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4,500 health workers died battling Covid-19 in Brazil

Sao Paulo: As many as 4,500 health workers died in Brazil after contracting Covid-19 while working to save lives during the pandemic, a global federation representing public service workers said. Among the…
US Congressional panel to subpoena Trump for Jan 6 riots

Washington: A US Congressional Committee decided in a surprise vote on Thursday to issue a subpoena to former President Donald Trump for his testimony and documents regarding the January 6 rioting by…

Congress is 85 pc “commission government”, says CM Bommai

Ballari: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Congress stating that the development of the state “took a backseat” due to 50 years of rule by…
ED starts probe into ‘investment fraud’ case busted by Hyderabad police

Hyderabad: The Enforcement Directorate started its own investigation into the “investment fraud” case busted by the Hyderabad city police cybercrime wing two days ago. Ten persons including a China national and a…
Higher oil prices could tip world economy into recession: IEA

London: Western governments are furious after OPEC+ decided last week to slash oil production by the largest amount since the start of the pandemic, and the cartel’s actions may tip the global…
‘You could still have been CM if…’: Ajit Pawar to Uddhav

Mumbai: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar on Thursday told former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray that he would have retained the chief minister’s post in the state had he sought…
Akhlaq lynching: Court convicts BJP leader Sangeet Som for violating govt order

Lucknow: Controversial BJP leader Sangeet Som has been found guilty of allegedly defying a government order following Mohammad Akhlaq’s lynching in 2015 by a district court in Uttar Pradesh’s Gautam Buddha Nagar…

Abdul Latif Rashid elected as new President of Iraq

Baghdad: After months of bargaining, negotiations, verbal battles, and overt and secret deals, Abdul Latif Rashid on Thursday elected as President of the Republic of Iraq, succeeding President Barham Salih. In the…
Hijab row: Final verdict is very important, says Karnataka CM Bommai

Ballari: The final verdict on the hijab row is very important as its impact is not restricted to Karnataka, but for the whole country, and we must wait for it, Chief Minister…
North Korea test-fires long-range strategic cruise missiles: state media

Pyongyang: North Korea has test-fired two long-range strategic cruise missiles, state media reported on Thursday while adding that leader Kim Jong-un guided the test-fire of the missiles on the spot. The test…
Atmosphere in country is being poisoned by people in power: Yogendra Yadav

Nagpur: Activist and Swaraj India leader Yogendra Yadav on Thursday said the atmosphere in the country was being poisoned by those occupying top positions of power. Ahead of the Congress’s Bharat Jodo…
Gen-Z workers in India expect honest internal communication at job

New Delhi: In India, most Gen-Z (aged 10-25) workers expect open, honest internal communication at their workplace, while the millennials (aged 26-41) want a safe, comfortable workplace, a report said on Thursday.…
Is there Taliban rule in Hyderabad, asks RGV on no music after 10 p.m.

Hyderabad: Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma has slammed no music after 10 p.m. order in Hyderabad pubs, wondering “if the city was under Taliban rule”. In a series of tweets with hashtag #HyderabadTaliban…
Pakistan ready to give Tajikistan ‘access to Gwadar, Karachi ports’

Astana: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday, while highlighting the importance of promoting connectivity in the region, reiterated Pakistan’s readiness to provide access to Tajikistan to Gwadar and Karachi ports, media…
Russia warns Ukrainian membership of NATO will start World War 3

Moscow: Russia has threatened World War Three if its foe Ukraine is granted membership into NATO, a Russian Security Council official was quoted as saying on Thursday, the media reported. ‘Kyiv is…