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Pro-Palestine slogans heard at Kolkata Queer Pride walk
Kolkata: Pro-Palestine slogans condemning the deaths of civilians in Gaza Strip in the battle between Israeli army and Hamas militants were heard here on Sunday during the annual Queer Pride walk. However,…
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Thane ‘mowing down’ case: SIT arrests Maha babu’s son, 2 others
Mumbai: In a late-night development, the Thane police’s Special Investigation Team (SIT) arrested a top Maharashtra bureaucrat’s son in the infamous case of the “mowing down” of a woman, officials said on…
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Heavy rain alert in TN, holiday declared for schools, colleges in Kanyakumari
Kanyakumari: As heavy rain lashed several parts of Tamil Nadu and the India Meteorological Department issued a heavy rain alert for the next seven days, the district administration has declared a holiday…
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Parliament security breach: Delhi Police reaches Lucknow with Sagar to probe
New Delhi: A Delhi Police team has taken Parliament security breach accused Sagar Sharma to Lucknow to investigate the location where he allegedly produced shoes containing concealed coloured smoke canisters he used…
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Not old, can still straighten some people out, says Sharad Pawar
Pune: Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday said he had not grown old and still had the power to “straighten some people out”. Speaking at a bullock-cart race in Charkoli…
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Major rejig in Hyderabad police: 10 IPS, 5 SP-rank officers transferred
Hyderabad: In a major reshuffle for Hyderabad police, Telangana DGP has ordered transfers and postings of ten IPS and five other SP-rank officers. The transfers were notified in two separate orders issued…
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‘One Nation, One Election’: Kovind panel to meet on Monday
New Delhi: The high-level committee on ‘One Nation, One Election’ under former president Ram Nath Kovind is learnt to be meeting on Monday to review the progress made so far, including on…
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Govt likely to table Telecommunications Bill 2023 in LS on Monday
New Delhi: The government is likely to table the Telecommunications Bill 2023 in Lok Sabha on Monday, according to sources. The Telecommunications Bill 2023 aims to replace the 138 years old Indian…
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Funeral prayers for Kuwait’s Emir held in Makkah, Madinah in absentia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Sunday, December 17, held funeral prayers in absentia (Salat Al-Ghayib) for the late Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. On Saturday afternoon, December 16,…
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Hindus should give up halal meat, eat only jhatka: Union minister Giriraj
Begusarai: Union Rural Development Minister Giriraj Singh on Sunday said Hindus should give up eating halal meat and consume only ‘jhatka’, the flesh of animals slaughtered by a single blow of the…
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Makkah among world’s top 100 cities to visit
Makkah, the holy city of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has been ranked among world’s top 100 city destinations for 2023, according to Euromonitor International report. Euromonitor’s Top 100 City Destinations…
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Hyderabad: Neighbour’s pet dog attacks 10-year-old in Erragadda
Hyderabad: A fourth-grade student was attacked by a pet dog at Sultannagar in Erragadda on Sunday afternoon. The boy, aged around ten years, was playing with his siblings when the dog belonging…
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World’s biggest book sale ‘Big Bad Wolf’ coming to Sharjah
Abu Dhabi: The world’s biggest book sale, the Big Bad Wolf (BBW), is returning to Sharjah from Tuesday, December 19 to Sunday, January 7, 2024. The sale will be held at Expo…
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Responsible, prudent India always open to look at inputs: EAM Jaishankar on Canada
Bengaluru: With the India-Canada relationship reaching a flash point over the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, British Columbia, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said India, a…
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Mamata to meet PM, attend INDIA bloc meeting in Delhi
New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Sunday arrived in Delhi on a four-day visit, during which she is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, her…
