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UAE: Indian envoy Sunjay Sudhir visits BAPS Hindu temple to see its progress
Abu Dhabi: India’s Ambassador to UAE, Sunjay Sudhir visited the BAPS Hindu Temple in Abu Dhabi to see the progress of its construction. The temple announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in…
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Bilkis Bano case: 3 convicts seek more time from SC to surrender
New Delhi, Jan 18 (PTI) Three convicts in the case of gangrape of Bilkis Bano and murder of seven of her family members during the 2002 riots in Gujarat moved the Supreme Court…
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Free travel for women in TSRTC buses challenged in Telangana HC
Hyderabad: A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Telangana High Court against the state government’s scheme offering free travel to women on Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) buses.…
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Closing women’s health gap could help boost global economy by USD 1 tn anually
Davos-Klosters: A new World Economic Forum (WEF) report shows closing the women’s health gap would allow more women to live healthier, higher-quality lives, and provide an unprecedented boost to the global economy.…
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US, UK carry out new round of strikes on Houthis in Yemen
Sanaa: The US and the UK bombed Houthi sites in northern Yemen before dawn on Thursday, the media said. The strikes hit Houthi targets in five provinces, including Hodeidah, the main port…
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Pakistan strikes terrorist hideouts in Iran’s province
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday said that the country’s air force struck terrorist hideouts in Iran’s Siestan-Balochistan province, a day after Islamabad recalled its ambassador from Tehran in the wake of Iranian missile…
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Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra enters Assam from Nagaland
Sivasagar: Congress’ ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’, led by its leader Rahul Gandhi, on Thursday entered Assam through Haluwating in Sivasagar district from Nagaland. Gandhi resumed his journey in a bus from Tuli…
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BRS chief KCR undergoes physiotherapy following hip replacement surgery
Hyderabad: Bharatiya Rashtra Samiti (BRS) chief K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) is undergoing physiotherapy following a hip replacement surgery. A video provided by the BRS showed the party chief walking with the help…
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Water supply to be affected in several areas of Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The water supply in many areas of Hyderabad will be affected for 24 hours due to repair works undertaken by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB). The disruption…
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Varanasi DM appointed receiver of Gyanvapi cellar
Varanasi: District Judge Ajay Krishna Vishvesha has appointed district magistrate of Varanasi as the receiver of the southern cellar of Gyanvapi mosque in the suit filed by head priest of Acharya Ved…
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British lawmakers pass PM’s Rwanda bill
London, Jan 18 (IANS) Lawmakers in Britain voted in favour of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda bill, designed to confirm that Rwanda is a safe third country for relocating individuals there. The…
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AMU student held by UP ATS for links with ISIS
Lucknow: An Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) student was arrested from Aligarh by the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) on Wednesday evening, for being allegedly involved in radicalising youth through spreading ISIS ideology…
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5.0-magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia
Jakarta: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 struck off Indonesia’s eastern province of Papua on Thursday, the country’s Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysical Agency said. The earthquake jolted at 01:29 a.m. Jakarta…
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Saudi lifts 3-year entry ban on expats who fail to return before visa expiry
Riyadh: The authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has lifted the three-year entry ban on expatriates who left the Kingdom on exit and reentry visa and failed to return before…
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Andhra Pradesh: TDP slams CM Jagan for skipping WEF
Amaravati: The TDP on Wednesday criticised Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy for skipping the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos and said the state has suffered heavy losses…
