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10K Indian construction workers to reach Israel starting next week
Jerusalem: With Israel’s construction sector suffering a severe manpower crisis post the October 7 conflict with Hamas, some 10,000 workers from India are to make their way here starting next week, industry…
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SC refuses to allow woman to terminate over 32-week pregnancy
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to allow a 26-year-old woman, who had lost her husband in October last year, to terminate her over 32-week pregnancy, saying the medical board…
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Hindutva leaders now eye Mumbai’s sufi shrine to polarise voters
On January 4, Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde, while addressing an enthusiastic gathering during ‘Malang-gad Harinam Mahotsav’ in Thane announced that he would fulfil the promise of liberating the old Haji Malang…
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BJP attempting to enforce uniformity with brute force: Aiyar
New Delhi: Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar on Tuesday claimed that Rajiv Gandhi’s government had used its imposing mandate to unite the country but the current BJP dispensation with its “brute majority”…
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Varanasi court allows Hindus to offer puja in Gyanvapi mosque cellar
In a significant development in the Gyanvapi Mosque-Kashi Vishwanath Temple dispute, a Varanasi court on Wednesday, January 31, allowed the Hindu community to perform pujas inside the ‘Vyas Ka Tekhana‘ area inside…
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Parliament security breach: Tortured by cops to accept link with Oppn, accused allege
New Delhi: Five of the six people arrested in the Parliament security breach case on Wednesday told a court that they were allegedly being tortured by Delhi Police to accept their association…
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Donald Trump nominated for Nobel Peace Prize for Middle East policy
Former US President Donald Trump has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize by Republican lawmaker Claudia Tenney, citing his role in facilitating the ‘historic’ policy in the Middle East. In an…
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As cost spikes, number of Haj applicants from UP goes down
Lucknow: Following an increase in cost and post-Covid rules, there has been a visible decline in the number of people applying for Haj from Uttar Pradesh. According to the data from the…
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Ashwin retains No 1 spot, Bumrah moves to 4th in ICC rankings
Dubai: Senior India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin maintained the top spot, while compatriot Jasprit Bumrah jumped to fourth in the latest ICC bowling rankings released on Wednesday. Ashwin, who had grabbed a match…
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Manickam Tagore sends defamation notice to KTR for ‘Rs 50 cr bribe’ remark
Hyderabad: Senior Congress leader Manickam Tagore on Wednesday, January 31, sent a defamation notice to Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K T Rama Rao for his remarks that the Telangana chief…
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ED issues 5th summons to Kejriwal in excise policy money laundering case
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued a fresh and the fifth summons to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for his questioning in the Delhi excise policy linked money laundering case,…
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Saudi Arabia’s King Salman calls for rain prayers on Thursday
Riyadh: The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz has called for performing Istisqa (rain-seeking) prayer throughout the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Thursday, February 1. A statement…
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Man murders wife, lover after duo elopes in Karnataka
Belagavi: A man allegedly killed his wife and her lover to death after they eloped in Belagavi district in Karnataka. The deceased were identified as 19-year-old Hina Mehaboob and her lover, 21-year-old…
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Saudi Arabia to maintain maximum oil output at 12 million bpd
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s oil giant Aramco has announced that it will maintain its maximum sustainable capacity (MSC) at 12 million barrels per day (bpd), following the directive from the Ministry…
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Watch: ‘Palestinian Robin Hood’ fighter confronts Israeli tanks
A video of a resistance fighter in the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, confronting the incursion of Israeli tanks, into the areas west of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza…
