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New Covid wave could peak by Aug-end in S. Korea, govt beefs up responses
Seoul: An ongoing wave of Covid-19 is forecast to reach a peak around the end of August after the summer vacation season in South Korea, the health authorities said on Tuesday, vowing…
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Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh granted 21-day furlough
Chandigarh: Dera Sacha Sauda chief and rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has been granted a 21-day furlough, official sources said on Tuesday. During his temporary release period, Singh will go to…
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Kolkata doctor rape, murder: Junior doctors’ strike continues, demand judicial probe
Kolkata: Junior doctors across West Bengal continued ceasework on Tuesday protesting the rape and murder of a woman doctor at a state-run medical college and hospital in Kolkata and demanding justice for…
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US looks forward to expanding critical partnership with India: White House
Washington: The Biden Administration looks forward to expanding its “critical and critically important” partnership with India and creating a more prosperous and secure Indo-Pacific, the White House has said. White House Press…
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24 students fall ill after consuming mid day meal in Sangareddy
Hyderabad: Upto 24 students from the Zilla Parishad High School in Bibipet, Kalher mandal, became ill after consuming their mid-day meal on Monday, August 12. After consuming the food, they began to…
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If we save elephants, forests will prosper: Union minister
Raipur: Union minister Bhupender Yadav has said if elephants are saved, the forests will prosper as the tuskers serve to protect them and called for steps to reduce human-elephant conflicts in the…
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Hyderabad: GHMC focussing on dilapidated buildings amid rains
Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) is ramping up efforts to address dilapidated buildings in the city to prevent accidents during heavy rainfall. Chief City Planner K Srinivas conducted an online…
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Assistant engineer nabbed by ACB for accepting bribe in Telangana
Hyderabad: In its consistance fight against corruption, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of the Hyderabad unit on Monday arrested an assistant engineer red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 6,000, officials said. The…
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Guterres asks Bangladesh interim govt to consider voices of minorities
United Nations: Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged the Bangladesh interim government to consider the voices of minorities and respect human rights as it prepares for parliamentary elections, according to his Deputy Spokesperson…
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Udhayanidhi Stalin’s elevation as Dy CM likely on agenda in DMK meet on Aug 16
Chennai: The ruling DMK will hold a meeting of its district secretaries on August 16 to discuss the preparations for the annual ‘Mupperum Vizha’ celebration. However, there is speculation that the role…
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‘It was a hard hit’, Trump recalls assassination attempt in conversation with Musk
Washington: In a conversation with the billionaire CEO and entrepreneur Elon Musk, former US President Donald Trump opened up on the recent ‘assassination attempt’, which he described as a ‘hard hit’, and…














