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UP revises timings of all madrasas
Lucknow: Iftekhar Ahmed Javed, chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Madrasa Education Board, has issued directives to all madrasas affiliated to the state government to ensure six-hour education for students so that hey…
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Largest refinery in France shut over strike
Paris: French multinational energy and petroleum company TotalEnergies has started to shut down the country’s largest refinery in the Normandy region as a result of a strike over wage demands. “The discontent…
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Hostilities, deepening crisis worsen civilian situation in Syria: UN
United Nations: Hostilities and a deepening economic, health and water crisis have worsened the situation for civilians in northwest Syria, UN humanitarians said. Up to 4.1 million people — 80 per cent…
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Permission denied for RSS event; Sangh issues legal notice to TN Home Secy, DGP
Chennai: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has issued a notice to top Tamil Nadu government officials, including Home Secretary over the Tiruvallur police rejecting its plea for permission to hold a ‘route…
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Combined wealth of top 10 wealthiest Americans will surprise you
The combined wealth of the top 10 wealthiest Americans is more than the GDP of many countries including the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey. It is over $1.1 trillion. Top 10 wealthiest…
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Online government services improve, digital divides remain: UN survey
United Nations: Despite the many crises of the past two years, e-government strategies have been advanced although many countries and municipalities have fallen short in providing adequate online services, according to a…
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133 injured in clashes as Iraq’s Parliament reconvenes
Baghdad: At least 122 security members and 11 protesters were injured in clashes as the Iraqi Parliament reconvened after nearly two months of suspension amid a political deadlock. In a statement on…
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Israeli Minister orders expulsion of families of Palestinian attacker
Tel Aviv: Israeli Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked has ordered the expulsion of families of a Palestinian man who carried out an attack five years ago in East Jerusalem. Taking to Twitter on…
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Row over BHU exam question on temple demolition
Varanasi: A controversy has erupted over a question in a recently held MA History exam in Banaras Hindu University (BHU) here, where the students were asked to the name the book and…
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Essar Oil UK signs offtake agreement with Vertex Hydrogen
London: Essar Oil UK Limited (Essar) has announced that it has signed a �Heads of Terms offtake agreement with Vertex Hydrogen (Vertex) for the supply of 280MW plus of hydrogen. The hydrogen…
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1 killed in hospital shooting in US’ Arkansas
Houston: At least one person was killed following a shooting at a hospital in the suburbs of Little Rock, capital of the US’ Arkansas, authorities said. A suspect has been taken into…
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‘Let’s play with it’: Imran Khan features in leaked audio on ‘foreign conspiracy’ cypher
Islamabad: As the audios of high-profile personalities continue to get leaked, a sound bite of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan allegedly telling his then-principal secretary Azam Khan to “play” with the…
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Bill providing Green Card pathway introduced in US Congress
Washington: A group of four top Democratic senators has introduced legislation to provide a much-needed pathway to a Green Card for up to 8 million people, including dreamers, H-1B and long-term visa…
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Germany’s public debt rises again
Berlin: Germany’s public debt increased by 25 billion euros ($24 billion) in the second quarter (Q2) of 2022 to 2.34 trillion euros, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) has said. While government debt…
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Expected a longer duration of PFI ban: BJP MP D Arvind
Hyderabad: BJP MP from Nizamabad Dharampuri Arvind on Wednesday said that he hoped for a longer PFI ban, and he also questioned the AIMIM’s stand on the issue. Earlier, Owaisi the AIMIM…
