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Tel Aviv: Palestinian man stabs Israeli woman to death, 3 others injured
An Israeli woman was killed and three others were injured in a stabbing attack in Israel’s Holon city in the Tel Aviv District on Sunday morning, The Times of Israel reported, citing…
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BJP cites rule to reject ‘national disaster’ status for Wayanad landslides
Thiruvananthapuram: The BJP on Sunday responded to demands from various quarters, including Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, to declare the devastating Wayanad landslides a national disaster, saying that such a concept doesn’t exist…
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9 children killed, 2 injured as house wall collapses in MP’s Sagar
Madhya Pradesh: Nine children were killed and two others injured after a wall of a dilapidated house collapsed in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar district on Sunday, a senior official said. The incident took…
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Video: Fire breaks out in Korba—Visakhapatnam Express train
Visakhapatnam: Three air-conditioned coaches of an empty stationary express train were gutted in a fire accident at Visakhapatnam Railway Station on Sunday, police said. There were no casualties in the Korba-Visakhapatnam Express…
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Pakistan reports 12th polio case of year: Reports
Islamabad: Pakistan has reported the twelfth polio case of the year, double last year’s total, jolting the country’s efforts to eradicate the crippling disease, media reports said on Sunday. The latest case…
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Bill to provide representation to STs in Goa assembly likely to be tabled in LS
New Delhi: A bill to provide reservation to Scheduled Tribes in the Goa Legislative Assembly is likely to be introduced in the Lok Sabha this week. As of now, the ST community…
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Centre to introduce new bill that ‘cuts unfettered’ powers of Waqf Act
New Delhi: The Centre is likely to bring a bill soon in Parliament seeking several amendments to the Wakf Act, which may cut its ‘unfettered’ powers to call any property its asset,…
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Putin announces seamless transborder railway connection plans
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday unveiled plans to develop international transport corridors, including the establishment of a seamless railway network. “We aim to establish seamless railway communication from the Baltic…
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US ‘destroys Houthi missile’ in Yemen; UK maritime agency reports attacks on ships
The United States military said that it successfully destroyed one Iranian-backed Houthi land attack cruise missile (LACM) in Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen. In the past 24 hours, US Central Command forces successfully…
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Pakistan’s jailed former PM Imran Khan says ‘army should apologise’
Islamabad: Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has refused to apologise for the May 9 riots that erupted after his arrest last year and claimed that it was the Army that…
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Rajasthan: Court sentences 17 people for stripping pregnant woman
Jaipur: Nearly a year after a 20-year-old pregnant woman was stripped and paraded naked in Rajasthan, a district court has sentenced 14 men, including her husband, to seven-year imprisonment while noting that…
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Excise policy cases: SC to hear Manish Sisodia’s bail pleas on Aug 5
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday pleas filed by AAP leader Manish Sisodia, seeking bail in corruption and money-laundering cases linked to the alleged Delhi excise policy…
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Kamala Harris turns down Trump’s election debate proposal
Washington: US Vice President and Democratic Presidential nominee Kamala Harris has turned down a September 4 debate on Fox News proposed by Republican presidential candidate. The Harris campaign said that Trump was…
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Countries ask citizens to leave Lebanon amid tensions between Israel, Hezbollah
Beirut: Many countries, including the UK, Sweden, Jordan, and the US, have asked their citizens to depart from Lebanon in light of the escalating crisis between Israel and Hezbollah. On Saturday, the…
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Shah to inaugurate e-evidence, e-summon systems in Chandigarh
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday will inaugurate the e-evidence, Nyay Setu, Nyay Shruti and e-summon systems built to augment the criminal justice apparatus in Chandigarh. Shah will also…
