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Kuwait leads Arab countries in organ donation after death
Kuwait: Kuwait ranked first among the Arab countries and second in the Middle East in terms of organ donation, according to the Kuwaiti Society for Organ Transplantation, Kuwait News Agency (KUNA). During…
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‘Want debate, not disruption’: TMC’s Derek O’Brien on Parliament stalemate
New Delhi: Amid repeated adjournments of the Parliament following opposition ruckus, Trinamool Congress (TMC) Rajya Sabha MP Derek O’Brien on Sunday said that his party wants a debate, not disruption. The TMC…
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LG withholding appointment of 244 school principals on flimsy grounds: Manish Sisodia
New Delhi: Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Sunday accused Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena of withholding appointments of 244 principals on “flimsy grounds”. This comes a day after Saxena approved…
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Iranian director Jafar Panahi released on bail after hunger strike
Tehran: Award-winning Iranian director Jafar Panahi, on February 3, was released on bail on the third day of his hunger strike to protest his arrest which lasted for nearly seven months. The…
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Qatar bans food containing insect products
Doha: Qatar has banned insect products in foodstuffs after the European Union (EU) added two new products to its approved list. In a statement, the Qatar Ministry of Health said that insect…
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Modi, his govt cannot hide from questions saying ‘Hum Adani Ke Hain Kaun’: Cong
New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday stepped up its attack on the Centre over allegations against the Adani group, alleging that the Modi government’s “loud silence” over the issue “smacks of collusion”.…
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Don’t get a haircut: When Pervez Musharraf praised Dhoni’s long locks
New Delhi: Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf, who passed away on Sunday, always enjoyed the India-Pakistan cricket rivalry and once suggested former Indian cricket captain M S Dhoni to not trim his…
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Tharoor condoles Musharraf’s demise
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday condoled the demise of former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf. Tharoor said that Musharraf, who was once an implacable foe of India, had become…
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Road accident kills 2, injures 9 in Afghanistan
Kabul: Two commuters were killed and nine others injured in a road crash in Afghanistan’s Samangan province, provincial traffic police said on Sunday. The accident took place late Saturday in the Daulatabad…
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Timeline of Ex-President General Musharraf’s engagements with India during his reign
Dubai: Pakistan’s former military ruler General (retd.) Pervez Musharraf, the architect of the Kargil War in 1999, died on Sunday in Dubai after a prolonged illness. The four-star general, who ruled Pakistan in…
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Pervez Musharraf: Kargil War’s architect, brought Pak & India to brink of war
Islamabad: Pakistan’s former military dictator General Pervez Musharraf, the architect of the Kargil War, toppled the democratically-elected government in a bloodless military coup in 1999 and ruled the country for nine years…
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2 killed in accident on Hyderabad’s Outer Ring Road
Hyderabad: Two persons were killed and eight others injured in a road accident on the Nehru Outer Ring Road (ORR) in Hyderabad on Sunday, police said. According to police, a car hit…
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Cong to ask three questions daily on Adani issue
New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday said that it will ask three questions a day related to Adani issue to the Prime Minister. The Congress said that after Panama Papers leak no…
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Six-fold jump in voters since 1951; total electorate on Jan 1 over 94.50 cr
New Delhi: India has witnessed a nearly six-fold increase in the total number of voters since 1951 to over 94.50 crores this year, but almost one-third of them stayed away from exercising their…
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Telangana: Pak-born Islamic teacher prevented from attending event in Warangal
Hyderabad: A British Islamic teacher was reportedly stopped from attending a religious gathering in Warangal on allegations that he flouted Indian visa rules. According to reports, the Pakistani-born British citizen Saqib Iqbal…
