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Watch: Sheikh Zayed Festival launches amid massive crowd turnout
Abu Dhabi: The activities of the Sheikh Zayed Festival kicked off on Friday amid a large public turnout and a dazzling display of fireworks. The festival is held under the patronage of…
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2 airbases housing US-led coalition forces attacked in Iraq
Baghdad: Two airbases housing the US-led coalition forces in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region and western Iraq were attacked by drones. A statement by Kurdistan’s regional Counter-Terrorism Service said on Friday that a…
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Dharani Portal, Kaleshwaram ‘landmark scams of BRS Govt’: BJP MP Prakash
Hyderabad: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajya Sabha MP Prakash Javadekar on Saturday hit out at the ruling BRS in Telangana for the “two landmark corruption scams, Dharani Portal and Kaleshwaram” in the…
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MP sees 76.22% voter turnout, highest in past 66 years
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh recorded 76.22 per cent voter turnout in the single-phase polls to 230 assembly seats, the highest in the last 66 years. Seoni recorded an 85.68 per cent voter turnout,…
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‘420-manifesto’: Harish Rao on Congress’s assurances for Telangana
Hyderabad: BRS minister T Harish Rao ridiculed the Congress’s manifesto released in Telangana on Friday, November 17 and said that it was not a 42-page manifesto, but a ‘420-manifesto’. Addressing a gathering…
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Will unveil BJP’s roadmap for Telangana today: Amit Shah
Delhi: Ahead of his visit to the poll-bound state of Telangana today, Home Minister Amit Shah said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party government is committed to the all-round development…
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BJP copied Congress’ guarantees: Mallikarjun Kharge
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday accused the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of copying Congress’ original guarantees and include in their agenda to serve up in the elections to…
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Biden-Harris campaign slams Nikki Haley’s abortion ban remarks
San Francisco: Indian-American Republican presidential aspirant Nikki Haley has lent her support to an extreme abortion ban at six weeks after conception when many women don’t yet know they are pregnant, drawing…
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Karnataka HC grants home center to heavily pregnant judge aspirant
Bengaluru: In a first-of-its-kind arrangement, the High Court of Karnataka has allowed a candidate appearing for the Civil Judge mains exams to write the test in her hometown of Mangaluru as she was…
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Stalin moves Assembly resolution to reconsider bills returned by TN Guv Ravi
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday moved a resolution in the state Assembly to take up for reconsideration, 10 bills passed earlier by the House and returned by…
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ILBS case: Kejriwal sends report to L-G, seeks suspension of Chief Secy
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday sent to Lt Governor V.K. Saxena the report against Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar recommending his immediate removal and suspension from the post for…
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Delhi logs 12.8 min temp, air quality still ‘very poor’
New Delhi: The national capital on Saturday morning recorded a minimum temperature of 12.8 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season’s average, according to the India Meteorological Department. The IMD has predicted…
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UN chief appoints new Sudan envoy as Khartoum seeks end of UN political mission
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed a personal envoy for Sudan following Khartoum’s demand to shut down the UN political mission in the war-torn country, a UN spokesman said. The UN…
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Uttarakhand tunnel rescue work halted; drilling machine awaited
Uttarkashi: The ongoing drilling work to reach the 40 trapped workers inside the Silkyara tunnel was halted on Saturday after the rescuers bored 25 metres into the rubble, a top official said.…
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Abu Dhabi Pension Fund amends retirement law, add new benefits
Abu Dhabi: The Abu Dhabi Pension Fund has made changes to the retirement law and introduced new features to further enhance equal access to benefits among UAE employees working in the public…
