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Saudi Arabia announces registration date for Grand Mosque Itikaf
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has announced the date for registering for Itikaf or seclusion in the Grand Mosque in Makkah during the current holy month of Ramzan. The General…
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Sudha Murty takes oath as RS MP
New Delhi: Engineer-turned-philanthropist Sudha Murty on Thursday took oath as Rajya Sabha MP in the presence of her husband N R Narayana Murthy. Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar administered the oath in…
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6.2-magnitude earthquake jolts Indonesia
Jakarta: A 6.2 magnitude quake struck off North Sulawesi province in Indonesia early Thursday, the country’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said. The epicentre of the quake was located 128 km southeast…
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Kejriwal hits out at Centre over CAA implementation
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal slammed the BJP-led Centre on Thursday over the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), saying an unimaginable number of people will come to India…
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SC seeks reply of Ajit Pawar faction on plea of Sharad Pawar group
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday sought response of the Nationalist Congress Party faction led by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on a plea of the Sharad Pawar group alleging misuse…
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RCB kick-starts pre-tournament camp, Kohli expected to join in next few days
Bengaluru: Royal Challengers Bangalore began their pre-tournament camp without their numero uno Virat Kohli, who might take a few more days to join before the team starts its IPL campaign against reigning…
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Kovind panel recommends simultaneous polls, common electoral roll
New Delhi: A high-level committee on Thursday recommended simultaneous elections for Lok Sabha and state assemblies as the first step followed by synchronised local body polls within 100 days. In its report submitted…
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CAA implementation: Can states refuse it?
The Union Home Ministry recently notified the rules for the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA); however, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and others, stated that its implementation would not take place within the…
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If voted to power, INDIA alliance to be voice of farmers: Rahul Gandhi
Nashik: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the opposition INDIA alliance, if voted to power, will be the “voice of farmers” and frame policies to protect them. He was addressing a…
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Saudi Arabia launches upgraded version of Absher Travel service
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s General Directorate of Passports has launched the upgraded version of Absher Travel service to facilitate procedures for travellers across the King Fahd Causeway. The version gives…
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Saudi Arabia urges worshippers to wear face masks at two holy mosques
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has advised worshippers to wear face masks while visiting Grand Mosque in Makkah and Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah. The advisory is issued as the Umrah…
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Udhayanidhi Stalin to micromanage DMK election campaign in western Tamil Nadu
Chennai: The ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), which is leading INDIA bloc in Tamil Nadu, has decided that the son of Chief Minister M. K. Stalin, Udhayanidhi Stalin will micromanage campaign for…
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UK grants asylum to Palestinian citizen of Israel
London: The United Kingdom granted asylum to a Palestinian, who also held residentship of Israel, saying he would likely be persecuted if he returned, Al Jazeera reported on Wednesday. Arguing for permanent asylum…
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Assam govt employees to be fined for delaying people’s applications, says CM
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said that the state would undergo a massive overhaul of its governance in the coming days, and the employees will be fined for…
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Hamas will survive Israel’s planned raids in Rafah: Hezbollah chief
Beirut: Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has said that Israel will not be able to eliminate Hamas even if it enters Rafah, a local media outlet reported. “You have failed to achieve…
