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IIT Delhi-Abu Dhabi to offer 25 seats in inaugural course
Abu Dhabi: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)’s first overseas campus in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), IIT Delhi-Abu Dhabi, is offering 25 seats for its inaugural course. Dr Ahmed Sultan Al…
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Silence on sexual violence needs to be broken: Gujarat HC
Ahmedabad: A rape is a rape, even when it is committed by a man on his wife, the Gujarat High Court observed on Monday, December 18, citing that the silence shrouding sexual violence…
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‘Party fully supports her’ says Mamata on TMC leader Mahua’s expulsion
New Delhi: Standing firm behind expelled Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra and calling her expulsion “unfortunate,” West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee the expulsion without giving her a chance to defend herself…
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Pakistan concerned over ‘generous’ supply of weapons to India
Islamabad: Pakistan has expressed serious concerns over what it termed as “generous” supply of conventional weapons to “one state” in South Asia in an obvious reference to India, insisting that it was…
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Telangana Congress urges Sonia Gandhi to contest LS polls from state
Hyderabad: The Telangana Congress has urged its senior leader and former AICC president Sonia Gandhi to contest from the state in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. An unanimous resolution was passed by…
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Jaishankar pays condolences at Kuwait embassy on Emir’s passing
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, visited the Embassy of Kuwait in Delhi Monday morning to express condolences and pay respects following the passing of Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the…
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Protesters in Wayanad demand killing of man-eating tiger
Thiruvananthapuram: Protests broke out in Wayanad on Monday as a large number of people demanded that a man-eating tiger caught in a cage put up by the forest department, be shot dead.…
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Sibal slams PM, HM for not making statement on LS security breach
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Monday said it was an “insult” to Parliament that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah made remarks on the Parliament security…
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UN Security Council anticipates key vote on Gaza aid access
United Nations: The UN Security Council is gearing up for a crucial vote, possibly on Monday, on a draft resolution calling for the facilitation of aid access to the war-torn Gaza Strip…
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Bill to amend TRAI Act introduced in Lok Sabha
New Delhi: A bill to amend and consolidate the laws relating to the development, expansion and operation of telecommunication services and telecommunication networks, the assignment of spectrum and to amend certain provisions…
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At least 110 people killed in Israeli strikes in northern Gaza
Tel Aviv: At least 110 people, including women and children, were killed and 100 others injured in Israeli airstrikes in northern Gaza’s Jabaliya region, the Palestinian Health Ministry said on Monday. According…
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92 MPs suspended from Parliament amid protests over security breach
In an extraordinary move, 92 Opposition MPs from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have been suspended so far in the ongoing Winter Session after they demanded a statement from Union home minister…
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Woman gang-raped in Hyderabad, 5 arrested
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Police have arrested five persons on the charges of gangraping a woman in Secunderabad. According to police, the crime was committed on December 7 in Tarnaka under the limits of…
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Stalin seeks Modi’s appointment to discuss rain, floods in TN
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking his appointment on December 19 to discuss rain and the flood situation in southern parts…
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Delhi HC refuses to entertain PIL for urgent implementation of Women’s Reservation Bill
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) urging to urgently implement the Women’s Reservation Bill, 2023, ensuring 33 per cent reservation for women…
