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Egypt’s Al-Azhar imam: Taliban’s ban on women’s university studies contradicts Sharia
Kabul: Grand Imam of Egypt’s Al-Azhar, Ahmed El-Tayeb called for the Taliban to reconsider their decision to ban Afghan women from accessing university education, saying the decision contradicts Sharia (Islamic law), reported…
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Muslim shopkeeper murdered in Karnataka; community suspects political gain
In an incident reported from Karnataka on Saturday, a Muslim shopkeeper was reportedly stabbed to death. Despite the deceased trying to save himself the attackers chased and killed him. The deceased was…
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Risk of data tampering in Assam’s NRC updation process: CAG report
Guwahati: The Comptroller and Auditor General of India have flagged the “risk of data tampering” in the National Register of Citizens (NRC) for Assam, due to “improper” software development related to data capture…
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Unlawful conversions: Uttarakhand villagers clash with organisers of event
Uttarkashi: Villagers clashed with organisers of an event attended by Christian clerics at Devdhung in Uttarkashi district, accusing them of unlawful conversion, officials said. The incident was reported on Friday, Sub Divisional Magistrate…
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US govt declares power emergency in Texas amid Arctic blast
Houston: The US Energy Department has declared a power emergency in the country’s second-largest state Texas amid an Arctic winter blast that was feared to cause a shortage of electricity in the…
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Amid tussle with Centre on Collegium, SC gets 3 CJIs, delivers key verdicts in 2022
New Delhi: Amid the feud with the government on the Collegium system, the Supreme Court saw three CJIs in 2022 while it delivered key verdicts upholding the SIT’s clean chit to then Gujarat…
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Christmas celebrated with gaiety in Telangana
Hyderabad: Christmas was celebrated with traditional fervour, pomp and gaiety in Telangana on Sunday with churches holding masses. Special prayers were conducted and midnight masses were held across the city churches with a…
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Women’s cricket set for surge with inaugural IPL, U19 T20 World Cup
New Delhi: The Indian Premier League (IPL) gave birth to the biggest revolution in the cricketing world, bringing in massive attention, great quality of cricketers and high viewership every year, before and…
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Watch: Argentina artist creates mural of Messi in bisht lifting FIFA cup
An Argentina artist named Maximiliano Bagnasco embodied the coronation of his country’s football team in the World Cup in Qatar, especially the moment when Argentina captain Lionel Messi raised the World Cup…
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Himachal Pradesh: Ex-CM Thakur named leader of BJP legislative party
Shimla: Former chief minister and six-time legislator Jai Ram Thakur was on Sunday named the leader of the BJP legislative party, a senior functionary of the opposition party in the state said. The…
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Iranian FM says Iraq proposes to faciliate talks between Iran, Egypt
Tehran: Iraq has put forward a proposal for holding talks between Tehran and Cairo at political and security levels to restore relations between the two countries, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said.…
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Pakistan mulls military offensive against TTP
Islamabad: Amid an upsurge in terrorist attacks, the country’s civil and military leadership is undertaking a major policy review in order to stem the tide of banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), local media…
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Telangana: BJP accuses govt of failing to report NREGA projects to Centre
Hyderabad: The Telangana unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has accused the state government of failing to report the progress on NREGA works to the Centre. The BJP further alleged that…
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Hyderabad: Traffic restrictions for December 28-30 for Prez’s visit
Hyderabad: The city traffic police on Saturday released restrictions ahead of President Draupadi Murumu’s visit to Hyderabad between December 26-30. Traffic restrictions for December 28 The following restrictions will be in place…
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Ashwin, Iyer script dramatic come-from-behind win for India in 2nd Test
Mirpur: A dogged 71-run stand between Shreyas Iyer and R Ashwin came to India’s rescue as the visitors fought back from a hopeless situation to pull off a three-wicket win over Bangladesh…
