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Closing women’s health gap could help boost global economy by USD 1 tn anually
Davos-Klosters: A new World Economic Forum (WEF) report shows closing the women’s health gap would allow more women to live healthier, higher-quality lives, and provide an unprecedented boost to the global economy.…
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US, UK carry out new round of strikes on Houthis in Yemen
Sanaa: The US and the UK bombed Houthi sites in northern Yemen before dawn on Thursday, the media said. The strikes hit Houthi targets in five provinces, including Hodeidah, the main port…
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Pakistan strikes terrorist hideouts in Iran’s province
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday said that the country’s air force struck terrorist hideouts in Iran’s Siestan-Balochistan province, a day after Islamabad recalled its ambassador from Tehran in the wake of Iranian missile…
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Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra enters Assam from Nagaland
Sivasagar: Congress’ ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’, led by its leader Rahul Gandhi, on Thursday entered Assam through Haluwating in Sivasagar district from Nagaland. Gandhi resumed his journey in a bus from Tuli…
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BRS chief KCR undergoes physiotherapy following hip replacement surgery
Hyderabad: Bharatiya Rashtra Samiti (BRS) chief K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) is undergoing physiotherapy following a hip replacement surgery. A video provided by the BRS showed the party chief walking with the help…
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Water supply to be affected in several areas of Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The water supply in many areas of Hyderabad will be affected for 24 hours due to repair works undertaken by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB). The disruption…
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Varanasi DM appointed receiver of Gyanvapi cellar
Varanasi: District Judge Ajay Krishna Vishvesha has appointed district magistrate of Varanasi as the receiver of the southern cellar of Gyanvapi mosque in the suit filed by head priest of Acharya Ved…
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British lawmakers pass PM’s Rwanda bill
London, Jan 18 (IANS) Lawmakers in Britain voted in favour of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda bill, designed to confirm that Rwanda is a safe third country for relocating individuals there. The…
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AMU student held by UP ATS for links with ISIS
Lucknow: An Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) student was arrested from Aligarh by the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) on Wednesday evening, for being allegedly involved in radicalising youth through spreading ISIS ideology…
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5.0-magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia
Jakarta: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 struck off Indonesia’s eastern province of Papua on Thursday, the country’s Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysical Agency said. The earthquake jolted at 01:29 a.m. Jakarta…
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Saudi lifts 3-year entry ban on expats who fail to return before visa expiry
Riyadh: The authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has lifted the three-year entry ban on expatriates who left the Kingdom on exit and reentry visa and failed to return before…
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Andhra Pradesh: TDP slams CM Jagan for skipping WEF
Amaravati: The TDP on Wednesday criticised Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy for skipping the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos and said the state has suffered heavy losses…
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Two police commandos killed, several injured in fresh Manipur flare-up
Imphal: Two Manipur Police commandos were killed and two others injured in a militant attack on security forces in Manipur’s Moreh area, along the Myanmar border, on Wednesday, police said. Police officials…
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Telangana Governor not to fill MLC vacancies in view of court case
Hyderabad: Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan has decided not to fill two vacant MLC seats under the Governor quota till the Telangana High Court disposes off writ petitions filed by BRS leaders Dasoju…
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Ram temple consecration: Yechury warns against attempt to polarise country
Kolkata: Claiming that an attempt is being made to polarise the country in the name of the consecration ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Wednesday…
