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Iran, Saudi Arabia vow to expand cooperation, criticize Israel
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and his Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud held a phone conversation, during which they vowed to expand bilateral cooperation and jointly slammed Israel over…
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Why did ISRO skip ’13’ while numbering weather rocket?
Chennai: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has done it again. It has skipped the number ’13’ — generally considered “unlucky” — while numbering its Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) rocket, which…
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Israel’s fighting in Gaza may continue during Ramzan: Minister
Jerusalem: Israel’s Wartime Cabinet Minister Benny Gantz has warned that fighting in the Gaza Strip will continue during Ramzan, the Islamic holy month of fasting, if Israeli hostages are not released. “Either…
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Judge orders Trump to pay USD 355 million in New York civil fraud case
New York: A New York judge has ordered Donald Trump to pay a fine of nearly $355 million in a civil fraud case. The bombshell ruling from Justice Arthur Engoron came on…
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India approves defence purchase worth Rs 84,560 cr
New Delhi: India on Friday approved defence big-ticket acquisition projects worth Rs 84,560 crore that included procurement of mid-air refuellers, maritime reconnaissance aircraft, heavy weight-torpedoes, air defence radars and new generation anti-tank mines…
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Congress govt carrying suitcases to Delhi: Telangana BJP prez Kishan Reddy
Hyderabad: Union Minister and Telangana BJP president G Kishan Reddy on Friday alleged that the Congress government in the state is not implementing the poll promises made to people but is engaged…
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SHO appears before Telangana HC for not registering FIR against district judge’s son
Hyderabad: A Station House Officer (SHO) appeared before Telangana High Court on Friday for not registering an FIR against the son of a district judge for alleged assault and sexual harassment despite…
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Maharashtra: 1 held for assaulting auto driver, forcing him to shout ‘Jai Shri Ram’
Thane: One person was arrested on Friday for allegedly assaulting an auto-rickshaw driver in Mumbra in Thane district and forcing him to shout ‘Jai Shri Ram’, while four others are on the run,…
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Imran Khan’s PTI to sit in Opposition in Pakistan’s Parliament
Islamabad: With its efforts to form the next government going nowhere despite winning the maximum number of seats, beleaguered Imran Khan’s party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Friday decided to sit in the…
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‘Rajdhani Files’ reflects Jagan’s conspiracies against Amaravati: Naidu
Amaravati: Telugu Desam Party (TDP) President N. Chandrababu Naidu on Friday claimed that the movie ‘Rajdhani Files’ reflects the conspiracies of Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy to destroy the capital Amaravati. The…
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Muslims must not waste votes on Nitish, RJD: Owaisi in Bihar
Kishanganj: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday claimed that he had predicted Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s return to the NDA well ahead of the JD(U) president actually went back to the…
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NITI Aayog’s Vizag meet draws future of inland fisheries
New Delhi: NITI Aayog in partnership with the government of Andhra Pradesh organised a two-day National Workshop in Visakhapatnam which concluded on Friday with the drawing up of a future roadmap that…
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Shops will be allowed to remain open till 1 am in Bengaluru: Siddaramaiah
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has announced that shops and other establishments will be allowed to open till 1 a.m. in Bengaluru and 10 other corporation areas in order to further trade…
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Paytm takes Axis Bank’s help for QR, Soundbox & card machine functioning
New Delhi: Fintech firm One97 Communications — owner of the brand Paytm — has shifted its nodal account to Axis Bank from Paytm Payments Bank. The move will allow continuity of Paytm…
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Putin’s most vociferous critic Alexei Navalny dies in prison
London: Russia’s most significant opposition leader for the past decade, Alexei Navalny, has died in prison inside the Arctic Circle, the prison service said, the media reported. Seen as President Vladimir Putin’s…
