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UAE’s unemployment insurance scheme begins on January 1
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is set to introduce mandatory UAE unemployment insurance from Sunday, January 1, 2023. The UAE’s Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) said the new…
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Saudi Arabia: 100 new Muslim converts perform Umrah
Riyadh: 100 new Muslim converts visited the Grand Mosque, Makkah in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to perform the Umrah for the first time, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The General Presidency…
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Erdogan says Cristiano Ronaldo was under political ban at World Cup
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the Portuguese player, Cristiano Ronaldo, was subjected to a political ban during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, noting that Ronaldo “supports the Palestinian…
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MP: Class 5 child made to chant Jai Shree Ram, beaten by neighbour
A class 5 Muslim child was allegedly compelled to chant Jai Shri Ram before being beaten by one of his Hindu neighbours, Ajay Bhil in Madhya Pradesh’s Khandwa. According to reports, the…
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BJP concedes reservation demands by Lingayats, Vokkaligas
Belagavi: Karnataka’s BJP government on Thursday announced moving of Panchamasali Lingayat subsect from Category 3 B to Category 2C and Vokkaligas from Category 3 A to Category 2D, thus bringing both the…
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Maharashtra: More than 100 medical students suffer food poisoning in Nashik
Nashik: More than 100 students of a campus having several medical colleges in Maharashtra’s Nashik suffered food poisoning and some 55 of them continue to be hospital while others were discharged post…
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China rail project aims to link Tibet to Kathmandu, may be extended to Indian border
New Delhi: China has sent a team of experts to Nepal to launch a feasibility study for a cross-border railway project dogged for years by technical challenges, political instability in the Himalayan…
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Telangana: Chief secretary Somesh Kumar meets Union defense secretary
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar IAS met Union Defence Secretary A Giridhar in New Delhi today. Long pending issues relating to defence lands were discussed during the meeting. Kumar requested for…
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Pakistan wants peace; up to India to take responsibility to improve relations: Pak FO
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday said that it wants good ties with India, but New Delhi should show seriousness in having a dialogue to resolve all outstanding issues, including Kashmir. Foreign Office Spokesperson…
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Khurshid insulted Sanatan Dharma by comparing Rahul with Lord Ram: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Patna: Former union law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad claimed that Congress leader Salman Khurshid has insulted Sanatan Dharma by comparing Rahul Gandhi with Lord Shri Ram on Thursday. While speaking to media…
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Yatra has done wonders, translating into votes next challenge: Tharoor
Kolkata: Congress leader Sashi Tharoor on Thursday said while the party’s Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Rahul Gandhi has evoked a massive response, “translating this into votes is the next challenge and…
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Former Afghan soldiers ready to join Russia’s war against Ukraine
Kabul: Lost status and a desperate existence in Iran are driving thousands of former Afghan troops — many of them elite commandos trained by the US — to consider fighting as mercenaries…
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Iranian chess players compete at world tournament without headscarf
Tehran: Two Iranian chess players participated in an international chess tournament without a headscarf amid ongoing anti-hijab protests in Iran. Sara Khadem and Atousa Pourkashiyan, the latest athletes appeared in a competition without a…
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If selectors want to look beyond Virat, Rohit and Rahul, so be it: Gambhir
New Delhi: Double world champion Indian opener Gautam Gambhir believes that if the national selection committee believes in looking beyond seniors like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul, then “so be…
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Mutilated body of woman found in Pakistan’s Sindh province
Karachi: A 44-year-old Hindu woman was murdered and her mutilated body was found in a mustard field in Pakistan’s Sindh’s province, triggering fear and panic amongst the country’s Hindu community, who held…
