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Over 43M worshippers visited Ka’batullah, Prophet’s Mosque in first 20 days of Ramzan
Riyadh: Over 43 million worshippers have visited the Grand Mosque in Makkah and Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah during the first 20 days of Ramzan, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The holy month of Ramzan 1444…
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BRS failed to provide land to Dalits in Telangana: Kharge
Hyderabad: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge Friday targeted the BRS government in Telangana, accusing it of not fulfilling its promises, including providing three acres of land to Dalits. He also said that it…
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UP: Body of Atiq Ahmed’s son being brought at his Prayagraj residence
Prayagraj: Gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed’s son Asad’s body is being brought to Atiq’s residence in Prayagraj, from where it will be taken to a graveyard for performing the last rites. Asad’s maternal grandfather…
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Centre makes U-turn on Vizag Steel Plant, employees intensify protest
Visakhapatnam: In another U-turn on the disinvestment process of Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (RINL), the corporate entity of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, the Centre on Friday said that the process is in progress.…
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Video: Smoke bomb hurled at Japanese PM Fumio Kishida
Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday escaped unhurt after a smoke bomb was hurled at him ahead of his scheduled speech at the Saikazaki Port in Wakayama prefecture, local media…
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Telangana DGP asks police officials to be vigilant in election year
Hyderabad: The Director General of Police of the state Anjani Kumar, while stating that assembly elections are approaching in Telangana asked the police officials to be more vigilant in keeping peace and…
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Establishment of Hindu kingdom will be a threat to country: Prakash Karat
Vijayawada: The Politburo member of CPM Prakash Karat on Friday warned that the establishment of a Hindu kingdom would be a threat to the country. He alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
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Curfew imposed in Odisha’s Sambalpur amid fresh violence
Bhubaneswar: Amid fresh violence in Odisha’s Sambalpur town, the district administration has imposed a curfew for an indefinite period. Upon receiving input on the current prevailing situation, Sambalpur Sadar sub-collector Pravash Chandra…
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Global oil demand on course for a record high
London: Global demand for oil this year is on track to rise to a record 101.9m barrels per day as China leads an economic surge among developing nations, the world’s leading energy…
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UN continues quake-related aid to Syria
United Nations: The UN and partners are continuing to help people affected by the recent earthquakes in Syria, said the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Across the country,…
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Palestinians mark int’l Quds Day in Gaza against Israel’s storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque
Gaza: Thousands of Palestinians in Gaza marked the International Quds Day with protests against Israeli police raids into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem, the third holiest site in Islam. Raising…
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Bodies of Atiq Ahmed’s son Asad, aide Ghulam taken to mortuary
Jhansi: Uttar Pradesh Police in the wee hours of Saturday took the bodies of the mafia turned politician Atiq Ahmed’s son Asad and his aide Ghulam to the mortuary in Prayagraj. As…
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Turkey summons Danish ambassador over burning of Quran, Turkish flag
Ankara: Turkey’s Foreign Ministry has summoned Denmark’s ambassador Danny Annan over the burning of the Muslim holy book of the Quran and a Turkish flag at a public demonstration in Denmark’s capital…
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India projected to grow at 7% in 2022-23, says Sitharaman at IMF meet
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that with both the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank having projected India as the fastest growing major economy in 2023,…
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PM Modi calls for people’s participation in fight against climate change
Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said an idea becomes a mass movement when it moves from “discussion tables to dinner tables” as he called for people’s participation and collective efforts in the…
