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Iran’s President apologises over crackdown amid revolution anniversary
Tehran: Iran marked the 47th anniversary of its 1979 Islamic Revolution on Wednesday as the country’s theocracy remains under pressure, both from US President Donald Trump, who suggested sending another aircraft carrier…
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Australia seeks criminal charges over 2024 Israeli airstrike on aid workers
Melbourne: Australia is demanding criminal charges over a 2024 Israeli airstrike on an aid convoy in Gaza that killed seven people, including an Australian aid worker, the country’s Prime Minister said Wednesday,…
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Om Birla to stay away from Lok Sabha till no-confidence motion is decided
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has decided not to attend proceedings of the House until the no-confidence motion is decided, sources close to him said on Tuesday. While the Rules…
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Father in Gaza searches for his family’s bones in rubble of their home
Gaza City: Crouching amid a pile of rubble that used to be his Gaza home, Mahmoud Hammad scoops dirt into a large sieve and shakes it, looking carefully before dumping it out.…
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Cong’s solo move sharpens TMC-BJP binary ahead of Bengal polls
Kolkata: The Congress’ decision to go solo in the West Bengal assembly polls has narrowed the opposition space, reinforced the state’s entrenched TMC-BJP binary and shifted the focus from alliance arithmetic to…
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Man sentenced to 10 years in jail for sexually abusing class 5 girl
Thane: A court in Maharashtra’s Thane district has sentenced a 35-year-old man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for the repeated sexual assault of a minor girl. Sentencing Dhondiram Tukaram Bansode, Special…
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India and Pakistan war could have been nuclear: Donald Trump
New York: US President Donald Trump repeated the claim that he stopped the war between India and Pakistan last year, which he said could have turned nuclear, through tariffs. “I settled eight…
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India-US trade deal: WH drops reference to ‘certain pulses’ in fact sheet
New York: The White House has removed “pulses” from a list of American products on which it said India will eliminate or reduce tariffs, in a revised fact sheet issued on the…
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Telangana municipal polls: CM Revanth Reddy, Dy CM Bhatti Vikramarka cast votes
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu cast their votes in the municipal polls on Wednesday, February 11. Reddy, an MLA from Kodangal, exercised his…
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21 cheated of Rs 15.34 lakh with promise of jobs abroad; four booked
Thane: A case has been registered against four persons in Maharashtra’s Thane district for allegedly cheating at least 21 job-seekers of Rs 15.34 lakh, an official said on Wednesday, February 11. The…
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Iran rejects reports of shifting US nuclear talks from Oman
Tehran: Iran’s Foreign Ministry rejected reports that indirect nuclear talks between Tehran and Washington would be held outside Oman, saying Muscat was always the agreed venue, according to the state-run IRNA news…
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IAS Officer Jayesh Ranjan appointed as Special Officer for GHMC
Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Wednesday, February 11, appointed IAS officer Jayesh Ranjan, Special Chief Secretary to the Government, Metropolitan Area & Urban Development Department, as Special Officer for the Greater Hyderabad…
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Trump says US flotilla deployed toward Iran
Washington: US President Donald Trump said the United States has deployed a “massive flotilla” toward Iran and signaled that Tehran is seeking negotiations, even as he warned that further action remains possible. …
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Dubai airport handles 95.2M fliers in 2025; India remains top destination
Dubai: Dubai International Airport maintained its crown as the world’s busiest airport last year as officials said Wednesday that a record 95.2 million passengers transited through its terminals, part of the emirate’s…
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Trump to host Netanyahu at White House for bilateral talks
Washington: US President Donald Trump will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Wednesday, February 11, for a bilateral meeting, the White House said. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt…
