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Israel to include Gaza Americans in visa waiver pilot
Jerusalem: Israel plans to allow travel for those Palestinian Americans from the occupied Gaza Strip who meet security criteria, Reuters reported on Monday. According to the report, the decision will come into…
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Ahmadi minarets in Pakistan’s Punjab province demolished
Lahore: The minarets of a worship place of the minority Ahmadi community were demolished by radical Islamists in Punjab province of Pakistan, police said on Tuesday. The minarets of the Ahmadi worship…
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J&K: If elected to power, will restore Roshni scheme: Azad
Jammu: DPAP chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad on Tuesday said that he will stand like a rock to defend the interests of local people and will not allow anyone to take over the…
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Mobile internet services in Nuh stay suspended till Aug 11
Chandigarh: The Haryana government on Tuesday extended the temporary suspension of mobile internet services, bulk SMS, excluding banking and mobile recharge, and all dongle services provided on mobile networks, except voice calls,…
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BJP criticises Nitish for predicting end of the world in 100 years
Patna: The opposition BJP in Bihar on Tuesday charged Chief Minister Nitish Kumar with having made the state a “laughing stock” by predicting that the world would come to an end in…
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TMC leader Derek O’Brien allowed to attend Rajya Sabha
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha on Tuesday witnessed high drama over the suspension of TMC MP Derek O’Brien with the Chairman first announcing that he has to withdraw from the House, but later said…
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Bharat Jodo Yatra phase 2: Rahul to walk from Gujarat to Meghalaya
Mumbai: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi will embark on a fresh padayatra (foot march) from Gujarat to Meghalaya and during that period leaders and workers of the party’s Maharashtra unit would criss-cross the…
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No govt job for people accused of sex crimes in Rajasthan: CM
Jaipur: The Rajasthan government has decided to “ban” people accused of rape and other sex crimes from government jobs, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said Tuesday amid an outcry over the rape and…
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Late Oommen Chandy’s son as Congress candidate for bypoll
Thiruvananthapuram: Hours after the Election Commission declared September 5 as the date for the bypoll to Puthuppally assembly constituency in Kottayam district, the Congress announced Chandy Oommen — son of late Kerala CM…
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Public outcry won’t affect our decisions: SC on Bilkis case convicts’ remission case
New Delhi: “Public outcry will not affect our judicial decisions,” the Supreme Court asserted on Tuesday, as it began weighing the legality of the remission granted to all the 11 convicts in…
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Sparks fly in Lok Sabha over political upheaval in Maharashtra
New Delhi: Sparks flew in the Lok Sabha over the political upheaval in Maharashtra as NCP leader Supriya Sule accused the BJP of toppling nine state governments during its nine years in…
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Reports warned of return of violent protests in Sri Lanka: Prez Wickremesinghe
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday briefed the Cabinet on intelligence reports warning of attempts by certain groups to create public unrest of the type that had happened on May…
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Telangana: IIIT Basar student dies by suicide
Hyderabad: A student of Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies (RGUKT), popularly known as IIIT Basar, in Nirmal district of Telangana, allegedly died by suicide on Tuesday, police said. The 17-year-old, a…
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Gyanvapi mosque: ASI team surveys northern wall, dome and basements
Varanasi: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) team surveyed the northern wall, the dome and basements of the Gyanvapi complex here on Tuesday, the fourth day of the court-mandated exercise to determine…
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With no place to live, Nuh migrants return to native places
Tauru (Haryana): Residents from the minority community in Tauru area of violence-hit Nuh region of Haryana have alleged mistreatment and torture following communal clashes on July 31 and are now staring at…
