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AI flight from Thiruvananthapuram to Dubai returns due to AC issue
Thiruvananthapuram: An Air India Express flight from the Kerala state capital to Dubai returned, on Sunday, barely a couple of hours after take off due to an issue with the air conditioning…
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Arson attack in Mexico claims 11 lives; accused arrested
Mexico City: At least 11 people were killed and six others injured after a man who was removed from a bar for disrespecting women, returned and threw a lit object in San…
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Canadian province under state of emergency due to flooding
Ottawa: A state of emergency has been declared in the eastern Canadian province of Nova Scotia to fight severe flooding, authorities said. The Nova Scotia Government’s Emergency Management Office said that the…
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Heavy rains lash many parts of Karnataka, allaying fear of drought
Bengaluru: Heavy downpour over the past two days in many parts of Karnataka, especially the coastal and southern region, brought hopes of a good harvest for farmers staring at a drought-like situation…
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Telangana: Congress leader assaults toll booth employee
Hyderabad: Kamareddy police have booked a local Congress leader for allegedly attacking and injuring the manager of Bhiknoor toll palaza while being under the influence of alcohol. Police said the incident took…
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Bengal: Train stops at unscheduled station as woman delivers baby
Howrah: The railways stopped a long-distance train at an unscheduled station in West Bengal’s Howrah district to help a Bangladeshi woman reach a hospital after she gave birth to a baby girl…
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Flash floods in Afghanistan claim lives of 26 people
Kabul: The death toll in overnight flash floods in Afghanistan’s Wardak province mounted to 26, while 36 people were missing, an official said on Sunday. Talking to media persons, Natural Disaster Management…
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BRICS countries share deep cultural bonds: Meenakshi Lekhi
Johannesburg: Culture is a very important factor in the BRICS bloc and the five countries comprising the grouping are deeply connected in terms of values, India’s culture minister Meenakshi Lekhi has said.…
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CVoter Survey: A majority want PM to intervene and Manipur CM to resign
New Delhi: An exclusive survey conducted by CVoter reveals that more than three in four Indians are aware of the violence that has engulfed Manipur since May this year. More significantly, a…
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Maha landslide: NDRF calls off operation, says minister
Mumbai: The National Disaster Response Force has finally called of its search-and-rescue operation in Wednesday’s landslide in Irshalwadi in Maharashtra’s Raigad district, state minister Uday Samant said on Sunday. Addressing a press…
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Hyderabad: Snakes making way into residential areas due to heavy rains
Hyderabad: Several houses, companies, and factories on the city outskirts are reporting presence of snakes after the flooding caused by the heavy rains recently. Since the incessant rains started five days ago,…
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Punjab suffered losses of nearly Rs 1,000 crore due to floods: CM Mann
Nangal: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said on Sunday that the state suffered estimated losses of nearly Rs 1,000 crore due to recent floods. A detailed report on the losses will be…
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Punjab: ‘Family-like’ house help hires hitmen to kill NRI employer
Ludhiana: Canadian NRI Baninderdeep Singh, 42, was killed on Monday by four masked assailants at the Thakur Colony area in Ludhiana, in a plan hatched by his trusted house help. The key…
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West Bengal: Couple sells child to arrange funds for alcohol, arrested
Kolkata: West Bengal Police on Sunday arrested a couple based out of Panihati in North 24 Parganas district for selling their six-month-old child to arrange for funds to purchase their alcohol. The…
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Modi afraid if BJP is defeated in Rajasthan, it will lose entire country: Cong’s Randhawa
Jaipur: Senior Congress leader Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Sunday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is frequently visiting Rajasthan as he is afraid if his party is defeated in the state, it will…
