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Ukraine rejects Russia’s ‘trivial’ ceasefire offer
Kiev: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has rejected Russia’s “trivial” Christmas ceasefire offer, saying it was a cover for Moscow to stop Ukrainian advances in the eastern Donbas region and bring in more…
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US Consulate in Hyderabad asks applicants to visit new visa center
Hyderabad: The US Consulate General on Thursday informed all applicants visiting Hyderabad Visa Application Center on or after January 8 to visit the new center at Madhapur. All applicants visiting the Hyderabad…
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Pakistan planning major US-backed counter-offensive against TTP
Islamabad: With the Pakistan Army and the renegade Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) now eyeballing each other, the country’s military is now planning a massive counter-offensive against the TTP. A report in South China…
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Man fatally shoots 7 family members before suicide in US
Los Angeles: A 42-year-old man fatally shot seven other family members, including his wife and their five children, inside their home in the US’ Utah state before taking his own life, authorities…
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5 dead in road accident due to heavy rain in Indonesia
Jakarta: A car crashed into a river due to severe weather conditions in Indonesia’s South Sulawesi’s Pangkep Regency, killing five people. The car carrying six people was running through heavy rain at…
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Kharge attacks BJP, says Congress saved Constitution for 70 years
Banka: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra and said that Congress saved the Constitution for the last 70 years. “PM Modi always asks what Congress did…
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Nearly 8 mn Pakistanis still displaced after summer floods: Diplomat
Geneva: Some 8 million people remain “acutely displaced” after last summer’s floods in Pakistan, since waters still have not receded in some areas, the country’s Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva…
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Cases surge in China after govt abandons Zero-COVID policy: Report
Beijing: COVID cases have surged in China after the government abandoned its Zero-COVID policy, according to CNN. Chinese authorities are finding it difficult to track the number of COVID infections in the…
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Hyderabad: EV charging stations to outspread like petrol pumps
Hyderabad: Electric vehicle charging stations will be seen like petrol pumps in different areas of Hyderabad and Secunderabad soon. Telangana State Renewable Energy Development Corporation Limited (TSREDCO) has decided to set up 150…
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Congress leader Shabbir Ali attacks BRS, calls its leaders ‘liars’
Hyderabad: Congress leader and former Minister Shabbir Ali on Thursday attacked the ruling BRS government and called its leaders ‘liars’. “BRS leaders are liars, and their propaganda is also based on lies.…
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Anoud Al-Asmari, first Saudi woman referee to get FIFA badge
Riyadh: Anoud Al-Asmari on Thursday became the first Saudi female referee to receive the international badge from the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA), according to the list announced by the local…
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Nagaland BJP’s anti-solution stance harms peace talks: NNPG
Kohima: The influential Naga National Political Groups (NNPG) said on Thursday that the Nagaland BJP leadership is playing with fire even as the Central government is trying its best to find permanent…
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Jamiat challenges constitutionality of conversion laws in 5 states
New Delhi: The Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind has moved the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of conversion laws in five states – Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Himachal Pradesh. The Muslim…
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NIA conducts searches in Karnataka, arrests two IS operatives
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday conducted searches at six locations in Karnataka in the districts of Dakshina Kannada, Shivamogga, Davanagere and Bengaluru in connection with the Shivamogga Islamic…
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MP: 12 held, 78 weapons seized in Operation Prahaar arms bust
Indore: Twelve persons were arrested, and 78 weapons seized after several illegal arms-making factories were busted in the western part of Madhya Pradesh, a police official said on Thursday. Seven arrests were…
