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At least 50 patients from Gaza enter Egypt via Rafah crossing
Cairo: Fifty patients from the Gaza Strip entered Egypt on Saturday through the Rafah crossing, the only link between the Palestinian enclave and Egypt, Egypt’s state-run Nile TV reported. They are the…
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Bangladesh receives another 16,000 tonnes of rice from India
Dhaka: Notwithstanding the tense relations between India and Bangladesh ever since the ouster of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina in August last year, a second consignment of rice from India arrived at…
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This isn’t state budget, Kishan Reddy, to those asking what Telangana got in union budget
Hyderabad: In response to criticism from political parties from Telangana that the Centre has given nothing to Telangana in the union budget, Union coal and mines minister G Kishan Reddy said that…
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Pakistan’s interior minister warns PTI against Feb 8 protest plans
Islamabad: Pakistan Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said on Saturday that the government will request jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party to reconsider its planned protest on February 8, but if the…
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Hyderabad: Constable, bouncer wounded as thief opens fire inside Prism pub
Hyderabad: A constable and a bouncer received bullet wounds when a thief opened fire at them at the Prism Pub in Gachibowli on Saturday, February 1. The shots were fired when Central…
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People in big cities ‘living simply’ will help Ladakh survive: Sonam Wangchuk
Hyderabad: Climate activist and educational reformer Sonam Wangchuk said that the people in big cities “living simply” will help the people in regions like Ladakh to simply live, in times these when…
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Delegation of foreign diplomats visits Maha Kumbh
Mahakumbh Nagar: A delegation of 73 diplomats and foreign guests from different countries arrived at the Maha Kumbh at Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj on Saturday. The diplomats expressed happiness at the arrangements made…
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‘Disappointing Budget’: Karnataka Industry Minister on Union Budget
Bengaluru: Karnataka’s Minister for Large and Medium Industries M.B. Patil said on Saturday that the Union government’s Budget is “highly disappointing”, adding that no special package has been announced for the development…
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JPC report on Waqf Amendment Bill to be tabled in Lok Sabha on Monday
New Delhi: The report of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) which examined the Waqf (Amendment) Bill will be tabled in the Lok Sabha on Monday. According to a bulletin issued by the…
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Development poised to accelerate once statehood is restored to J-K: Farooq
Jammu: National Conference President Farooq Abdullah said that the restoration of the promised statehood to Jammu and Kashmir will give momentum to the ongoing developmental activities in the region and help the…
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Leaked UK report exposes ‘Hindutva extremism’ linked to 2022 Leicester riots
A leaked UK Home Office report declared Hindu nationalist extremism as a major contributor to the 2022 Leicester riots which serves as the initial acknowledgement of this Hindu-based ideology as a security…
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HC terms as ‘premature’ pleas to shelve film on 2020 Delhi riots
New Delhi: Delhi High Court has said it was “premature” to examine the objections raised against a film purportedly based on the 2020 northeast Delhi riots as its certification was pending consideration…
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WHO donates over 2000 doses of Ebola trial vaccine to Uganda following new outbreak
Kampala: The World Health Organization (WHO) has donated 2,160 doses of Ebola trial vaccine to Uganda to evaluate the efficacy of the vaccine in combating the virus which in the recent outbreak…
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Counterfeit currency maker arrested in Hyderabad, over Rs 10 lakh seized
Hyderabad: A man was arrested by the Hyderabad City police on Saturday, February 1, for printing and circulating fake Indian currency. The accused has been identified as Pabbati Murali Krishna, 38, a…
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Union Budget: Allocation of Rs 3,350 cr for Ministry of Minority Affairs
New Delhi: A total of Rs 3,350 crore has been allocated for the Ministry of Minority Affairs in the Union Budget this year, which is about Rs 166 crore more than the…
