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Nirmala Sitharaman meets UAE Ambassador Abdulnasser Jamal Alshaali, discusses bilateral ties
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday held a meeting with United Arab Emirates ambassador to India Abdulnasser Jamal Alshaali, Deputy Chief of UAE Mission Majid Alnekhailawi and Abdulaziz Alhashmi,…
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Dhaka explosion toll raises to 18, Bangladesh govt sets up probe
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said Wednesday that the country has sufficient expertise to carry out an investigation into the powerful explosion that ripped through a multi-storey building in a crowded…
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Telangana: ED notice to Kavitha part of political conspiracy, says BRS
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) on Wednesday reacted sharply to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) notice to its leader K. Kavitha in the Delhi excise scam and called it a part of a…
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TN: BJP in soup as it loses 13 of its leaders to alliance partner AIADMK
Chennai: A total of 13 functionaries from Tamil Nadu’s BJP on Wednesday quit the party to join its alliance partner the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). The 13 belonged to…
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2 killed, 16 injured after train derails in Egypt
Cairo: At least two people were killed and 16 others injured after a train derailed in Qalyub, a city in the Qalyubia Governorate about 23 km north of Egypt’s capital Cairo. Egypt’s…
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At least 6 Palestinians killed in Israeli raid in West Bank
Jerusalem: At least six Palestinians were killed in the West Bank in an Israeli raid aimed at arresting a suspect involved in the killing of two Israeli brothers the previous week, Palestinian…
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Telangana: Rodents bite two students in Warangal hostel
Hyderabad: With animal attack incidents surfacing for the past couple of weeks, an incident of rodents biting two students of Women’s Hostel on Kakatiya University Bypass Road in Warangal has come to…
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J-K: Cops deny closing Jamia masjid, management calls statement ‘unfortunate’
Srinagar: The management committee of the Jama Masjid in the Nowhatta area of the city on Wednesday alleged it was “extremely unfortunate” that the authorities closed down the mosque on the occasion…
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Consuming Bhaang, creating nuisance not the culture of Holi: Baba Ramdev
Haridwar: On the occasion of Holi, Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev appealed to people not to consume ‘bhaang’, and to celebrate the festival with togetherness and brotherhood. Baba Ramdev celebrated the festival at…
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Maha: Man, fiancee booked after he gives triple talaq’ to his wife
Thane: A man and his fiancee from Maharashtra’s Thane district have been booked after he allegedly pronounced instant “triple talaq” to his wife, an official said on Wednesday. On August 1, 2019,…
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Free entry at Taj Mahal, Agra Fort on International Women’s Day
Agra: On the occasion of International Women’s Day, the Uttar Pradesh government has announced free entry to various monuments including the Taj Mahal and Agra Fort for tourists. Tourists who came to…
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Women wear black ribbons at Dombivli railway station highlighting pending demands
Thane: Several women at Dombivli railway station on Mumbai suburban railway network wore black ribbons on Wednesday in protest against the alleged “apathy” of railway officials towards their commuting woes and other…
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Video: RSS man’s daughter Malini Nehra praised for asking this question to Rahul
Amid controversies surrounding the UK tour of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, a video of his interaction with London-based CEO Malini Nehra at Chatham House went viral on social media. In the video,…
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Raj cops look for couple seen romancing on bike on Holi eve
Jaipur: Rajasthan cops are on the lookout for a couple who was seen romancing on a motorbike on Jaipur streets on the eve of Holi. The reported incident took place at the…
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Arvind Kejriwal begins day-long meditation to ‘pray for country’
New Delhi: On the occasion of Holi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal began a seven-hour-long meditation from 10 am on Wednesday. Taking to Twitter, AAP shared pictures of Kejriwal meditating and said,…
