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New Zealand PM Ardern to step down in February
Wellington: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Thursday announced that she will step down from the top job no later than February 7, reported DW News. “Jacinda Ardern says she will…
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China’s population drop reflects pessimism about the future
Washington: China’s population has decreased for the first time in over 60 years, signalling the start of long-term decline that will bring demographic challenges for the world’s second-largest economy as well as…
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Centre seeks state’s report on ‘Azad Kashmir’ question in Bengal’s test-paper
Kolkata: A day after a row erupted in Bengal over the recently-released compilation of test-papers for secondary examination released by the West Bengal Board of Secondary Examination (WBBSE) having a question on…
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Engineering student with earphones on dies after being hit by train in Nagpur
Nagpur: A 19-year-old woman with her earphones plugged in died after she was hit by a speeding train near Gumgaon railway station in Nagpur district on Wednesday morning, police said. The deceased,…
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AAP MLAs creating drama in Assembly to avoid discussing people’s issues: Delhi BJP
New Delhi: Delhi BJP’s working president Virendra Sachdeva on Wednesday termed AAP MLA Mohinder Goyal waving currency notes during the Assembly session as ‘drama’, adding that all MLAs of Goyal’s party, including…
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Indian MoS V Muraleedharan to embark on 3-day visit to UAE
New Delhi: Union Minister of State (MoS) Muraleedharan is set to embark on a visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from January 19-21. The MoS will meet UAE ministers and a…
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R-Day celebrations planned reflecting Prime Minister’s vision of ‘Jan Bhagidari’
New Delhi: The nation will celebrate its 74th Republic Day on January 26. And this year, the celebrations have been planned reflecting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘Jan Bhagidari’. The Republic…
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Can’t reopen the 2018 judgment, can make living will guidelines workable: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will not review its 2018 judgment on passive euthanasia and instead, it would modify the guidelines on “living will” to become more effective.…
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Undergraduate dies of severe cardiac arrest at Gujarat college
Valsad: A second year student at the H.P. Shroff Arts College in Gujarat’s Valsad collapsed in the campus on Wednesday and was rushed to hospital by college professors, where he was declared…
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Allahabad HC sets aside direction to grant superior class in jail to Mukhtar Ansari
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday set aside a March 15, 2022 order of the MP-MLA court in Ghazipur, directing the Banda district jail superintendent to grant a superior class to…
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Over 90 countries demand Israel lift sanctions on Palestinians
More than 90 countries called on Israel to lift the sanctions it imposed on the Palestinian Authority this month in response to its efforts to push the United Nation’s highest court to…
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Iran: Filmmakers union calls for release of director Jafar Panahi
Tehran: The Iranian filmmakers union demanded their authorities to release the award-winning director, Jafar Panahi, who has been arrested since July 2022. They expressrd concern for his health, local media reported. 62-year-old…
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Unnao rape survivor writes to President, PM against bail to convict
New Delhi: Days after the Delhi High Court granted interim bail to former Uttar Pradesh BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, who was sentenced to imprisonment for life for raping a minor girl…
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Man from Andhra Pradesh, teenager held for roaming with weapons in Latur
Latur: Police have detained a 20-year-old man hailing from Andhra Pradesh and a minor boy for allegedly roaming with a sword and other sharp weapons in Latur city of Maharashtra, a police…
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Opposition distorting BJP’s stand on Muslims: UP Minority Welfare Minister
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Minister of State for Minority Welfare Danish Azad Ansari on Wednesday accused the opposition parties of distorting the stand of the BJP and the RSS on Muslims and claimed…
