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Divorced Muslim woman entitled to alimony for remainder of life: Allahabad HC
Prayagraj: In a landmark ruling, the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday said a Muslim woman has the right to receive maintenance from her divorced husband not just till the completion of the…
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UN assures crisis-hit Sri Lanka with financial, technical support
Colombo: UN Assistant Secretary-General and United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific Kanni Wignaraja has assured Sri Lanka with UN’s financial and technical support as the South…
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Poland buys more battle tanks from US
Warsaw: The Polish government signed a $ 1.4 billion deal to buy 116 battle tanks from the US. The US Department of State in December 2022 approved the sale of the M1A1…
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24-year-old resident doctor dies by suicide in Bhopal
Bhopal: A 24-year-old post-graduate resident doctor working at Bhopal’s Hamidia Hospital, allegedly committed suicide by injecting some suspicious chemical into her body. The police claimed to have recovered a suicide note, in…
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Ukraine’s budget deficit reaches $24.9 bn in 2022
Kiev: Ukraine’s annual budget deficit reached an estimated 911.1 billion hryvnias (about $24.9 billion) in 2022, the country’s Finance Ministry has said. The revenues of the general fund of Ukraine’s budget reached…
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Sri Lankan election commission ready for local elections
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Election Commission has said that applications for postal voting from eligible voters for the 2023 local elections would be accepted on January 5-23. Chairman of the Election Commission Nimal…
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AAP takes out candle march at Jantar Mantar seeking justice for Anjali
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday night took out a candle march at Jantar Mantar seeking justice for Anjali, the 20-year-old woman who met a painful end after being…
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Iran releases actress Taraneh Alidoosti after 18 days in custody
Tehran: Iranian authorities on Wednesday released prominent Iranian actress, Taraneh Alidoosti, 18 days after she was detained over her support for the protest movement. 38-year-old Taraneh Alidoosti, star of Asghar Farhadi’s Oscar-winning…
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Media notices my T-shirt, but ignores poor farmers, labourers in torn clothes: Rahul
Baghpat: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said his being in a T-shirt during the Bharat Jodo Yatra was not the real issue, while slamming media for “not noticing” people in torn…
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Level of Oppn unity will determine 2024 poll results: Akhilesh Yadav
New Delhi: Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday stressed that the level of unity between various opposition parties will determine the outcome of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Calling for opposition…
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Elgar accused Gonsalves seeks discharge from case
Mumbai: Activist Vernon Gonsalves on Wednesday sought discharge in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case and cited a report by a US digital forensics company to cast doubt on the veracity of the…
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Hyderabad: NephroPlus signs 69.5 Cr loan to expand in Uzbekistan
Hyderabad: City based NephroPlus, India’s largest dialysis network, signed a Rs 69.5 crore financing deal with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on January 4 to further its expansion plans in Uzbekistan for…
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Centre should disburse funds for MGNREGS: Mamata
Sagar Island: In the backdrop of two central teams visiting West Bengal for a field inspection of PM Awas Yojona-Gramin (PMAY-G) houses, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday hit out at the BJP-led…
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SC grants bail to wife of slain gangster Vikas Dubey in cops’ killing case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted bail to Khushi Dubey, the wife of a close aide of slain gangster Vikas Dubey, in a case related to the killing of eight…
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Court grants bail to Kashmiri photojournalist accused of plotting terror strikes
New Delhi: A Delhi Court has granted bail to a 25-year-old Kashmir-based photojournalist accused of plotting terrorist acts in Kashmir and major cities in India, saying the allegation made by the NIA…
