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New Maldives Prez vows to keep his country ‘free’ from ‘foreign military presence’
Male: Newly sworn-in Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu on Friday asserted that he was firmly committed to ensuring that the strategically-located archipelago nation in the Indian Ocean remains “free” of any “foreign military…
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Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: IAF airlifts critical equipment
New Delhi: Amid rescue operations underway in Uttarakhand at the Silkyara tunnel site, a C-17 transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force has been deployed to airlift almost 22 tonnes of critical…
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Deve Gowda suspends ex-Karnataka unit JD-S chief Ibrahim from party
Bengaluru: Former Prime Minister and Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) national president H.D. Deve Gowda on Friday suspended JD-S’ former Karnataka unit president C.M. Ibrahim from the party. Citing Ibrahim’s involvement in anti-party activities,…
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Erdogan announces fee exemption for Gaza students in Turkey
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that Palestinian students from the Gaza Strip who study in Turkish universities will be exempt from paying tuition fees. This is according to a presidential decree…
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Cyrus Poonawalla suffers cardiac arrest; stable after angioplasty
Pune: Dr Cyrus Poonawalla, Chairman and Managing Director of the city-based vaccine manufacturer Serum Institute of India (SII), suffered mild cardiac arrest and underwent an angioplasty procedure in a hospital here, doctors…
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Only 0.09% share in NewsClick, no role in journalism, management: HR head
New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Friday raised questions on the maintainability of the bail application of NewsClick Human Resources head Amit Chakravarty in a case lodged under the UAPA, but his…
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Cipher case: Imran Khan will take legal action against senior State Dept official in US, says sister
Islamabad: Imran Khan will register a case in the US against State Department official Donald Lu if the jailed former prime minister doesn’t get justice from Pakistani courts, his sister Aleema Khan…
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Yemen’s SC rejects Indian nurse Nimisha Priya’s appeal against death sentence
The Supreme Court of Yemen has rejected an appeal against the death sentence of Nimisha Priya, an Indian nurse, who has been imprisoned for the murder of a Yemeni national, Live Law…
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Third most expensive penthouse in world sold for Rs 1133 crore in Dubai
A penthouse apartment in the Como Residences project in Palm Jumeirah, Dubai, has been sold for 500 million dirhams (Rs 11,33,18,49,355). The penthouse has been officially ranked as the most expensive one…
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BJP chooses former DCM R Ashoka as Leader of Oppn in Karnataka assembly
Bengaluru: The BJP on Friday chose former deputy chief minister R Ashoka as the leader of opposition in the Karnataka Assembly. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, BJP National General Secretary Dushyant Kumar…
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Manipur violence: Pay Rs 10L to kin of all those killed, NHRC tells state govt
Guwahati: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday said it has asked Manipur government to pay Rs 10 lakh compensation each within four weeks to the next of kin of all…
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Increase MGNREGA man-days from 100 to 150: Karnataka appeals Centre
Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K Shivakumar on Friday said that the state government has appealed to the Centre to increase MGNREGA man-days from 100 to 150 in view of drought in…
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UAE minister Sultan Al Jaber named on TIME 100 climate list
In a significant development, Sultan Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology has been featured in Time magazine’s inaugural list of the 100 most influential people in the climate sector. Al Jaber is…
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Power theft: ‘Hang me if I’ve done anything wrong’, says Shivakumar
Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Friday rejected allegations by Janata Dal-Secular leader and ex-CM HD Kumaraswamy who claimed that the Congress leader had drawn electricity in an illegal way…
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Will open Pragathi Bhavan to public once Congress wins Telangana: Rahul
Hyderabad: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Friday, November 17, promised to rename Pragathi Bhavan, the official residence of the Telangana chief minister, to ‘Praja Paalana Bhavan’, (People’s rule building) if Congress gains…
