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Three children injured after two quake hit Pakistan
Islamabad: At least three children were injured in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Sunday after two earthquakes jolted the region, officials said. According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), a powerful 6.0-magnitude…
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Maha Congress leader alleges corruption in Mithi river cleaning, seeks probe
Mumbai: Maharashtra Congress leader and former minister Naseem Khan on Sunday sought a probe into the cleaning of Mithi river in Mumbai. After visiting sites along the river in BKC, Kalina stretch…
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AAA-TX plans to create research seed grant programme at AMU
Hyderabad: Upon receiving board permission, the Texas-based Aligarh Alumni Association of Texas (AAA-TX) in the United States plans to create a research seed grant programme at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). The Departments…
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Bareilly ki Bride drags run-away groom 20 kms back to mandap
In a straight-out-of-a-movie scene, a bride chased her run-away groom for 20 km and dragged him back to the mandap to get married. The incident happened on Sunday when the bride, hailing…
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Egypt Air plane lands safely at Jeddah airport after one of its tires exploded
Cairo: An Egyptian passenger plane escaped from a crash after one of its tires exploded while landing at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, local media reported. Flight MS643 took…
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Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge to meet Gehlot, Sachin Pilot in Delhi on Monday
Jaipur: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge will hold separate meetings with Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his bete noire Sachin Pilot on Monday in Delhi, a senior party leader familiar with the…
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BKU, RLD call off protest at Delhi border after wrestlers’ released
Ghaziabad: BKU leader Rakesh Tikait on Sunday called off his protest at the Delhi-Ghazipur border after staying put there for almost eight hours, following reports that wrestlers earlier detained by Delhi Police…
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Unseasonal rain, hailstorm in Ahmedabad; IPL final match delayed
Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad on Sunday witnessed unseasonal rain and hailstorm, affecting normal life, while also delaying the start of the much-anticipated final match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) between Gujarat Titans and…
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‘Morphed photo’: Wrestler Bajrang Punia slams ‘IT cell people’
Wrestler Bajrang Punia lambasted ‘IT cell people’ when a modified photo of Sangeeta and Vinesh Phogat smiling while being held by police surfaced on Twitter. The wrestlers, including Sakshi Malik, and their…
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F-16s to Ukraine would be ‘unacceptable escalation’, warns Russia
Moscow: Charging the US and its allies with “playing with fire” by increasing support for Ukraine amid the conflict with Moscow, including planning to provide it US-made F-16s, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey…
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BJP MP attacks Nitish Kumar over his remarks on new Parliament building
New Delhi: BJP MP from Bihar, Sushil Kumar Singh, on Sunday slammed Nitish Kumar over his remarks on the new Parliament building, saying the chief minister should recall that it was he…
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Religious leaders & priests invited to Parliament inauguration but not President: Abhishek
Kolkata: TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee Sunday said that religious leaders and priests were invited to the grand inauguration of the new Parliament building by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but President of India…
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Telangana: Harish Rao lays foundation for 100-bed hospital in Yellareddy
Hyderabad: Telangana Finance & Health minister Harish Rao laid the foundation stone for hundred-bed hospital in the Yellareddy, Kamareddy district. During his address at the ceremony, the minister highlighted Telangana’s ‘remarkable progress’…
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Chandrababu a ‘visionary’, Jagan a ‘prisoner’: Lokesh
Rajamahendravaram: Telugu Desam Party (TDP) General Secretary Nara Lokesh on Sunday termed party President Nara Chandrababu Naidu “a visionary” and Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy a “prisoner”. Addressing the TDP Mahanadu or…
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Mina’s city of tents being prepared to receive Haj pilgrims
Riyadh: Ahead of upcoming Haj season, Mina, known as the ‘city of tents’, have started to be prepared with all the equipment to receive pilgrims. This year, the Haj is expected to…
