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Pentagon says Iranian drone struck tanker ship in Indian Ocean: Report
Washington: The Pentagon has said that an Iranian drone on Saturday struck a chemical tanker in the Indian Ocean, Reuters reported. “The motor vessel CHEM PLUTO, a Liberia-flagged, Japanese-owned, and Netherlands-operated chemical…
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Navy investigating drone attack on merchant ship off Indian coast: Officials
New Delhi: Indian Navy warship INS Mormugao reached MV Chem Pluto, the India-bound merchant vessel, which was ‘attacked’ by an Iranian drone, on Saturday night and ascertained details of the attack, officials…
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Congress holds up its ‘guarantees’ report card as BJP seals alliance with JD(S)
Bengaluru: Karnataka is all set to witness high-voltage politics in 2024 with the Congress Government attempting to consolidate its ground by implementing all five of its poll guarantees. The BJP, buoyed by…
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Gaza death toll from Israeli attacks since Oct 7 rises to 20,258
Gaza: The death toll of Palestinians from Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip has so far risen to 20,258 since October 7, with 53,688 others being injured, the Gaza-based Health Ministry has…
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French judge to decide on extending stay of 303 passengers of grounded flight
Paris: The 303 passengers, mostly Indians, of a plane detained by French authorities since Thursday over suspected “human trafficking”, are set to appear before a judge on Sunday at the airport to…
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Indo-Canadian truck driver charged for possessing 52-kg suspected cocaine
Toronto: A 27-year-old Indian-origin commercial truck driver has been charged after authorities seized more than 100 pounds of suspected cocaine in the Canadian province of Ontario this month. Manpreet Singh, a resident…
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Applications for new ration cards in Telangana soon to be available online
Hyderabad: The Telangana government may soon launch online applications for new ration cards, with the facility expected to be available on the MeeSeva website. Currently, applicants are required to visit nearby MeeSeva…
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No offence under SC/ST Act if abuse is not in public: Allahabad HC
Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has set aside the criminal proceedings against the owner of a school under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, observing that a person…
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Guv destroying education ambience: Bengal minister after removal of JU VC
Kolkata: Soon after West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose removed Jadavpur University officiating vice-chancellor Buddhadeb Sau from his post on disciplinary grounds, West Bengal Education minister Bratya Basu accused the Raj Bhavan…
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ECI team reviews poll preparedness in Andhra Pradesh
Vijayawada: A team of Election Commission officers on Saturday reviewed the preparedness for next year’s general elections and directed officials to ensure that the electoral rolls are free of any errors and…
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Karnataka hijab politics back on frontburner
Bengaluru: Hijab politics in Karnataka, which threatened to divide the student community on communal lines and law and order situation in the state during the BJP rule last year has come to…
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‘Govt raising Hijab issue to cover up its failures’: Bommai
Bengaluru: As the hijab controversy flares up in Karnataka, former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai accused current CM Siddaramaiah of hiding the failures of his government as well as raising the issue for…
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Case against Congress leaders in Kerala over violence in state capital
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Police on Saturday registered a case against state Congress chief K Sudhakaran, Leader of Opposition in the assembly V D Satheesan and the senior leaders of the unit in…
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Tamil Nadu: Fire breaks out at commercial complex in Madurai
Madurai: A fire broke out at a commercial complex in Madurai’s Tallakulam in the late hours of Saturday. People inside the shops and cinema theatres were evacuated through emergency exits. Following the…
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Amit Shah asks BJP leaders to ensure ‘big win’ in LS polls
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on the second day of the two-day BJP office bearers’ meeting in the national capital on Saturday called on party leaders to ensure that the…
