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92-yr-old visually impaired man votes for first time in Jharkhand
Sahibganj (Jharkhand): Ninety-two-year-old Khalil Ansari, who is visually impaired, cast his vote for the first time on Saturday during the Lok Sabha elections in Jharkhand’s Sahibganj district, an official said. Ansari, from…
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Hamtramck becomes first US city to boycott Israel
In a landmark decision, Hamtramck City Council in the United States (US) of Michigan has unanimously passed a Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) resolution. The Palestinian-led BDS movement, launched in 2005, seeks…
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UP: Ballia elderly voter collapses due to heat stroke; dies
With rising temperature above 40 degrees in Uttar Pradesh, an elderly voter collapsed while standing in queue to cast his vote. He later reportedly died. With rising temperature above 40 degrees in…
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Lok Sabha polls final phase: Voter turnout at 40.09% till 1 pm
New Delhi: A voter turnout of 40.09 per cent was recorded till 1 pm on Saturday in the seventh and final phase of the Lok Sabha polls, the Election Commission (EC) said.…
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Restaurant raided in Hyderabad’s Jubilee Hills, expired cheese, pasta found
Hyderabad: The Telangana Food Safety department on May 31, Friday, raided a restaurant named China Bistro in Jubilee Hills and found expired food articles like Scamorza cheese, pasta, rice flour and white…
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Renowned Indian social worker Ashraf Thamarassery honoured with UAE golden visa
A renowned United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Indian social worker, Ashraf Thamarassery, is the latest recipient to be honored with a UAE golden visa. Fourty-nine-year-old Ashraf was handed over the visa by Ajman…
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Gold smuggling: DRI suspects involvement of more AI Express crew members
Thiruvananthapuram: After arresting two cabin crew members of Air India Express for allegedly smuggling gold, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has intensified the probe suspecting role of more crew members in…
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70 bodies found in Gaza’s Jabalia camp after Israeli army’s withdrawal
Gaza: At least 70 Palestinians were found dead in northern Gaza’s Jabalia refugee camp where Israel has just pulled out its armed forces after a nearly three-week offensive. Local medical sources told…
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Entertainment giant Live Nation confirms data breach via Ticketmaster
San Francisco: Entertainment major Live Nation has confirmed that its ticketing subsidiary Ticketmaster was compromised by hackers, who allegedly offered data of 560 million users on the dark web for sale. The…
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Israel rejects lifting restrictions on Spanish consulate
Jerusalem: Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz has announced his rejection of a request by his Spanish counterpart Jose Manuel Albares to remove the restrictions on the Spanish consulate in Jerusalem. A week…
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Qatar, Egypt push Hamas to accept Israel’s ceasefire proposal
Tel Aviv: The negotiators from Qatar and Egypt are pushing the Hamas political leadership to accept the ceasefire proposal mooted by Israel at the behest of the United States. Prime Minister of…
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Sporadic incidents of violence mar final phase of voting in Bengal
Kolkata: Sporadic incidents of violence marred the seventh and final phase of Lok Sabha polls in the nine parliamentary constituencies in West Bengal, as TMC, ISF and BJP workers clashed in various…
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Lok Sabha polls final phase: Voter turnout at 26.30% till 11 am
The final and seventh phase of the 18th Lok Sabha elections began at 7 am on Saturday, concluding the largest democratic exercise in India and the voter turnout was at 26.30% till…
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Telangana CM invites Guv Radhakrishnan for formation day fete
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday met Governor C P Radhakrishnan and invited him to the 10th anniversary celebrations of state formation on June 2. The Chief Minister, accompanied…
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IndiGo flight lands in ‘full emergency’ after bomb threat
Mumbai: An IndiGo flight operating from Chennai to Mumbai with 172 persons on board landed in “full emergency” conditions here on Saturday after it received a bomb threat, sources have said. The…
