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Three held for playing obscene song outside Lucknow temple
Lucknow: Three persons have been arrested on Tuesday for allegedly playing obscene songs to celebrate the Ayodhya Pran Pratishtha ceremony, outside a temple in the Narhi area of Hazratganj here. The police…
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Missing Bengaluru boy found in Hyderabad
Bengaluru: Since January 21, when he went missing — he left his coaching centre in Whitefield in Bengaluru and never returned home — 12-year-old Parinav, a student of Deens Academy, Gunjur Branch,…
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US strikes ‘Iranian-backed’ militia targets in Iraq
Washington: US forces have conducted strikes against facilities used by an “Iranian-backed” militia group in Iraq, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) has said. CENTCOM said in a post on X that the…
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Turkey approves Sweden’s bid to join NATO
Ankara: Turkish lawmakers have approved a long-delayed bill on Sweden’s bid to become the 32nd member of NATO. The Turkish Parliament on Tuesday voted on the bill after a debate in the…
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Houthis ask UN staff from US, UK to leave Yemen in one month
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi group has reportedly asked UN workers from the US and the UK to leave the areas under its control in a month. An official, who spoke on condition of…
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Israel-Hamas war: Mediatory talks on for a 2-month-long ceasefire to release hostages
Tel Aviv: Hectic parleys are on in Doha, Cairo and Washington for a two-month-long ceasefire between Israel and Hamas for release of hostages. Arab and Qatari media have reported that the Hamas…
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5.3-magnitude quake hits Indonesia
Jakarta: A 5.3 magnitude quake jolted Indonesia’s Tual city on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said. The temblor that hit the region at 01:29:46 GMT was epicentred at 6.16 degrees south latitude…
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‘Middle East conflict impacting maritime commercial traffic safety in Indian Ocean’
Washington: The ongoing conflict in the Middle East between Israel and Hamas is impacting the safety of maritime commercial traffic in the Indian Ocean, including some attacks in the vicinity of India, a…
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Watch: Hyderabad’s Uppal Stadium decked up for India vs England test match
Hyderabad: Ahead of the India vs England test match in Hyderabad, the Uppal Stadium has been decked up. The test is scheduled to kickstart on January 25. The other four matches of…
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‘Security issues’: Kharge writes to Shah amid Rahul’s Congress Yatra in Assam
New Delhi: Hours after after Congress leaders were booked for “wanton acts of violence” by the Assam Police, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge wrote to Home Minister Amit Shah on “security issues” faced by…
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11 arrested for waving saffron flag in UP mosque
Agra: Eleven people were arrested for allegedly waving saffron flag in a mosque in Billochpura under Tajganj police station of Agra in Uttar Pradesh. The arrests were made on Tuesday after a…
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Trump projected to win New Hampshire Republican primary
Washington: Former US President Donald Trump has been projected by multiple media outlets on Tuesday night to have defeated former US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley in the New Hampshire…
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Lok Sabha polls: PM Modi likely to kickstart election campaign from UP’s Bulandshar
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is gearing up for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, with the first electoral rally scheduled in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr on January 25, sources from the Bharatiya…
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Oxford University ends ties with TCS: Report
London: The University of Oxford has terminated its partnership with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) following a detailed analysis of technical problems experienced by students taking online admission tests in 2023, according to…
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Case filed against Rahul Gandhi, other Congress leaders: Assam CM
Guwahati: A case has been filed in Assam against Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, K.C. Venugopal, Kanhaiya Kumar and others on charges of violence, provocation and damage to public property, Chief Minister Himanta…
