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A pair of dress, passport is all we have, say Indian returnees from Sudan
Chennai: With all her money and valuables taken away during the conflict in Sudan, Divya Rajasekharan who arrived from the African country, said she lost all hopes of returning to Sudan. “A…
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Astronomers detect first direct image of black hole expelling a powerful jet
Beijing: For the first time, astronomers have detected an image of a powerful jet exploding from a black hole. The observations of the black hole at the centre of the galaxy Messier…
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Anti-corruption agencies staring at permanent interference: Ex-CBI joint director
Kolkata: The Central Bureau of Investigation and other anti-corruption agencies in the country are staring at the predicament of “permanent interference” if a 2018 anti-graft law remains unchallenged, according to former CBI…
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Lebanon launches grant programme to support persons with disabilities
Beirut: Lebanon has launched a social grant programme that aims to provide the country’s differently-abled people with direct economic support. At least 20,000 people with disabilities will receive a monthly allowance of…
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Telangana Secretariat to be guarded like a fortress
Hyderabad: The Telangana State Special Police are gearing up to take care of the security of the new secretariat complex to be inaugurated by the Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao on Sunday.…
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Modi BBC docu: HC sets aside DU order debarring NSUI leader over screening
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday set aside a Delhi University (DU) order debarring a Congress leader for a year for his alleged involvement in the on-campus screening of a…
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Centre monitoring evacuation of Indians from Sudan, 600 reach home: Foreign Secy
New Delhi: Even as the evacuation process of Indian citizens from violence-hit Sudan is underway through Operation Kaveri, the government on Thursday said that is monitoring the situation. Addressing media persons, Foreign…
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Pregnancy tests for mass marriage ceremony: Kamal Nath seeks NCW probe
Bhopal: Amid controversy over to be brides allegedly made to undergo pregnancy test in Madhya Pradesh’s Dindori district, Congress leader Kamal Nath on Thursday shot off a letter to National Commission for…
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Hyderabad-based RED.Health launches air ambulance services in over 550 cities
Hyderabad: In view of expanding its business, the city-based startup RED.Health, a medical emergency response platform, has announced the launch of its air ambulance service in more than 550 other cities in…
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‘Will be far-fetched’, SC on Centre’s dispute on challenge to provisions prohibiting incest
New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday argued before the Supreme Court that if petitioners’ arguments, who seek legal sanction for same-sex marriages, are accepted then someone in future may come to the…
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Badal, towering leader of Punjab politics, cremated with state honours
Badal: Cutting across party lines, the tallest leader of state politics and the Akali patriarch Parkash Singh Badal, who always valued and practised secular credentials, was cremated with full state honours at…
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Airtel 5G Plus now available in 3,000 cities, towns
New Delhi: Bharti Airtel on Thursday announced that its ultra-fast 5G service is now available to customers in 3,000 cities and towns in the country. From Katra in Jammu to Kannur in…
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Shirdi town to strike against CISF deployment at Saibaba Temple from May 1
Ahmednagar: The small town of Shirdi, which hosts one of India’s top religious tourism spots, the Saibaba Temple, will go on an indefinite strike from May 1 to protest the proposed CISF…
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‘Ready to fight’: WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on sexual allegations by wrestlers
New Delhi: Accused of sexual harassment by India’s top wrestlers, under-fire national federation chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Thursday indicated that he will fight with all his might to prove his innocence.…
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Lebanon tightens control over Syrian refugees amid increased tension
Beirut: The Lebanese government has tightened regulations on Syrian refugees as tension between the displaced and the local Lebanese continues to grow. A statement released by the Council of Ministers said the…
