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Red Sea: PM Modi, French Prez express ‘grave concerns’ over expansion of conflict
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron expressed “grave concerns” at the possibility of further expansion of the conflict in the Middle-East, including in the Red Sea. A…
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Trump ordered to pay writer E. Jean Carroll $83.3 mn in defamation case
New York: Former US President Donald Trump should pay $83.3 million to writer E. Jean Carroll for defamatory statements he made against her in 2019, a Manhattan federal jury has determined. The…
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Iranian, Pakistani Ambassadors return to embassies
Tehran: Iranian Ambassador to Pakistan Reza Amiri Moqaddam has returned to Islamabad to resume his diplomatic duties after a brief tension between the two neighbours. He left Islamabad for Iran on January…
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Houthis claim fresh attack on British oil tanker in Gulf of Aden
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi armed group has said it has launched a new missile attack on a British oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden, setting it on fire. “Our forces today (Friday)…
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Complete power blackout hits hospital in Gaza’s Khan Younis
Gaza: A complete power blackout has hit the Nasser Hospital in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Photos circulating on social media showed…
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NCDRC directs Maruti Suzuki to pay customer Rs 1L for misleading information
New Delhi: The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has directed Maruti Suzuki India Ltd to pay Rs 1 lakh in compensation to a customer for providing misleading information about the fuel…
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Karnataka: ‘Focussing on LS polls; no plans for Operation Lotus’, says BJP
Bengaluru: Karnataka unit BJP president B.Y. Vijayendra on Friday said the saffron party in the state has been focussing on the upcoming Lok Sabha elections while underlining there were no plans for…
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Nitish Kumar to be sworn in as Bihar CM with BJP as ally on Sunday: Reports
Patna: Speculations are rife that Nitish Kumar will be sworn in as the Chief Minister of Bihar for the ninth time on Sunday with the support of his previous ally BJP. The…
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India needs to focus more on education, healthcare: Raghuram Rajan
Kolkata: Renowned economist and former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan on Friday said India needs to focus more on education and healthcare to become a developed economy by 2047. He highlighted the fact…
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Nyay Yatra facing problems in getting permission for rallies in Bengal: Cong
Siliguri: West Bengal Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Friday, January 26, said the party encountered difficulties in obtaining permission to organise certain public meetings during the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in the…