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Pak rejects ‘Indian propaganda’ on Neelum-Jhelum project
Islamabad: Pakistan has rejected as baseless “Indian propaganda” that Chinese engineers and staff have abandoned repair of the 969-megawatt Neelum-Jhelum hydropower project. Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson Asim Iftikhar told a press briefing…
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J&K to grant land ownership rights to West Pakistan refugees
Jammu: In a major decision, the Centre is set to grant land ownership rights to West Pakistan refugees (WPR) in Jammu and Kashmir. After the abrogation of Article 370, the Centre has…
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Raju Srivastava continues to be on ventilator, recovering slowly: brother
New Delhi: More than a month after he was admitted to hospital following a heart attack, popular comedian-actor Raju Srivastava continues to be on ventilator, his brother Dipoo Srivastava said on Friday.…
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‘Modi Ji might replace Mahatma on currency notes’: KTR takes jibe at BJP
Hyderabad: TRS working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) took a dig at union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and said on Friday that currency notes would also feature Prime Minister Narendra Modi if…
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SC refuses to entertain PIL for common dress code in educational institutes
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a PIL seeking a direction to the Centre, states and union territories to implement a common dress code for staffers and students…
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Telangana: Fake news on kidnapper-Sadhus goes viral on WhatsApp
Hyderabad: A viral audio clip is making rounds on Whatsapp claiming that kidnappers dressed as Sadhus and Fakirs are running around in Telangana looking for opportunities to kidnap children. The audio also…
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Climate change likely increased heavy rain that led to Pakistan flooding: Study
New Delhi: Human-caused climate change likely increased the intense rainfall that flooded swathes of land across Pakistan, according to rapid attribution analysis by an international team of leading climate scientists as part…
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Shehbaz to meet Xi on SCO sidelines
Samarkand, Sep 16 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday in Uzbekistans historic city of Samakarkand on the sidelines of the ongoing Shanghai Cooperation Organization…
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IIT-Madras student found dead in hostel room
Chennai: A fourth-year student of aeronautical engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras was found dead in his hostel room here, said police. The student, identified as Subhranshu Sarkar and…
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Gujarat: 60 kg beef seized, restaurateur held for serving cow meat
Surat: A restaurateur was arrested on the charges of serving beef to his customers in place of meat and 60 kg of cow meat was seized from his restaurant Delhi Dastarkhwan in…
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Saudi Arabia: 3 kg of hair removed from patient’s stomach
Riyadh: In a rare medical case, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s General Directorate of Health Affairs in Al-Jouf region announced the removal of a hair mass weighing 3 kilograms from the stomach of…
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Asteroid larger than statue of unity in Gujarat heads to earth
A near earth object measuring 200 metres is heading to earth this week. The asteroid outguns the statue of unity in Gujarat, which is the largest statue in the world. This is…
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Hyderabad cops seek assistance from Goa police in drug investigation
As the Hyderabad police recently arrested a drug peddler from Anjuna in Goa in August, questions were raised on where the city officials’ jurisdiction ends. The city police is now seeking a…
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UNSC renews mandate on investigative team for IS crimes in Iraq
United Nations: The UN Security Council adopted a resolution to renew the mandate of a UN investigative team for crimes committed by the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq. Resolution 2651, which won…
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AIMIM set to hold ‘National Integration Day’ rally after Friday prayer
Hyderabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) is going to organize a ‘National Integration Day’ rally today after the Friday prayer. It will begin at Masjid-e-Abu Bakr and culminate at Tegal Kunta, Old…
