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Turkey’s tourism revenues soar in 2022
Ankara: Turkey’s tourism revenues reached $46.28 billion in 2022, registering a year-on-year increase of 53.4 per cent, according to figures released by the Turkish Statistical Institute. Nearly 44.56 million foreign tourists visited…
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Yemeni leader, EU delegation discuss efforts to renew truce
Aden: Rashad al-Alimi, Chairman of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, on Tuesday discussed with a European diplomatic delegation the ongoing regional and international efforts to renew the expired truce in the war-torn country.…
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Palestinian Prez blames Israel for tension in meeting with Blinken
Ramallah: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has told US Secretary of State Antony Blinken that the Israeli government “is fully responsible for the current tension and violence in the Palestinian territories”. Abbas made…
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Canada leverages financial intelligence to stop illegal wildlife trade
Ottawa: Canada’s federal financial intelligence unit has published a new operational alert to assist businesses in better identifying and reporting financial transactions related to the laundering of proceeds of crime from illegal…
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Tunisia extends state of emergency till year end
Tunis: Tunisian President Kais Saied decided on Tuesday to extend the state of emergency imposed across the country until the end of 2023. “The state of emergency in the entire territory will…
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5,000 under trials in jail despite bail granted, 1,417 released: NALSA to SC
New Delhi: The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that about 5,000 under trial prisoners were in jails despite being granted bail and 1,417 of them have…
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Former law minister Shanti Bhushan dies aged 97
New Delhi: Former Union law minister and eminent jurist Shanti Bhushan, who represented politician Raj Narain in the historic case that led to the annulment of then prime minister Indira Gandhi’s election…
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SC Collegium recommends elevation of Allahabad, Gujarat HC chief justices to apex court
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Collegium Tuesday recommended to the Centre the names of Allahabad High Court Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Gujarat High Court Chief Justice Aravind Kumar for elevation as…
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Take hard line against upper castes: Bihar Minister in puported video
Patna: In a purported video of a phone conversation, Bihar Education Minister Chandrashekher Yadav, who recently made controversial remarks on Ramcharitmanas, was heard telling his supporters to take a hard line against…
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Jake Paul v Tommy Fury set to face on February 26 in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh: The highly anticipated fight between Jake Paul and Tommy Fury has been officially announced on February 26 in Saudi Arabia. This will be the first time that YouTube star-turned-boxer Jake Paul…
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Muslim women can approach only family courts for divorce: Madras HC
Chennai: The Madras High Court has ruled that Muslim women should approach only family courts and not private bodies like Shariat Council consisting of a few members of Jamaat in order to…
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Activist Shoma Sen seeks discharge in Elgar Parishad case
Mumbai: Activist-academician Shoma Sen, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, on Tuesday moved an application before a special court here seeking discharge in the matter on the ground she has…
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Telangana logged highest inflation in FY23: Economic Survey
Hyderabad: Telangana has the highest inflation rate in the country, revealed the Economic Survey 2022-23 tabled in the Parliament on Tuesday by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. According to the report, Telangana has…
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Plea in Kerala HC claims Vizhinjam sea port construction causing noise pollution
Kochi: A plea in the Kerala High Court has claimed that the Vizhinjam sea port construction work was causing noise pollution in the area. Refuting the allegation in the plea, moved by…
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JNU renews contract of campus security firm despite controversies
New Delhi: Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Tuesday said it has renewed the contract of Cyclops Security a firm whose staff has been accused of mishandling student protesters and committing theft on…
