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Is a British Indian in line to be UK’s next Prime Minister?
London: As Boris Johnson’s partygate troubles mount and members of his own Conservative Party demand he step down as the British Prime Minister, one name is doing the rounds as a frontrunner…
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Political, religious groups condemn J&K govt’s order on ‘surya namaskar’
Srinagar: Various political and religious groups on Friday criticised the Jammu and Kashmir administration’s order directing college heads in the union territory to organise large-scale ‘surya namaskar’ on the occasion of Makar…
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Dubai: Major collision between two India-bound planes averted
New Delhi: Hundreds of lives were saved on Sunday after a major collision between two Emirates planes was averted during take-off at Dubai airport. EK-524 Dubai to Hyderabad was scheduled for take-off…
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PM Modi to virtually address WEF’s Davos Agenda summit on Monday
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the online Davos Agenda summit of the World Economic Forum on the first day of the five-day event beginning January 17, joining a host…
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US to allow Lebanon to import energy through Syria: Lebanese FM
Beirut: The US will allow Lebanon to import natural gas and electricity from Egypt and Jordan through Syria, without being subject to restrictions imposed by the US Caesar Act which prohibits cooperation…
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HIV positive man hides status, wife lodges complaint against him in K’taka
Bengaluru: In a shocking incident, a woman in Karnataka has lodged a complaint against her husband for hiding his HIV positive status from her, police said on Friday. In a complaint with…
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‘Bulli Bai’ accused Mayank, Shweta Singh sent to judicial custody
Mayank Rawal and Shweta Singh, two of the accused in the Bulli Bai app case were on Friday sent to 14-day judicial custody. While Singh was produced in the court, Raval was…
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Telangana: Govt bans synthetic, nylon manjha ahead of Sankranti
Hyderabad: The Telangana government has imposed a ban on nylon and synthetic thread (manjha) used for flying kites in 2017 all over the country on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. The ban…
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Blind faith among Gangasagar pilgrims sees Covid safety norms given a go-by
Kolkata: Blind faith of the thousands of pilgrims thronging the city’s Babu-Ghat (Steps leading to the river Ganges named after its builder Baboo Raj Chandra ) en-route to Sagar Island for the…
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Media reports claiming under-reporting of Covid deaths ill-informed, baseless & misleading: Govt
New Delhi: The Health Ministry has refuted media reports alleging a “significant undercount” of COVID-19 deaths in the first two waves in India, saying these are fallacious, ill-informed and mischievous in nature.…
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4 killed in Andhra road accident
Vijayawada: Four people were killed and 10 others injured in a road accident in Andhra Pradesh’s West Godavari district on Friday, police said. The accident occurred on national highway in Tadepalligudem when…
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Eight arrested for TDP leader’s murder in Andhra Pradesh
Amaravati: Police in Andhra Pradesh’s Guntur district have arrested eight persons in connection with the murder of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader Thota Chandraiah. Guntur district Superintendent of Police Vishal Guni announced…
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Battle for UP: Samajwadi party faces problem of plenty
Lucknow: The Samajwadi Party, which has been happily inducting leaders from other parties, is now facing the problem of plenty.Too many claimants on every seat and the threat of the seat going to…