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Ales Bialiatski, Russia’s Memorial, Ukraine’s Center for Civil Liberties win 2022 Nobel Peace Prize
Stockholm [Sweden]: The Royal Swedish Academy on Friday jointly awarded the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize to human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski from Belarus, the Russian human rights organisation Memorial and the Ukrainian…
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Hyderabad cops seek forest dept’s help to catch python in Old City
Hyderabad: The Chatrinaka police have sought the help of forest department officials to catch a python found moving around the Quadri Chaman graveyard. The cops want to safely shift it to a…
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Video of AAP minister leaving Hindu fold triggers backlash from BJP
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are at loggerheads again after a video of AAP minister Rajendra Pal Gautam denouncing Hindu deities at a public mass religious…
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World would face Armageddon if Putin uses tactical nuke weapon: Biden
Washington: In his most outspoken remarks about the threat of nuclear war, US President Joe Biden warned that the world could face an “Armageddon” if his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin used a…
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NCB seizes mephedrone worth more than Rs 120 cr from Mumbai, Gujarat
Mumbai: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has seized 60 kg mephedrone drug worth more than Rs 120 crore from Mumbai and Gujarat, and arrested six members of an inter-state drug cartel, including…
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India abstains from voting for debate on China’s treatment of Muslim Uyghurs
Geneva: In a close diplomatic victory for China, the UN’s top human rights body on Thursday voted down a proposal from Britain, Turkey, the United States and other mostly Western countries to…
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Delhi hospital performs 19th century procedure to save Iraqi national’s leg
New Delhi: Doctors at a city-based hospital here treated a 40-year-old Iraqi national using the cross-leg flap surgery, an over a century-old technique, in which they lifted tissue from one site and…
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Karnataka BJP retaliates to Cong’s charges, says it upholds individual freedom, equality
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday said that the BJP upholds individual freedom and equality in its governance in the state. The statement follows the charges by the Congress leaders…
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Israeli army put on alert amid deadlock in border talks with Lebanon
Tel Aviv: Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz has instructed the army to prepare for any possible escalation with Lebanon hours after the Jewish state rejected Beirut’s amendments to a US-brokered proposal for…
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Half a dozen murders in a week: Are Indian-Americans safe?
New Delhi: A total of six murders, including that of an eight-month-old infant, within a week’s time begs answer to the question every Indian wants to know — is the community safe…
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UPSC launches app for accessing exam, recruitment-related info
New Delhi: The Union Public Service Commission has launched an android mobile application that will allow people to access examination and recruitment-related information, officials said on Friday. The mobile application is available…
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Karnataka youth gets 15 yrs in jail for raping minor, video graphing act
Dakshina Kannada: A local court on Friday sentenced a youth to 15 years of imprisonment for sexually assaulting a minor girl and video graphing the crime in this district of the state.…
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AP high court asks state govt to return bank guarantees to company
Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh high court told the state government that they cannot compel a company to extend its contract against the agreement and that it is against the rules to convert…
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20 cases lodged in K’taka by two groups after clashes over procession route
Kolar: An incident of clash between Dalits and upper caste members over the procession route on Dussehra has led to the lodging of 20 criminal cases against each other,police said on Friday.…
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‘Time of officers being wasted for dirty politics’, says Kejriwal on ED raids
New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday reacted to the raids being conducted by the CBI and ED in connection with the Delhi Liquor Policy 2021-22, and said that the ‘time…
