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Rajnath Singh celebrates Holi with army personnel in Leh
Leh: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday, March 24, celebrated Holi with Army jawans in Leh and lauded them for protecting the country from enemies while braving extreme weather conditions. Singh was…
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Saudi Arabia: 6K to perform Itikaf at Grand Mosque this Ramzan
Riyadh: At least 6,000 worshippers registered to perform the Islamic ritual of Itikaf or seclusion at the Grand Mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, during the last 10 days of Ramzan. In an…
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AP: YSRCP MLA Unnamatla Eliza joins Congress
Hyderabad: Another sitting MLA of Andhra Pradesh’s ruling YSR Congress joined the Congress on Sunday. Unnamatla Eliza, the YSRCP MLA from Chintalapudi, joined the Congress after meeting the party’s state President Y.S.…
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Eid Al-Fitr 2024: Saudi Arabia announces holidays for private sector
Riyadh: The Saudi Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (MoHRSD) has announced a four-day holiday for the private and non-profit sectors to mark Eid Al-Fitr 1445 AH-2024. The holiday marks the…
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Over 10M prayed at Prophet’s Mosque in first 10 days of Ramzan
Riyadh: More than 10 million worshippers and visitors perform daily prayers at the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah, Saudi Arabia, during the first 10 days of Ramzan. The General Authority for the Affairs…
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Hyderabad: Kids refuse to eat ‘halal’ chocolates brought by Muslim classmate
Hyderabad: In an incident laying bare the anti-Muslim indoctrination among children, a group of Class-4 students at an ICSE school in Banjara Hills refused to eat chocolates brought by their Muslim classmate,…
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Art 370 prevented progressive laws from being extended to J&K: Jaishankar
Singapore: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said that Article 370 was a temporary measure and it prevented very progressive laws from being extended to Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Addressing…
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UP: Teen hires shooters to kill father over pocket money, held
Pratapgarh: A 16-year-old boy who hired three shooters to kill his father has been apprehended, police here said on Saturday. Businessman Mohammed Naeem (50) was shot dead by bike-borne assailants in the…
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INDIA bloc intact, will cross 272 seats: Jairam Ramesh
New Delhi: The INDIA bloc is intact despite Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s “somersault” and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee deciding to be Mamata Banerjee, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has said, rejecting…
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Telangana, 3 other states hold higher burden of breast cancer cases: ICMR study
New Delhi: Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka and Delhi had a higher burden of breast cancer than eastern and northeastern states, according to an ICMR study that also projected a “substantial rise” in…
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YSRCP MLA Varaprasad Rao joins BJP, likely to be party’s Tirupati candidate
Amaravati: YSR Congress Party’s MLA Velagapalli Varaprasad Rao joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday and he is likely to be fielded as the BJP candidate from Tirupati Lok Sabha constituency.…
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2 mosques covered in Aligarh by police ahead of Holi
Aligarh: At least two mosques in the city have been covered with tarpaulin to avoid people splashing colours on them on Holi in the city have been covered with tarpaulin to avoid…
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Nearly 80% of Afghans lack access to drinking water: UNDP
Kabul: Nearly 80 per cent of Afghanistan’s population lacks access to potable water, according to a report from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Afghanistan. The report pointed out that the severe…
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Nani vs Chinni: Vijayawada to witness battle between brothers
Vijayawada: Two brothers are pitted against each other in Andhra Pradesh’s Vijayawada Lok Sabha constituency for the May 13 elections. Kesineni Sivanath is contesting on the ticket of Telugu Desam Party (TDP)…
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BJP alleges TN minister used expletive against PM Modi
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu BJP on Sunday alleged that state Fisheries Minister and DMK leader Anitha R Radhakrishnan publicly uttered an expletive against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said it would approach…
