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Prez Biden presents National Medal of Science to Indian-American scientist Suresh
Washington: US President Joe Biden presented the prestigious National Medal of Science to top Indian-American scientist Dr Subra Suresh, among others, for pioneering research across engineering, physical sciences and life sciences. Suresh,…
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UN chief Guterres warns of Gaza conflict ‘spiralling’
United Nations: While UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Tuesday that the Gaza war “risks spiralling throughout the region”, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Iran that Washington will “swiftly and…
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‘Hamas treated us well’: Israeli hostage recalls experience
An 85-year-old Israeli hostage Yocheved Lifshitz who was released by Hamas, described her ordeal of two weeks of captivity on Tuesday, October 24, at a press conference outside Tel Aviv’s Ichilov Hospital.…
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UP govt’s Madrasa order leads to backlash from Muslim community
Muzaffarnagar: Uttar Pradesh’s basic education department has issued notices to over a dozen madrasas in this district operating without proper registration and asked them to produce their documents. The notice added that…
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Kangana Ranaut becomes first woman to set ablaze Ravana effigy at Delhi
New Delhi: Actor Kangana Ranaut set ablaze Ravana’s effigy at Delhi’s famed Lav Kush Ramlila at the Red Fort here on Tuesday, becoming the first woman to do so in the 50-year…
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Mahua Moitra accuses Dubey of fake certificates, hooliganism at airport
Kolkata: The slugfest between BJP MP Nishikant Dubey and Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member Mahua Moitra over the recently-surfaced ‘cash for query’ controversy continued on Tuesday with the latter accusing Dubey of…
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‘Amusing, absurd’: Kremlin reacts to claims Putin uses body doubles, is ill
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin does not use body doubles, as reported in some Western media, nor is he seriously ill, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday. “No. There are no…
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Uddhav buried Hindutva ideology of Bal Thackeray for power: CM Shinde
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday launched a blistering attack on Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray saying he buried the Hindutva ideology of Bal Thackeray for power and joined…
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Won’t stop attacking Gaza till Hamas is destroyed: Netanyahu
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said that his country would not stop attacking the targets in Gaza Strip until Hamas is completely destroyed. Netanyahu said this while interacting with…
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Attacks by Hamas didn’t happen in a vacuum: UN chief
New Delhi: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday said that the attacks by Hamas on October 7 did not happen in a vacuum. “Palestine has been subjected to 56 years of suffocating…
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Jharkhand: 2 die as truck on way to Durga idol immersion falls on people
Jamshedpur: Two persons were killed and four others suffered injuries on Tuesday when a truck fell on the people who were in a procession for immersion of the idol of goddess Durga…
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Manipur: 19 sophisticated looted arms, large cache of ammunition recovered
Imphal: Security forces in Manipur recovered 19 looted sophisticated arms and a large quantity of ammunition and other explosive materials during the past 24 hours, officials said on Tuesday. Police said that…
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Rahul Gandhi to campaign in Telangana in November first week
Hyderabad: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will visit Telangana in the first week of next month to participate in the second phase of bus yatra as part of the party’s campaign for the…
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Priyanka to make big announcement for homemakers in Jhunjhunu rally: CM Gehlot
Jaipur: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will address an election rally in Rajasthan’s Jhunjhunu district on Wednesday in which she is likely to make some announcements related to homemakers. Chief Minister…
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NIC will extend full cooperation: Vaishnaw on probe against Moitra
New Delhi: Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday said the National Informatics Centre (NIC) will extend “full cooperation” to the Parliament’s Ethics Committee in the investigation of charges levelled by BJP…
