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40% of Japan nursery schools fail to meet enrollment quota
Tokyo: At least 40 per cent of nursery schools in Japan failed to meet their April 2023 enrollment quota, due partly to a shrinking demand for childcare as a result of the…
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Militants in Syria fire 3 rockets toward Israel: Army
Jerusalem: Militants in Syria fired three rockets toward northern Israel on Saturday night, Israel’s military said, in a rare attack from Syria amid escalating tension in the region. According to a statement…
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UN peacekeepers launch probe into rocket fire, air strikes in Lebanon
Beirut: The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has opened an investigation into the rocket launches and air strikes that took place in the southern part of the country in the past…
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NCERT’s decision to make ‘changes’ driven by divisive and partisan agenda: Historians
New Delhi: Around 250 educationists and historians criticised the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) over its decision to revise textbooks. They said that removing the chapters was driven by…
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Hyderabad: ‘Cybersecurity Knowledge Summit’ 2023 to be held on April 12
The Hyderabad City Police and the Hyderabad City Security Council (HCSC) will host the Hyderabad Annual Cybersecurity Knowledge Summit – 2023 on April 12 which will be graced but the presence of…
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Six killed as microbus, tractor collide in Egypt
Cairo: At least six people were killed and eight others wounded as a microbus collided with a farming tractor in Egypt’s Giza province adjacent to the capital Cairo, an Egyptian Health Ministry…
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Delhi HC to hear Monday Sharjeel Imam’s bail plea in sedition case
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court will on Monday hear a plea by JNU student Sharjeel Imam seeking bail in connection with a 2020 riots case involving allegations of sedition. The case,…
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Adani hard-working, down to earth: Sharad Pawar in 2015 autobiography
New Delhi: NCP chief Sharad Pawar may have broken ranks with other opposition parties on the Adani issue, but his friendship with Gautam Adani dates back to nearly two decades when the…
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Kurmi agitation: 188 trains cancelled for April 9-10
Kolkata: As the people of the Kurmi community intensify their rail and road blockade agitations in support of their long-standing demand for recognition under the Scheduled Tribe category, the Railways has been…
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Mumbai Police register case against rapper for ‘anti-govt’ song
Mumbai: Mumbai Police have registered a case against rapper Umesh Khade for his song allegedly against government and the administrative system, an official said on Sunday. With this, the Maharashtra Police have…
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‘Politics of convenience’: Sibal slams PM Modi’s ‘dynasty’ remarks in Telangana
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Sunday accused the BJP of indulging in “politics of convenience”, as he hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remarks on dynasty…
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Israel extends closure of Palestinian territories amid tensions
Jerusalem: Israel has announced that all crossing points of the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip would remain closed until Thursday for security reasons. Entry permits to Israel for working purposes or…
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Covid wave looms as India’s population-level immunity wanes: WHO SE Asia Chief
New Delhi: Decreasing levels of immunity in our population may trigger new Covid waves and to tackle this, India needs a strong disease surveillance along with high vaccine coverage, WHO Regional Director,…
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Hyderabad Metro Rail services extended for IPL match
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Metro Rail services have been extended today for the IPL match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings. The match will be played at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad.…
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Kharge sets wheels of opposition unity moving, despite divergence on Adani
New Delhi: At a time when Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) President Sharad Pawar, a Congress ally in Maharashtra, has expressed doubts over Opposition’s demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into…
