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UN chief highlights cities’ role in promoting global sustainable development
United Nations: Accounting for a majority of global carbon emissions, cities play critical roles in building a sustainable world for all, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said. Guterres underscored the point in a…
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Russia welcome back into grain export deal: UN official
United Nations: The UN looks forward to welcoming Russia back in the fulfilment of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which Moscow has halted following an attack on the Russian Black Sea Fleet,…
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Telangana weavers send thousands of postcards to PM
Hyderabad: In a novel protest, thousands of handloom weavers from Telangana on Monday sent postcards to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding rollback of Goods and Service Tax (GST) on handlooms. Thousands of…
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Israel, Bahrain discuss strengthening economic ties
Jerusalem: Israeli Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman and Bahrain’s Commerce and Industry Minister Zayed R. Alzayani have discussed ways to strengthen economic ties between the two countries. In a meeting in Jerusalem with…
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Congress’ Bharat Jodo Yatra enters Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Congress’ Bharat Jodo Yatra led by party leader Rahul Gandhi entered Hyderabad on Tuesday. Hundreds of party leaders and workers are walking along with him. Today, he resumed his padyatra at 6…
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Criminal trial against Trump Organisation on tax fraud starts in New York
New York :The jury in the criminal trial against the Trump Organisation started to hear opening statements on a 15-year tax fraud scheme from the plaintiff and the defendant in the Supreme…
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Iran sanctions 10 US officials, 4 institutions for ‘inciting violence, interference’
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Ministry has announced that Tehran has imposed sanctions against 10 US individuals and four institutions for violating human rights, interfering in Iran’s internal affairs, and inciting violence and riots…
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1 dead after shooting at high school in Canada
Ottawa: One person was dead and another was in hospital after a shooting at a high school’s front yard in Toronto, the largest city of Canada, police said. The shooting happened just…
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2 soldiers, 4 terrorists killed in intelligence based-operation in Pakistan
Islamabad: Two Pakistani soldiers and four terrorists were killed during an intelligence-based military operation in Pakistan’s southwest Balochistan province, the military said in a statement. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media…
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Former top cop Julio Ribeiro’s wife passes away
Mumbai: Melba Ribeiro, the wife of former supercop Julio F. Ribeiro, passed away late on Monday night, the family said. She is survived by her husband, daughters Ana Carl Saldanha and Nina…
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Karnataka youth who celebrated Pulwama suicide bomb attack gets 5 yrs jail
Bengaluru: A special court here on Monday sentenced an engineering student, who had celebrated the 2019 Pulwama suicide bomb attack on an Indian paramilitary convoy, to five years imprisonment and Rs 10,000…
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Odisha BJP stages protest over Archana Nag honey-trap case
Bhubaneswar: Hundreds of Odisha BJP leaders and workers on Monday staged a protest in Bhubaneswar, demanding action against BJD leaders and Ministers, who are allegedly involved in Archana Nag honey-trap case and…
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Munugode bypoll: Campaigning to come to end at 6 pm on November 1
Hyderabad: Over 2.41 lakh voters are eligible to exercise their franchise in the crucial bypoll to Munugode Assembly constituency in Nalgonda district of Telangana on November 3. The campaigning for the byelection…
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Petrol, Diesel prices to be cheaper from today
New Delhi: The prices of petrol and diesel have been slashed by 40 paise per litre. The new prices will be effective from 6 a.m. on Tuesday. On Monday, the cost of…
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Samajwadi Party slams law and order in UP after triple murder
Badaun: The Samajwadi Party (SP) has launched a blistering attack on the Yogi Adityanath government on the law and order issue, following a triple murder in Uttar Pradesh’s Badaun. Former SP MP…
