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US teams deploying quickly to support Turkish rescue efforts: Biden
Washington: US President Joe Biden spoke to his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan and reaffirmed the US’ readiness to provide “any and all” needed assistance to Turkey in the wake of devastating…
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Drinking water in Israel becomes turbid after Turkey-Syria quakes
Jerusalem: Drinking water in northeastern Israel has become turbid after deadly earthquakes hit parts of Syria and Turkey, local authorities said. The Israeli Ministry of Health issued a statement instructing the residents…
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UN launches emergency responses following earthquakes in Turkey, Syria
United Nations: In the wake of devastating earthquakes that struck southern Turkey and northern Syria early on Monday, UN aid agencies have scrambled to help many thousands of reported victims, including those…
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Turkey-Syria quake toll rises above 3,500
Istanbul/Damascus: Over 3,500 people were killed – more than 2,370 in Turkey and at least 1,400 in Syria, thousands more were injured, and extensive damage was caused in both countries, including fires…
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Earthquakes: Aleppo among worst-hit areas in Syria
Damascus: The Syrian war-torn city of Aleppo is among the worst-hit areas in the country following the deadly earthquakes on Monday. The earthquakes that also devastated parts of southern Turkey are now…
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Guterres calls on G20 to come up with relief package for Global South
United Nations: Warning that poverty and hunger are rising around the world, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has asked the G20 nations led by India to come up with a package offering investments…
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I’m lucky, says Salman Rushdie on surviving colossal attack in New York
London: Salman Rushdie, the Mumbai-born author of Booker Prize-winning novel ‘Midnight’s Children’, said on Monday that he feels lucky to have survived the last year’s brutal stabbing at a literary event in…
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Erdogan declares 7 days of national mourning after earthquakes
Ankara: Turkey has declared seven days of national mourning after earthquakes jolted southern provinces of the country. At least 1,762 people were killed and 12,068 others were injured when two earthquakes hit…
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Third powerful earthquake of 6.0 magnitude hits Turkey in 24 hours
Ankara: Three earthquakes rocked Turkey on Monday as the country is still assessing the number of casualties and the damage. The third earthquake of magnitude 6.0 on the Richter scale hit Goksun,…
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No scope for hate crimes on basis of religion in secular country such as India: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday observed that there is a growing consensus around hate speech and stressed there is no scope for hate crimes on the basis of religion in…
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Over 3,400 dead, 14,500 injured in Turkey, Syria after powerful earthquake
Ankara: At least 2,316 people were killed, over 13,293 were injured, 5,606 buildings collapsed, and hundreds remain fearful of being trapped under the rubble after a earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter…
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TDP leader’s daughter gets assistance from Jagan government for study abroad
Amaravati: Daughter of a leader belonging to opposition TDP in Andhra Pradesh will receive financial assistance of Rs 84 lakh from the state government to realise her dream of pursuing higher education…
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Hyderabad: 2 men drown in Shameerpet lake; search on for bodies
Hyderabad: A man who went fishing at Shameerpet Lake along with his friend drowned on Monday afternoon. Shaik Jahangir, 42, a resident of Musheerabad along with his brother Shabuddin and three friends…
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MP: Tribal woman looking for job gangraped by three men in Gwalior
Gwalior: A 28-year-old tribal woman was gangraped allegedly by three persons in Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh, a police official said on Monday. As per the woman’s complaint, she was looking for a…
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PM unveils India’s biggest helicopter manufacturing facility in Tumakuru
Tumakuru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited’s helicopter factory the country’s largest chopper manufacturing facility in the Tumakuru district of Karnataka. Bengaluru-headquartered HAL plans to produce more…
