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Canada to allocate USD130mn for Ukraine’s recovery
Kiev: Canada will provide Ukraine with 169 million Canadian dollars (CAD) (about $130 million) for several reconstruction and development programmes, media reported on Sunday. According to Ukrinform news agency reported, this was…
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BSP MP Ritesh Pandey resigns from party, joins BJP
Lucknow: Ahead of the upcoming general elections, BSP Lok Sabha MP from Ambedkar Nagar Ritesh Pandey on Sunday resigned from the party’s primary membership and joined the BJP in New Delhi. In…
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Chidambaram slams BJP after UP Police recruitment exam cancelled
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday slammed the BJP after the recent police constable recruitment examination in Uttar Pradesh was cancelled, saying this is robbing the poor and leaving…
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LS polls: BJP, Congress finding candidate selection in Karnataka challenging
Bengaluru: The BJP and the ruling Congress — the key contenders in the Lok Sabha elections in Karnataka — are grappling with the challenges of finding winning candidates in several constituencies with…
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No ‘Mann ki Baat’ broadcast for 3 months in view of polls: PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that his monthly ‘Mann Ki Baat’ broadcast will not be aired for the next three months in line with political decorum in view…
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Bangladesh embraces Indian medico’s ‘Save Girl Child’ campaign
Pune: Thousands of people and medicos in Bangladesh last week pledged to join a unique 12-year-old ‘Save Girl Child’ initiative by Pune’s famed gynaecologist Dr. Ganesh Rakh. Dr. Rakh, who was invited…
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Is tomorrow a Shab-e-Barat holiday for schools in Hyderabad?
Hyderabad: Ahead of Shab-e-Barat, the Telangana government has declared a holiday, however, there is confusion about whether schools in Hyderabad will remain closed on Monday. This confusion arose because some city schools…
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Tamil Nadu: DMK-Cong seat sharing for LS polls to be finalised by Tuesday
Chennai: Seat-sharing between the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and the Congress for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections will be completed by Tuesday (February 27). Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) President, K.Selvaperunthagai told…
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275 cases of rape in custody registered from 2017-22: NCRB data
New Delhi: More than 270 cases of rape in custody were registered from 2017 till 2022, according to NCRB data, with women rights activists attributing such instances to lack of sensitisation and…
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200 times increase in dog bite incidents in Bihar: Economic Survey
Patna: Bihar has witnessed a more than 200 times increase in dog bite cases compared with the previous year, according to data released by the state’s latest economic survey. The Bihar Economic…
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ISF leader arrested in Sandeshkhali for vandalism
Kolkata: Police on Sunday arrested ISF leader Ayesha Bibi from the Sandeshkhali area in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district for her alleged involvement in burning poultry firms of arrested local TMC…
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Hyderabad: KTR visits late MLA Lasya Nanditha’s family, extends solidarity
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) paid a visit on Sunday, February 25, to the grieving family of Secunderabad Cantonment Assembly constituency’s MLA G Lasya Nanditha following…
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Islamabad Court forms special division bench to hear appeal of Imran Khan
Islamabad: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Saturday formed a special division bench to hear the appeals of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, his wife Bushra Bibi, and former foreign minister…
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Farmers’ protest: Mobile internet services restored in seven Haryana districts
Chandigarh: Mobile internet services were restored in seven Haryana districts on Sunday, almost two weeks after they were suspended in the wake of farmers’ ‘Delhi Chalo’ agitation, officials said. The services were…
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Strong families needed to combat drug addiction: PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday stressed on the need to protect the youth from drug addiction and said a strong family support system is needed to combat the vice.…
