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Turkey’s Erdogan tries to play peacemaker in Middle east
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, having won the recent elections in Turkey, after weathering the biggest challenge in his long career, is trying once again to play the role of peacemaker…
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IIT-Madras’ Zanzibar campus to start classes in October
New Delhi: The first academic session at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Madras’ Zanzibar campus is set to begin in October with the offshore campus offering two full-time academic programmes, top officials…
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UP: Bajrang Dal members beat up cop outside police station in Sitapur
Members of the Bajrang Dal thrashed a constable outside a police station in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur. A crowd chanting slogans of ‘Jai Shree Ram’ drags the policeman outside the station gate and…
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Free rice scheme: Cong says Karnataka govt has given befitting reply to Modi govt
New Delhi: The Congress on Monday lashed out at the Modi government, accusing it of playing “petty and vindictive” politics on the issue of food security and sabotaging the Karnataka Congress’ guarantee…
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Floods, landslides and more: IMD explains heavy rains in north India
New Delhi: The bountiful rains in many parts of India in the first eight days of July have bridged the rainfall deficit for the entire country, according to the India Meteorological Department…
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Delhi ordinance row: SC notice to Centre; next hearing on July 17
The Supreme Court issued a notice to the Union government on Monday regarding the writ petition filed by the Delhi government challenging the National Capital Territory (Amendment) Ordinance 2023. The bench led…
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Yamuna water level below danger mark, says CM Arvind Kejriwal
New Delhi: No flood-like situation exists in the national capital as the water level in the Yamuna is below the danger level, despite the release of three lakh cusecs (cubic feet per…
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Telangana: AIMPLB-led delegation to meet KCR over Uniform Civil Code
Hyderabad: A delegation comprising of All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) Telangana and representatives of religious organisations will meet chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and urge him to oppose the proposed…
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Telangana: Cow vigilantes stop cattle truck in Adilabad; case booked
Hyderabad: A group of cow vigilantes allegedly attacked and blocked the path of a truck transporting cattle in Neradigonda mandal of Adilabad. In a video that surfaced on Twitter, the mob, reportedly…
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UP: Three more held over Dalit man ‘forced to lick slippers’
Sonbhadra: Three more arrests have been made in connection with a Dalit man allegedly being beaten up by another man and then forced to lick his slippers in this Uttar Pradesh district,…
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Egypt to host summit of Sudan’s neighbours in effort to end war
Cairo: Egypt has announced the plan to host a summit meeting for Sudan’s neighbouring countries four days ago to find peaceful solutions to the Sudan crisis. Leaders attending the meeting would discuss…
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Ahead of Telangana assembly polls, Muslim declaration lists 22 demands
Hyderabad: Ahead of the Telangana Assembly polls and general elections, the Telangana Muslim Organisations Joint Action Committee released a Muslim declaration listing 22 demands that a political party must promise to fulfill…
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Row over identity of tribal man who was urinated on erupts in MP
Bhopal: Controversy has erupted in Madhya Pradesh over the identity of the tribal victim who was allegedly urinated on by BJP worker Pravesh Shukla. Questions are being raised over whether the person…
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Lashkar Bonalu: Liquor shops in some parts of Hyderabad to remain shut
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad police has ordered the closure of liqour shops in some parts of the city till July 11 on account of Lashkar Bonalu. Celebrations of the festival began in Secunderabad…
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‘Tearless’ onions to hit supermarket shelves in Australia
Canberra: Australian supermarket giant Woolworths on Monday announced that the country’s first batch of “tearless” onions will hit the shelves in stores across New South Wales, Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory…
