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Saudi Arabia begins 7.5 hr surgery to separate conjoined Filipino twins
Riyadh: A team of doctors at the King Abdullah Specialist Children’s Hospital (KASCH) in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh on Thursday, June 6, started a 7.5 hour surgery to separate a Filipino conjoined…
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Domestic air passenger traffic surges in May 2024: ICRA report
New Delhi: Domestic air passenger traffic in India saw a notable increase in May, reaching approximately 138.9 lakh passengers, marking a 5.2 per cent rise from April’s 132.0 lakh passengers, according to…
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Will PM fulfil promise? Congress questions Modi’s silence on AP, Bihar special status
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi whether he would fulfil his promise of giving special category status to the states of Andhra Pradesh and Bihar. Congress general…
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TN: Ex-CM Panneerselvam calls for unity, AIADMK rejects it
Chennai: Former chief minister and ousted AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam on Thursday renewed his call to the AIADMK factions to reunite to strengthen the party, even as the AIADMK rejected his call…
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TGSRTC to ply buses for fish prasadam distribution in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) has made elaborate arrangements for the operation of special buses for the distribution of fish prasadam at the exhibition grounds in Hyderabad on June…
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Saudi Arabia: Sandstorms hit record low for May in 20 years
Riyadh: The dust and sandstorms in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) decreased by 80 percent during the last month, marking the lowest rate for May in 20 years. This is according…
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Chandrababu directs TDP MPs to attend NDA meeting in Delhi on Friday
Amaravati: TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday directed all party MPs to attend NDA’s Friday meeting in New Delhi. TDP alone won 16 MP seats in Andhra Pradesh while the NDA…
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46 per cent of newly elected MPs face criminal cases: ADR
New Delhi: As many as 251 (46 per cent) of the 543 newly elected Lok Sabha members have criminal cases registered against them and 27 of them have been convicted, according to…
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LS polls: 105 winning candidates’ education between class 5 and 12
New Delhi: About 105, or 19 per cent, winning candidates declared their educational qualification to be between class 5 pass and 12, while 420, or 77 per cent, such candidates declared having…
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‘BJP should sit in opposition,’ says Subramanian Swamy
BJP leader Subramanian Swamy has suggested that the saffron party should sit in opposition instead of forming a government. To support his suggestion, he said, “In the past, e.g., 1989-90, 1998-2004, BJP…
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Ghatkopar hoarding was installed on weak foundation, says report
Mumbai: A hoarding that collapsed in Mumbai last month claiming 17 lives was installed on a weak foundation, as per a report submitted by a technological institute to police, officials said on…
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Chandrababu Naidu to take oath as AP CM on June 12, PM Modi to attend: Reports
Telugu Desam Party (TDP) supremo N Chandrababu Naidu is gearing up to take the oath of office as Andhra Pradesh chief minister after a landslide victory in the state Assembly elections. According…
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After debacle, Ajit Pawar convenes 2 meetings to discuss roadmap for Maha Assembly polls
Mumbai: In the wake of the party’s drubbing in the Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra, NCP chief Ajit Pawar has convened two meetings – one with party ministers and the another with…
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At least 30 killed in Israeli bombing on Gaza school
Gaza: Thirty Palestinians were killed, most of them children and women, and dozens injured in an Israeli airstrike targeting a school housing displaced people in the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza…
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After two decades, Chandrababu Naidu back to playing kingmaker at the Centre
Amaravati: Nara Chandrababu Naidu is back to playing the role he always relished – the kingmaker in national politics. After a gap of two decades, the seasoned politician is basking in the…
