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Fifth day: Death toll from Turkey-Syria earthquake exceeds 24300
On the fifth day, the chances of finding more survivors under the rubble are fading after the catastrophe of Turkey and Syria earthquake that struck on Monday, February 6, and the series…
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Over 10,000 children living on streets with families: WCD
New Delhi: Over 10,000 children are living on streets with their families in the country, the Women and Child Development Ministry said on Friday. Responding to a question in Lok Sabha, Women…
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SC refers issue of excommunication in Dawoodi Bohra community to nine-judge bench
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday referred the issue of the practice of excommunication in the Dawoodi Bohra community to a larger nine-judge bench which is seized of various aspects including…
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Mallikarjun Kharge to launch Congress’ mass outreach programme in J’khand on Saturday
Ranchi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge will visit Jharkhand on Saturday and launch the state unit’s Haath Se Haath Jodo’ mass outreach programme, a party leader said on Friday. He will roll out…
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HDFC Bank officials sentenced to three-year RI in bribery case
New Delhi: A special CBI court in Pune on Friday awarded three-year rigorous imprisonment to two HDFC Bank officials for demanding bribe of Rs two lakh for sanction and disbursement of a…
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Darjeeling politics: Bengal govt to grant land deeds to tea garden workers
Kolkata: As the fresh political equation in the hills of Darjeeling involving the trio of Bimal Gurung, Ajay Edwards and Binoy Tamang is becoming a major threat to the Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik…
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Karnataka Lokayukta raids BDA office following complaints
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Lokayukta police on Friday raided the Bangalore Development Authority’s office following many complaints and public grievance petitions against the agency. According to a senior Lokayukta officer, the teams swooped…
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Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind flags ‘rise’ in Islamophobia
New Delhi: Prominent Muslim body Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind on Friday flagged the alleged rise in Islamophobia and demanded that a separate law be enacted to specifically punish those who incite violence against minorities.…
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‘Someday she may become excellent doctor’: SC on admission to girl with disability
New Delhi: “Who knows, someday she may become an excellent doctor,” the Supreme Court said on Friday as it came to the rescue of a girl, who was denied admission in MBBS…
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Saudi scientific team able to locate Habasha market from life of Prophet
Riyadh: A specialized research team in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has located the historical Souq Habasha, one of the most important Arab markets in the pre-Islamic era and early Islam,…
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Emirates to send emergency aid to victims of Turkey-Syria earthquake
Abu Dhabi: In the wake of the catastrophic earthquakes in Turkey and Syria that hit the countries on Monday, Dubai-based Emirates Airlines is setting up an airbridge withthe Dubai International Humanitarian City (IHC),to transport…
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Will keep raising Adani issue inside and outside Parliament, it’s a big scam: Kharge
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday said his party will keep raising the Adani issue inside and outside Parliament and added that if the government does not work democratically, “people…
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Stones pelted at Vande Bharat train in Telangana
Hyderabad: Unidentified persons pelted stones at a coach of the Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam Vande Bharat train while it was passing through Mahabubabad district of Telangana on Friday, railway officials said. The Railway Protection Force…
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Turkey-Syria earthquake instills hope; survivors found after 100 hrs
Although it has been four days since the two powerful earthquakes that shook southern Turkey and northern Syria on Monday, February 6, hope for survivors is still not lost, as many people…
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Casteist slur in Bengaluru college fest skit stirs row
Bengaluru: The incident of casteist slur made during the presentation of a college skit recently in Bengaluru has triggered a row. A police complaint has been registered in this connection, while an…
