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Hardeep Puri slams A. Raja for Sanatan Dharma remarks
New Delhi: Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri on Thursday slammed DMK leader A. Raja for his alleged derogatory remarks against Sanatan Dharma, calling them “utterly disgusting”. Last…
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Delhi Police should ensure safety of assets created for G20 Summit: Saurabh Bharadwaj
New Delhi: Delhi Urban Development Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Thursday stressed that the city police should safeguard assets created and upgraded for the G20 Summit and ensure these are not stolen or…
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DU extends last date to file nominations for students’ union elections to September 14
New Delhi: The Delhi University has extended the last date to file nomination papers for the students’ union elections by two days, it said in a circular. The last date to file…
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Activist Maryam Al-Khawaja to return to Bahrain to save her detained father
A Danish-Bahraini human rights activists Maryam Al-Khawaja will be travelling back to the Bahrain next week to put her own life on the line and pressure the government to save her detained…
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Eight-year-old girl abducted, sexually assaulted in Kerala; suspect caught
Kochi: An eight-year-old girl, the daughter of migrant labourers from Bihar, was allegedly abducted, sexually assaulted and abandoned in a paddy field near Aluva here on Thursday, following which the police captured…
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Hyderabad: Python spotted near apartment building in Nizampet
Hyderabad: Panic gripped residents of NRI Colony in Nizampet area when a five-foot-long python was spotted near Sai Elite apartment on Thursday. Alarmed by the sight of the python, the residents promptly…
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G20 summit: Macron to arrive on Sep 9 on 2-day visit
New Delhi: French President Emmanuel Macron will arrive in New Delhi on September 9 for a two-day visit to attend the G20 summit, according to official sources. The G20 summit under India’s…
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UAE dispatches ship carrying 23 ambulances to Ukraine
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates has dispatched a ship carrying 23 fully-equipped ambulances with all necessary medical, emergency and safety equipment to support the healthcare sector in Ukraine. Salem Ahmed Al…
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Won’t oppose separate Barak land if people of valley desire so: Himanta
Silchar: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said his government is ready to discuss the proposal of a separate Barak land if the people of the valley want it. “If…
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Elderly woman sexually harassed during CT scan in Bengaluru hospital
Bengaluru: An elderly woman was allegedly sexually harassed during CT scan in Bengaluru, police said on Thursday. The incident took place in the limits of Kodigehalli police station limits. The police following…
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New Zealand’s filled jobs up 1.1%: Statistics
Wellington: Filled jobs in New Zealand increased 1.1 per cent, or 24,946 jobs, for the quarter ending in June 2023, the statistics department said on Thursday. Stats NZ said the increase follows…
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Australian government declares war on feral cats
Canberra: Australia’s Minister for the Environment and Water Tanya Plibersek on Thursday declared war on feral cats in a bid to protect iconic native species from extinction. Plibersek on Thursday launched a…
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Yediyurappa declares agitation against Karnataka Cong govt, to take up state-wide tour
Bengaluru: It seems that the Karnataka BJP unit is bringing former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa to the forefront yet again after getting him ‘forcefully’ resigned in 2021. Speaking to reporters, Yediyurappa declared…
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Typhoon Yun-yeung approaches Japan
Tokyo: The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) on Thursday said that typhoon Yun-yeung formed over the seas south of the country is likely to hit the eastern Pacific Ocean side and make landfall…