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Delhi: Air pollution’s effect on women’s reproductive health
New Delhi: Even as air quality remains in ‘severe’ category in Delhi, experts said that breathing polluted air can significantly hurt reproductive health. On Thursday morning, air quality across Delhi remained in…
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Silkyara Tunnel collapse: 21 metres drilled through rubble for labourers’ rescue
Uttarkashi: Working overnight with a powerful machine, rescue workers had by Friday morning drilled up to 21 metres through the rubble in Silkyara tunnel, inching closer to the 40 labourers trapped there…
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Voting begins for Madhya Pradesh assembly polls
Bhopal: Voting for Madhya Pradesh’s all 230 assembly seats began at 7 a.m. today. The voters can cast their ballots until 6 p.m., except in the Baihar, Lanji, and Parswara assembly seats…
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HC reserves order on plea seeking survey of Mathura’s Shahi Idgah premises
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Thursday reserved its order on an application seeking the appointment of a court-monitored advocate commissioner to survey the Shahi Eidgah premises, adjoining the Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi…
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China has ‘not occupied’ a single inch of foreign land: Xi Jinping
San Francisco: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday (local time) claimed that his country has “not provoked a conflict or war, or occupied a single inch of foreign land”. Xi’s remarks came…
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Polling begins for 2nd phase in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: Polling began Friday morning for the second and final phase of assembly elections in Chhattisgarh, where 958 candidates, including Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, Deputy CM T S Singh Deo, eight state…
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Telangana BJP campaign to pick up momentum from Nov 18
Hyderabad: BJP’s election campaign in Telangana is likely to pick up momentum on November 18 when Union Home Minister Amit Shah will release the manifesto and address a public meeting. After his…
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EC compiling details of electoral bonds shared by parties, to submit them to SC in sealed cover
New Delhi: The Election Commission is in the process of compiling details of electoral bonds shared by various political parties, including the BJP and the Congress, before submitting them to the Supreme…
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Rajasthan: Feeling ‘neglected’, Pak migrants with Indian citizenship threaten to opt for NOTA
Jodhpur: Alleging that successive governments have ignored the grievances of the Pakistani migrant community living in Rajasthan, those with Indian citizenship have threatened to vote for NOTA, or None of the Above,…
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UP Madrasa Board urges CM to start process to give recognition to over 8K madrasas
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Madrasa Education Board on Thursday wrote to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath urging him to start the process of giving government recognition to more than 8,000 madrasas in the…
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Israel-Hamas war won’t end until there’s two-state solution: Biden
Washington: US President Joe Biden strongly believes the Israel-Hamas war would not end until there’s a two state solution to the problems between the two nations. “I can’t tell you how it’s…
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Men’s ODI WC: Australia beat South Africa to set-up title clash with India
Kolkata: Australia have set up a 2023 Men’s ODI World Cup title clash with India after beating South Africa by three wickets in a tense semi-final here at the Eden Gardens on…
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Kerala CM condemns Modi govt ties with USA, Israel
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday attacked the Narendra Modi government by accusing it of reducing India to a strategic ally of the USA, which only raises its voice for…
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28,057 postal ballot applications accepted in Telangana
Hyderabad: Election authorities in Telangana have accepted 28,057 postal ballot applications for the state Assembly elections scheduled on November 30. A total of 44,097 applications were received in Form 12D for postal…
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India calls on Canada to respect Vienna convention on diplomatic relations
New Delhi: India on Thursday called on Canada to provide for a conducive environment in line with provisions of the Vienna convention on diplomatic relations so that its officials can discharge their…
