in Hyderabad, BJP’s Madhavi Latha a comedian: KTR
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) said that AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi will win in the Hyderabad Lok Sabha seat once again and called BJP candidate Madhavi…
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Humanitarian aid critically needed in Gaza: UN agencies
Geneva: Days after the Israeli army took control of the Rafah crossing, UN agencies have reiterated the severe humanitarian crisis in Gaza and emphasised the urgent need for humanitarian assistance. Volker Turk,…
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Ukraine to face ‘critical phase of war’ in next two months: Commander
Kiev: Oleksandr Pavliuk, a Commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, said the country will face a “critical phase of war” in the next two months, the media reported. Russia will continue to…
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Karnataka sexual abuse case: BJP leader Devaraje Gowda arrested
Chitradurga: BJP leader and Advocate G Devaraje Gowda was arrested Friday night in connection with an explicit video allegedly belonging to Hassan JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna. According to police, Devaraje Gowda was…
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Dust storm, rain in parts of Delhi; 9 flights diverted due to bad weather
New Delhi: Dust storm, strong winds and rain swept parts of the national capital on Friday, and nine flights were diverted from the Delhi airport late in the evening due to bad…
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Earthquake of magnitude 4.5 strikes Afghanistan
Kabul: An earthquake of magnitude of 4.5 on the Richter scale struck Afghanistan on Saturday, the National Center for Seismology (NSC) informed on Saturday. According to the NCS, the earthquake struck at…