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Social media, internet services face disruptions across Pakistan
Islamabad: Internet services faced disruptions almost across the country on Sunday night as a large number of users complained about difficulties in accessing social media sites, Pakistani media reported. The apps, especially…
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Starving Gazans take away food from aid convoy as crisis looms large
Tel Aviv: The situation in Gaza is turning from bad to worse as the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) continues its heavy bombing and shelling in the enclave. With people running short of…
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UP: 3 held in Meerut on suspicion of transporting cow for slaughter
Meerut: Three people were arrested after a police encounter in this district on Sunday allegedly while they were carrying a cow for slaughter, officials said. The incident took place in Partapur police…
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Massive flow of migrants ‘poisoning’ blood of US: Donald Trump
New Hampshire: Coming out hard at US President Joe Biden over “economic woes” and border security, his predecessor Donald Trump said that the influx of migrants is “poisoning” the blood of the…
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Recession fears hit IT sector, Infosys, major players announce cuts in pay hikes
Bengaluru: Amid gloom against the backdrop of fears of a global recession, major IT players in Bengaluru have enforced steep cuts in yearly hikes and promotions for staffers. Bengaluru-based tech giant Infosys…
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Pro-Palestine slogans heard at Kolkata Queer Pride walk
Kolkata: Pro-Palestine slogans condemning the deaths of civilians in Gaza Strip in the battle between Israeli army and Hamas militants were heard here on Sunday during the annual Queer Pride walk. However,…
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Thane ‘mowing down’ case: SIT arrests Maha babu’s son, 2 others
Mumbai: In a late-night development, the Thane police’s Special Investigation Team (SIT) arrested a top Maharashtra bureaucrat’s son in the infamous case of the “mowing down” of a woman, officials said on…
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Heavy rain alert in TN, holiday declared for schools, colleges in Kanyakumari
Kanyakumari: As heavy rain lashed several parts of Tamil Nadu and the India Meteorological Department issued a heavy rain alert for the next seven days, the district administration has declared a holiday…
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Parliament security breach: Delhi Police reaches Lucknow with Sagar to probe
New Delhi: A Delhi Police team has taken Parliament security breach accused Sagar Sharma to Lucknow to investigate the location where he allegedly produced shoes containing concealed coloured smoke canisters he used…
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Not old, can still straighten some people out, says Sharad Pawar
Pune: Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday said he had not grown old and still had the power to “straighten some people out”. Speaking at a bullock-cart race in Charkoli…
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Major rejig in Hyderabad police: 10 IPS, 5 SP-rank officers transferred
Hyderabad: In a major reshuffle for Hyderabad police, Telangana DGP has ordered transfers and postings of ten IPS and five other SP-rank officers. The transfers were notified in two separate orders issued…
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‘One Nation, One Election’: Kovind panel to meet on Monday
New Delhi: The high-level committee on ‘One Nation, One Election’ under former president Ram Nath Kovind is learnt to be meeting on Monday to review the progress made so far, including on…
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Govt likely to table Telecommunications Bill 2023 in LS on Monday
New Delhi: The government is likely to table the Telecommunications Bill 2023 in Lok Sabha on Monday, according to sources. The Telecommunications Bill 2023 aims to replace the 138 years old Indian…
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Funeral prayers for Kuwait’s Emir held in Makkah, Madinah in absentia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Sunday, December 17, held funeral prayers in absentia (Salat Al-Ghayib) for the late Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. On Saturday afternoon, December 16,…
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Hindus should give up halal meat, eat only jhatka: Union minister Giriraj
Begusarai: Union Rural Development Minister Giriraj Singh on Sunday said Hindus should give up eating halal meat and consume only ‘jhatka’, the flesh of animals slaughtered by a single blow of the…
