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India’s reply to Pak’s reference to Kashmir at UNSC meeting on Israel-Gaza
United Nations: India has said it will treat a reference by Pakistan to Kashmir during a Security Council meeting on the Israel-Gaza situation with the contempt it deserves and will not dignify…
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Schools in Hyderabad set to welcome students as Dasara vacation ends today
Hyderabad: The schools in Hyderabad and other districts of Telangana are gearing up to reopen after a 13-day Dasara vacation. Earlier, the school education department had announced the holidays for Dasara from…
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New Zealand calls for humanitarian pause in Gaza
Auckland: In a statement to the United Nations Security Council this morning, New Zealand has joined others in the international community calling for a humanitarian pause in Gaza and the immediate establishment…
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Israel calls for resignation of UNSG Guterres after his remark on Hamas attack
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s comment to the Security Council that attacks by Hamas “did not happen in a vacuum” angered Israel, which called for the UN chief’s resignation and apology.…
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Bitcoin rocketing higher, topping USD 35,000 for the first time since May 2022
New York: Bitcoin is rocketing higher, topping $35,000 for the first time since May 2022. It’s up 20 per cent over the past five days, a media report said. The famously volatile…
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China breaks silence on Israel-Hamas war
Beijing: Breaking its silence on the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning on Tuesday said Beijing hoped that the issue would be resolved in a “just and lasting manner”…
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Communal clash during idol immersion in UP
Mahoba: Tension prevailed in Srinagar police station area of Uttar Pradesh’s Mahoba district when two communities clashed over the playing of colours during the goddess Durga idol immersion procession on Tuesday evening.…
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Prez Biden presents National Medal of Science to Indian-American scientist Suresh
Washington: US President Joe Biden presented the prestigious National Medal of Science to top Indian-American scientist Dr Subra Suresh, among others, for pioneering research across engineering, physical sciences and life sciences. Suresh,…
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UN chief Guterres warns of Gaza conflict ‘spiralling’
United Nations: While UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Tuesday that the Gaza war “risks spiralling throughout the region”, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Iran that Washington will “swiftly and…
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‘Hamas treated us well’: Israeli hostage recalls experience
An 85-year-old Israeli hostage Yocheved Lifshitz who was released by Hamas, described her ordeal of two weeks of captivity on Tuesday, October 24, at a press conference outside Tel Aviv’s Ichilov Hospital.…
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UP govt’s Madrasa order leads to backlash from Muslim community
Muzaffarnagar: Uttar Pradesh’s basic education department has issued notices to over a dozen madrasas in this district operating without proper registration and asked them to produce their documents. The notice added that…
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Kangana Ranaut becomes first woman to set ablaze Ravana effigy at Delhi
New Delhi: Actor Kangana Ranaut set ablaze Ravana’s effigy at Delhi’s famed Lav Kush Ramlila at the Red Fort here on Tuesday, becoming the first woman to do so in the 50-year…
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Mahua Moitra accuses Dubey of fake certificates, hooliganism at airport
Kolkata: The slugfest between BJP MP Nishikant Dubey and Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member Mahua Moitra over the recently-surfaced ‘cash for query’ controversy continued on Tuesday with the latter accusing Dubey of…
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‘Amusing, absurd’: Kremlin reacts to claims Putin uses body doubles, is ill
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin does not use body doubles, as reported in some Western media, nor is he seriously ill, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday. “No. There are no…
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Uddhav buried Hindutva ideology of Bal Thackeray for power: CM Shinde
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday launched a blistering attack on Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray saying he buried the Hindutva ideology of Bal Thackeray for power and joined…
