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Ukraine, EU agree to deepen ties at joint summit
Kiev: Ukraine and the European Union agreed to deepen their relations and cooperation at the 24th Ukraine-EU summit held in Kiev, according to a joint statement issued following the event. The statement…
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China confirms ‘unintended’ entry of airship into US airspace
Beijing: A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson confirmed the “unintended” entry of a “civilian” airship into US airspace due to “force majeure”. According to previous media reports, a Chinese unmanned airship has been…
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US announces additional security assistance for Ukraine
Washington: The administration of US President Joe Biden has announced an additional round of security assistance for Ukraine with a total value of $2.2 billion. The latest package was divided into two…
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KTR meeting with Eatala, Raja Singh grabs eyeballs during assembly
Hyderabad: Information Technology Minister K T Rama Rao and BJP MLA Eatala Rajender were the centre of attention in the Telangana Assembly on Friday. Ahead of the governor’s arrival, KTR reached the…
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Six out of 22 sanctioned AIIMS fully functional: Govt
New Delhi: Out of the sanctioned 22 All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), six of these at Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh, Bhubaneswar in Odisha, Jodhpur in Rajasthan, Patna in Bihar, Raipur…
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In a new outreach, RSS leader Indresh Kumar meets representatives of Muslim countries
New Delhi: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, senior Sangh leaders Indresh Kumar, Krishna Gopal and Ram Lal have been regularly holding interactions with Muslim intellectuals for some time now. Recently, a new episode…
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‘Will apply only prospectively’: SC on order to treat OCIs as NRIs in tests for medical courses
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday declared that Centre’s March 2021 decision, stating Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) appearing for entrance tests to medical courses could not compete for seats reserved…
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Assam Police arrests 2044 in crackdown against child marriage; faces protest by women
Guwahati: In a massive crackdown on child marriage in Assam, the police on Friday arrested 2,044 people including Hindu and Muslim priests who conducted such weddings which, the authorities said, will be…
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16 illegal structures on Goa beaches demolished
Panaji: Goa’s Tourism Department on Friday demolished 16 illegal structures that were erected on beaches at Anjuna in North district and at Colva in South district. Sources from the Tourism Department said…
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Covaxin booster safe, necessary for lasting immunity-ICMR study, says govt
New Delhi: An ICMR study has indicated that a booster dose of Covaxin is safe and necessary to ensure persistent immunity to minimise breakthrough infections of COVID-19, due to newly emerging variants,…
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Telangana’s farmer suicides have reduced between 2017-2021: Centre
Hyderabad: The Centre acknowledged on Friday that Telangana’s farmer suicide rate has drastically decreased from 846 in 2017 to 352 in 2021. This was ascribed to a number of state government measures,…
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Iranian director Jafar Panahi starts hunger strike in prison
Tehran: Iranian award-winning director, Jafar Panahi, who has been imprisoned in Tehran for six months, announced that he has begun a hunger strike to protest the authorities’ refusal to release him on…
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Rural Development Ministry allays fear over budget cut in MGNREGA
New Delhi: The Ministry of Rural Development said on Friday that the concern that lower allocation for the MGNREGA scheme for 2023-24 may affect the rural employment scheme is far from the…
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Filing chargesheet in each case lodged under SC-ST Act not mandatory: Allahabad HC
Lucknow: The Allahabad High Court on Friday said it is not mandatory to file a chargesheet in each case lodged under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act after…
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Saudi allocates prayer area for elderly women at Grand Mosque
Riyadh: The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque announced that it has launched a prayer area for elderly women located on the ground floor inside…
