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SC refuses to hear plea for barring PM Modi from contesting polls
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday, May 14, refused to entertain a plea seeking a direction to the Election Commission to disqualify Prime Minister Narendra Modi from contesting polls for six…
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Will US impose sanctions on India for signing Chabahar Port deal?
Washington: Any country having business dealings with Iran runs the “potential risk of sanctions”, the US has warned, noting that it is aware that Tehran and New Delhi have signed a deal…
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UAE banks to help businesses, individuals hit by April 16 floods
In a significant development, banks in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are gearing up to offer a ‘lifeline’ to those businesses and individuals who were affected by devastating floods that struck the…
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Pakistan to privatise all SOEs, except strategic enterprises: PM Sharif
Islamabad: Cash-strapped Pakistan will privatise all state-owned enterprises, including the loss-making Pakistan International Airlines, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced on Tuesday, May 14, broadening the government’s initial plans to make only loss-making…
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Fact check: Video of PM Modi endorsing AIMIM in Hyderabad is fake
Hyderabad: The fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections were held on May 13 in Telangana and several other states. However, certain news outlets circulated a Facebook post claiming Prime Minister Narendra…
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Mamata’s offer to cook food for PM Modi stirs controversy
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s offer to “cook food” for Prime Minister Narendra Modi elicited mixed responses from different political parties, with the BJP terming it a “political agenda” and…
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Disasters triggered over half million internal displacements in India in 2023: Report
New Delhi: India experienced over half a million internal displacements due to floods, storms, earthquakes, and other disasters in 2023, a sharp dip from around 2.5 million displacements in 2022, according to…
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Former Indian Army officer killed in Israeli strike in Gaza
A former Indian army officer, serving as a UN security officer, lost his life in an Israeli strike on a vehicle displaying UN flags in Rafah, en route to a hospital in…
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3 killed in firing, teargas shelling by security forces in PoK
Islamabad: At least three people were killed and six others injured when security forces opened fire on protesters who attacked paramilitary Rangers in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, which has been rocked by protests against…
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AAP to be made accused in money laundering case: ED to Delhi HC
New Delhi, May 14 (PTI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday contended before the Delhi High Court that it will make the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) an accused in the money laundering…
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People have not accepted Centre’s decision: Mehbooba Mufti after Srinagar polls
Srinagar: Reacting to the voter turnout in the Monday polling at the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency, while DPAP chief Ghulam Nabi Azad remarked that the figures are not high enough to know…
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Telangana: Stray dog mauls infant to death; locals kill the dog
Hyderabad: A five-month-old infant died after being attacked by a stray dog in Vikarabad district on Tuesday, May 14. According to the reports, the incident occurred when the infant’s mother stepped out…
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Have Owaisi, AIMIM finally mended ties with Congress in Telangana?
Hyderabad: Undoubtedly, the biggest surprise in this Lok Sabha elections in Telangana was AIMIM supremo Asaduddin Owaisi asking Muslims to vote for Congress candidates. On the final of campaigning on May 11,…
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Israeli settler mobs attack Gaza aid trucks as millions face famine
In a disturbing scene, mobs of Israeli settlers obstructed and attacked Jordanian aid convoys that were on way to war-torn Gaza carrying humanitarian assistance to the famine-stricken strip. The incident occurred on…
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Mumbai hoarding collapse: Can’t use gas cutters at petrol pump site, says NDRF
Mumbai: An official of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), which is engaged in the search and rescue at the hoarding collapse site in Chheda Nagar here, said they can’t use gasoline-powered…
