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Iran war leaves US troops battling traumatic brain injuries
Washington: When Joe Shearer was a Marine fighting in Iraq, a blast from an enemy mortar round knocked him down and made him vomit. He got up and kept going despite a…
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Meta admits to Centre lapses in curbing child sexual abuse content
New Delhi: Meta executives faced a second straight day of questioning by Indian government officials on Thursday, August 6, over issues including Instagram’s content recommendation algorithms and the social media giant’s compliance…
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Uganda approves troops for international Gaza force
Kampala: Ugandan authorities on Thursday, August 6, sought and won parliamentary approval to deploy troops to Gaza as part of an international force. The successful motion, brought by the defense minister, is…
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Bhatti reviews US tech to prevent accidents in Singareni mines
Hyderabad: Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramaraka on Thursday, August 6, visited the Caterpillar and Komatsu mining equipment manufacturing centres in Arizona and Texas as part of his United States tour.…
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Telangana sanctions Rs 25 lakh for classrooms at Khammam school
Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Thursday, August 6, sanctioned Rs 25 lakh for the construction of classrooms at the Gopalapuram Primary School in Tirumalayapalem Mandal, Khammam. Taking notice of a news report…
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South Central Railway, IIT Bombay team up for railway tool
Hyderabad: South Central Railway (SCR) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay on Thursday, August 6, to develop a software tool that can analyse large volumes…
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Modi, Netanyahu discuss West Asia, strengthen India-Israel ties
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, August 6, received a telephone call from his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu and they exchanged views on the recent developments in West Asia. The…
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Two Nepali migrant women found hanging in Bengaluru’s Yelahanka
Bengaluru: Police have launched an investigation after two Nepali women, who had recently migrated to Bengaluru for work, were found hanging from a tree in the Yelahanka area on Thursday morning, August…
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Rs 2.32 crore every day: Yogi govt exceeds Modi in ad spends
The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh spent over Rs 2.32 crore every day on publicising itself since it was elected to power in 2017, outpacing even the Narendra Modi government at…
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Reel turns real: ‘Damini’ echoes in Tarun Tejpal rape case
Panaji: At the emotional core of the 1993 blockbuster “Damini”, centred around a rape trial and remembered for Sunny Deol’s thundering “tarikh pe tarikh” monologue, is the scene where the survivor’s dignity…
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Woman, son die after car crashes with mini truck on Greenfield NH
Hyderabad: A woman and her teenage son died after the car they were in rammed into a speeding mini-truck from the opposite direction on the newly opened Khammam-Devarapalli Greenfield National Highway in…
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Pakistan PM, army chief heads to Saudi Arabia for key talks
Lahore: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir will undertake a three-day official visit to Saudi Arabia from Thursday as Islamabad seeks to reinforce its…
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Father, daughter, friend die in fatal bus crash in Belagavi
Belagavi: A devastating road accident involving a Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus and a motorcycle claimed the lives of three people, including a young child, near Konnur town in Belagavi…
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Afraid of disqualification, Danam trying to return to BRS?
Hyderabad: It’s highly unusual for any legislator to praise their party’s main opposition, but it seems like Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender is missing his former bosses in the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS).…
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UAE sets minimum excise price for e-cigarette liquids
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Finance has introduced a minimum excise price for liquids used in electronic smoking devices and tools, with the new measure taking effect on…
