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Syrian facing increasing hardships after 10-year war: UN warns
Geneva: Syrians are facing increasing suffering and hardship due to the deadly consequences of over a decade of war, the latest United Nations (UN) report warned. The 50-page report, issued by the…
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Air India puts in place transformation plan; aims 30 pc domestic mkt share in 5 years
New Delhi: Air India aims to have a domestic market share of 30 per cent and significantly strengthen its international operations in next five years, with the Tatas-owned airline putting in place a…
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Israelis to be administered variant-tailored COVID-19 vaccine: Report
Jerusalem: Israel will start vaccinating its population with new variant-tailored second-generation coronavirus vaccines from Pfizer, which is better suited to fight against new COVID-19 strains, by the end of this month, according…
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Lakhimpur Kheri death case: Post-mortem confirms rape, strangulation
Lakhimpur Kheri: The post-mortem report of the two minor Dalit sisters who were found hanging from a tree, has confirmed rape and then strangulation which caused the death. The report said that…
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Modi to release cheetahs brought from Namibia in MP’s National Park
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release cheetahs brought from Namibia in Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park on Saturday as part of his efforts to revitalise and diversify the country’s wildlife…
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Hijab ban: 17K girls skipped exam post HC order, claims advocate
Senior advocate Huzefa Ahmadi, appearing on behalf of the Muslim woman protesting the Karnataka high court’s ruling on the hijab ban said in the Supreme Court that the ruling resulted in thousands…
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Lebanon-Israel maritime border deal make ‘major progress’
Beirut: The border demarcation negotiations between Lebanon and Israel have made progress, and only a few technical details remain to be solved, said Lebanese President Michel Aoun. “The results that Lebanon has…
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India emerges as Sri Lanka’s top lender in 2022: Verite Research think-tank
Colombo: India has emerged as the top lender to Sri Lanka in 2022, disbursing USD 377 million in loans to the island nation as it grappled with an unprecedented political crisis and…
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Hyderabad: Table Tennis giant-killer in the making?
Hyderabad: Satya Aspathi loves to punch above her weight. The sprightly paddler recently knocked out older rivals to clinch four titles, all in higher age groups. Even 2022 Commonwealth Games mixed doubles…
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Telangana: Anil Kumar Goud appointed district libraries chairman
Hyderabad: The Telangana administration on Wednesday announced that Anil Kumar Goud had been appointed as district libraries chairman. Anil Kumar Goud became a member of the TRS student wing and actively participated…
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Indian Institute of Technology Madras launches e-mobility course
For working professionals, the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) is introducing an online certificate programme on e-Mobility that is industry-focused. This was developed with input from industry professionals and will…
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Spl status for all backward states if non-BJP alliance comes to power at Centre: Nitish
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who is trying to forge “opposition unity” after walking out of the NDA, on Thursday promised special category status, which he has been demanding for his…
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Hijab row: ‘Shouldn’t have heard the case…’, Dave to SC
New Delhi: Senior advocate Dushyant Dave on Thursday told a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court that it should not have heard the batch of petitions challenging the Karnataka High Court on…
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Vedanta-Foxconn plant going to Gujarat is `attack on Maharashtra’s prestige’: Shiv Sena
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena on Thursday said the mega semiconductor project of Vedanta-Foxconn going to Gujarat was an attack on Maharashtra’s “prestige”. This was just the beginning and one day the Eknath…
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Jordan: At least 8 dead in collapsed building, 5-month old baby rescued
Amman: The death toll in a residential building collapse in Jordan’s capital Amman rose to eight, the Public Security Department (PSD) said in a statement. The building collapsed on Tuesday. Rescue work is…
