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‘Weaponising terrorism for diplomatic point-scoring…’: Bhutto-Zardari in India
Benaulim: Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Friday called for a collective approach by the SCO to combat terrorism and not get caught up in “weaponising terrorism for diplomatic point scoring”. His…
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Iran Prez says Syria visit marks turning point in bilateral ties
Tehran: Ebrahim Raisi, who became the first Iranian President to visit Damascus after the Syrian war erupted in 2011, said on Friday that the landmark two-day trip was a “turning point” in…
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Blast during Rajouri op: 3 more army personnel succumb to injuries, toll now 5
Rajouri: Five Army personnel were killed and a major injured on Friday in an explosion triggered by terrorists in the thickly forested Kandi area in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district where an…
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UN calls for closing funding gap to salvage decaying oil tanker off Yemen
United Nations: There is a “crucial need” for additional money to close the funding gap to salvage the decaying Safer oil tanker off Yemen’s Red Sea coast, a UN spokesman said. A…
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Egypt calls for immediate truce between Sudan’s military rivals
Cairo: Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has made separate phone calls with the leaders of Sudan’s warring parties, calling for an immediate cease-fire to end the bloodshed. Shoukry on Thursday expressed “Egypt’s…
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Manipur: Article 355 invoked, Army flag march on, addtl troops airlifted from Assam
Imphal: In view of the prevailing widespread unrest in Manipur, the Central Government has imposed Article 355 in the state to control the situation, top police officials said on Friday. Article 355…
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Viveka murder case: Prime accused surrenders in CBI court
Hyderabad: Yerra Gangi Reddy, the prime accused in former Andhra Pradesh minister Y. S. Vivekananda Reddy’s murder case, surrendered in CBI court on Friday on the direction of the Telangana High Court.…
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Hyderabad: Bajrang dal, BJP activists recite Hanuman Chalisa at Cong office; detained
Hyderabad: Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) activists who were a part of Bajrang Dal gathered outside the Congress party office in the city on Friday and recited Hanuman Chalisa following which they were…
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Caste-based census will happen at any cost: Lalu
Patna: A day after the Patna High Court put an interim stay on the caste-based survey, RJD national president Lalu Prasad said the survey is the demand of a majority of people…
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US doctors perform first-ever brain surgery on an unborn baby
New York: For the first time, US doctors have performed successful brain surgery on an unborn baby to prevent heart failure and brain injury after birth. The in-utero surgery, described in the…
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BRS in AP to contest in 25 LS, 175 Assembly seats
Hyderabad: Claiming that Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) will win against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Andhra Pradesh, the BRS AP chief Thota Chandrashekhar said the party would contest 25 Lok Sabha…
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Stop Veligonda project execution by AP: Telangana to KRMB
Hyderabad: Opposing the unauthorized diversion of Krishna water by Andhra Pradesh through the Veligonda project tunnel, the Telangana government had approached the KRMB (Krishna River Management Board) to stop the diversions immediately.…
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With just 7 pc increase, Congress could win 150 seats in Karnataka: Survey
The upcoming Karnataka Assembly elections have sparked controversy, with surveys conducted by the BJP and its frontal organizations indicating that a narrow margin of votes and a combined use of 13 percent…
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Hyderabad: Foundation course for 112 central civil officers ends at Dr MCR HRD
Hyderabad: Valedictory function of the 15-week foundation course for 112 Central Civil Services officers, from across the country conducted by Dr MCR HRD Institute concluded on Thursday. The Director General of the…
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‘Congress backing terrorism by opposing The Kerala Story’: PM Modi
Ballari: Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing a poll rally in Karnataka on Friday launched an attack on the Congress and accused the Opposition party of opposing “The Kerala Story” film, which…
