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Iran, Saudi Arabia to resume postal cooperation after Haj
Tehran: The CEO of Iran’s National Post Company said postal cooperation with Saudi Arabia will resume following this year’s Hajj pilgrimage, which will end on July 1. Mahmoud Liaei made the remarks…
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Too little, too late: Cong on Amit Shah’s all-party meet on Manipur crisis
New Delhi: A day after Home Minister Amit Shah called for an all-party meeting on June 24 to deliberate on the Manipur crisis, the Congress on Thursday termed BJP’s move “too little…
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‘Gadapa Gadapaku Mana Prabuthvam’ initiative to solve issues: Jagan
Amaravati: YSR Congress president and Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy exhorted his party leaders and cadres to take the ‘Gadapa Gadapaku Mana Prabuthvam’ (governance at doorstep) programme seriously and solve…
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Firing exchange between unknown gunmen, Assam Rifles in Manipur
Imphal: Exchange of fire between unknown gunmen and Assam Rifles troops was reported at North Boljang in Manipur’s Imphal West district at 5 am on Thursday, sources said. The situation has been brought…
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Third back-to-back tremors of over magnitude 4.5 jolts Myanmar
Naypyidaw: Third back-to-back tremors of over magnitude 4.5 jolted Myanmar, 3 hours after the second one that took place around 2:53 am IST An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 hit Myanmar’s Yangon on…
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Ban on English was clerical error, says Darul Uloom
Lucknow: After facing flak for prohibiting students from learning English, the Darul Uloom Deoband (DUD) has informed the minority commission that it never objected to English education, but it was a clerical…
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Article 370 abrogation wouldn’t have been possible if NC had not been weakened: Omar
Srinagar: Accusing successive governments at the Centre of weakening the National Conference (NC), Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said abrogating Article 370 would not have been impossible if his party had not been…
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Alliance Air flight takes off with open fuel tank
New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday ordered an investigation after an Alliance Air aircraft took off with an open fuel tank from Mysore to Hyderabad. Alliance Air-operated…
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Watch: Joe Biden, First Lady Jill Biden welcome PM Modi at White House
Washington DC: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was welcomed at the White House in Washington DC by United States President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden. The camaraderie between leaders was visible…
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Hyderabad to add another landmark with Telangana Martyrs’ Memorial
Hyderabad: Hyderabad is set to add another landmark as Telangana Martyrs’ Memorial will be thrown open by Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Thursday. A symbolic tribute to those who laid down…
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Manipur violence: Amit Shah calls all-party meet on June 24
New Delhi/Imphal: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has convened an all-party meeting on June 24 in New Delhi to discuss the situation in Manipur. Ministry of Home Affairs in a tweet said:…
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Cong seeks ex-servicemen commission to address grievances of military veterans
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday demanded the setting up of an ex-servicemen commission on the lines of the SC/ST Commission to address the grievances of military veterans. The party’s newly-appointed chairman…
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US backs India’s rise as great power: senior State Department official
Washington: The US supports India’s rise as a great power, and this will be central to ensuring American interests in the years ahead, a senior State Department official said on Wednesday, on…
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IOA ad-hoc panel reschedules WFI elections to July 11
New Delhi: The IOA ad-hoc panel on Wednesday rescheduled the WFI elections to July 11 after five disaffiliated state bodies, seeking voting rights for the polls, presented their cases in a hearing.…
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PCB’s likely chairman Zaka Ashraf rejects Asia Cup’s hybrid model
Islamabad: The likely new chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Zaka Ashraf has rejected his predecessor Najam Sethi’s much-publicised “hybrid model” for the upcoming Asia Cup, which is slated to be held…
