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Dubai to build 55 new parks in coming months
Abu Dhabi: Dubai has announced the plan to build 55 new family parks and squares in the coming months to raise the standard of living in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). All…
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Turkey experiences driest August in 33 yrs: Report
Istanbul: Turkey has experienced the driest August in the last 33 years, the country’s meteorological authority said. In a report, the General Directorate of Meteorology noted on Thursday a 57-per cent decrease…
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AP: Court adjourns Chandrababu Naidu’s bail petitions to Sep 19
Vijayawada: A local Court in Vijayawada on Friday adjourned the hearing of two bail petitions filed by TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu to September 19. Naidu, who has been remanded in judicial…
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J&K: Another soldier killed as Anantnag gunfight enters day 3
Srinagar: Drones have been pressed into service to pinpoint the location of the terrorists who have taken positions in the forest area on a hilly terrain in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district,…
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New Zealand provides support to quake-hit Morocco
Auckland: Aotearoa New Zealand will provide humanitarian support to those affected by last week’s earthquake in Morocco, Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta announced today. “We are making a contribution of USD 1 million…
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Bihar minister’s controversial remarks on Ramcharitmanas
Patna: Bihar Education minister Chandra Shekhar has stirred a fresh controversy by claiming that ancient scriptures like the Ramcharitmanas had elements pernicious enough to be likened to “potassium cyanide”. The RJD leader made…
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Earth’s warmest August saw 65 countries set record high temperatures: Report
New Delhi: Thirteen per cent of the Earth’s surface, spanning 65 countries, experienced record high temperatures in August, while the rest of the world braved significantly higher temperatures compared to the 1951-1980…
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BJP leader in trouble after UP farmer’s suicide over land grabbing
Kanpur: The noose is being tightened around BJP leader Priya Ranjan Diwakar after a farmer Babu Singh, 52, accused him and his aides of grabbing 10 bighas of his land and committed…
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Saudi: World’s tallest building Jeddah Tower construction works resume
Riyadh: Jeddah Economic Company (JEC) has resumed the construction of the Jeddah Tower project in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The tower structure will be the world’s tallest, at more than 1,000…
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Andhra Pradesh: 4 killed, 3 injured in a road accident in Chittoor
Andhra Pradesh: Four people were killed while three were critically injured in a road accident in Andhra’s Chittoor when an ambulance hit a parked tanker on the Chittoor Tirupati highway on Friday,…
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Four months of Manipur violence: 175 killed, 1108 injured & 32 missing
Imphal: At least 175 people were killed, 1108 others injured and 32 were missing in Manipur since ethnic violence broke out in the state four months ago, Inspector General of Police (Operations)…
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Manipur govt approves compensation scheme for women victims of sexual, acid attacks
Imphal: The Manipur government has approved a compensation scheme for women victims of sexual assault and other crimes, an official order said. The order issued by Commissioner (Home) T Ranjit Singh on…
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Telangana: Pregnant woman dies at TET exam centre in Patancheru
Hyderabad: In a tragic incident, an eight-month pregnant woman died minutes after she reached an examination centre at the Social Welfare Residential School at Isnapur in Patancheru on Friday, September 15. According…