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Death toll from Malaysian landslide climbs to 24
Kuala Lumpur: The death toll from the deadly landslide in Malaysia’s Selangor state has risen to 24, authorities have said as search and rescue efforts continued. The latest body to be recovered…
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Gujarat: BJP, AAP spar over man’s death due to daughter’s college fee stress
Vyara: A man allegedly committed suicide in Gujarat’s Tapi district after being distressed over payment of college fees of his daughter, police said on Saturday. The incident led to a tussle between…
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AIIMS cyber attack: Delhi Police seeks data on Chinese hackers from CBI-Interpol
New Delhi: In a latest development in connection with the AIIMS server hacking case, the Delhi Police have written a letter to the Centre Bureau of Investigation (CBI) seeking details on Chinese…
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16 killed by heavy rains in Johannesburg
Johannesburg: Heavy rains have killed 16 people in South Africa’s largest city Johannesburg in the last two weeks, an official has said. “Thus far, 23 people have been rescued by Joburg Emergency…
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Maharashtra: Gov’s remarks, Karnataka border row to dominate winter session
Mumbai: Remarks by Maharashtra Governor B S Koshyari on Shivaji Maharaj and the simmering border row with Karnataka are expected to dominate the winter session of state legislature beginning in Nagpur from Monday.…
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Hyderabad: Passport special drive to be held between Dec 19-23
Hyderabad: The Regional Passport Office (RPO) will initiate a special drive between December 19-23 for the issuance of passports under the Tatkal scheme. The drive will emphasise reducing the waiting time for…
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Iran arrests prominent actress Taraneh Alidoosti for supporting anti-hijab protests
Tehran: Iran has arrested a prominent actress Taraneh Alidoosti days after she criticized the execution of a man who was involved in the nationwide protests. Alidoosti had condemned the hanging of Mohsen…
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Air pollution is not just a Delhi problem, says Assam Congress MP
Guwahati: Assam Congress MP Pradyut Bordoloi has expressed his concern about the rising level of pollution in the northeast specifically in Guwahati. He said: “We must wake up to the reality that…
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Hyderabad: Union health min unveils Rs 100 cr plan for NIPER construction
Hyderabad: Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday unveiled a Rs 100 crore plan for the construction of the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) in Hyderabad. Mandaviya said “The…
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More than 75% colleges in Himachal headless
Shimla: Over 75% of the government colleges in Himachal Pradesh are functioning without a regular principal, according to the general secretary of the state college teachers’ association. Posts of regular principals are vacant…
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YouTube bans Pornhub’s channel over rule breaches
San Francisco: Video-sharing platform YouTube has banned the adult website Pornhub’s channel due to multiple community guidelines violations. According to Google, Pornhub’s account violated YouTube’s external link policy, which forbids users from…
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Karnataka: Winter assembly session begins on Monday amid boundary dispute
Belagavi: Amid the raging border dispute with neighbouring Maharashtra and around five months to go for assembly elections in Karnataka, the winter session of the state legislature will begin at ‘Suvarna Vidhana Soudha’…
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‘BJP sidelined Hindutva’: Sri Rama Sene chief who wants to contest Karnataka election
Mangaluru: Sri Rama Sene chief Pramod Muthalik is planning to enter the electoral arena in Karnataka to ‘correct’ the BJP which, he says, has sidelined its Hindutva agenda. Addressing reporters in Udupi…
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PM mediates Russia-Ukraine war, ignores Maha-Karnataka issue: Raut
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday said that on the one hand, Prime Minister Narendra Modi mediates in the Russia-Ukraine war, while on the other he turns a blind eye…
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Indian-origin Leo Varadkar elected as new PM of Ireland
Dublin: Indian-origin Leo Varadkar, former Irish Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Fine Gael party, has been elected as the new prime minister of Ireland following a vote in the lower…
