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Karnataka: BJP set to implement agressive hindutva ahead of polls
Bangalore: With the Assembly elections nearing, the ruling BJP in Karnataka is all set to pursue aggressive ‘Hindutva’ agenda in the state. Riding high on the success of the ‘Janaspandana’ rally to…
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Pakistan to ensure transparent aid distribution to flood victims via e-platform
Islamabad: Pakistan has launched a “digital flood dashboard” to ensure transparency in the distribution of aid to the people affected by the catastrophic deluge across the country. Aiming to provide information to…
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JDS to back KCR’s endeavour to become voice of farmers nationally
Bangalore: A day after meeting Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy on Monday said he has assured his party’s cooperation in Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) President’s endeavour to…
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India at UNHRC expresses concern over Sri Lanka’s lack of progress on solution to Tamil issue
New Delhi: India on Monday issued a statement on promoting reconciliation, accountability, and human rights in Sri Lanka and noted with concern the lack of measurable progress by the government on their…
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Lebanon’s central bank lifts all fuel subsidies
Beirut: Lebanon’s central bank has lifted all remaining fuel subsidies, in a move that promises a hike in prices and increased pressure on the local currency, Elnashra news website reported. Over a…
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Hyderabad: Death toll rises to eight in e-bike showroom fire
Hyderabad: The death toll in a fire that broke out in a building in the Monda Market area of Secunderabad reached eight on Tuesday. In the fire that broke out in an…
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Uttar Pradesh: Chased by monkeys, 5-yr-old falls to death
Badaun: A five-yar-old boy fell from the roof of his house after he was attacked by a troop of monkeys in Jagat village of the district. The boy, Nikhil, was immediately rushed…
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German police seize 2.3 ton of cocaine with help of Peruvian authorities
Berlin: German police seized 2.3 ton of cocaine from Peru and arrested the alleged organiser of the major drug trafficking, the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) said. In cooperation with Peruvian authorities,…
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Ukraine liberates 6,000 sq.km territory from Russia in Sep: Zelensky
Kiev: Since the beginning of this month, Ukrainian forces have liberated over 6,000 sq.km of the war-torn nation’s territory from Russian forces, says President Volodymyr Zelensky. In his nightly video address, the…
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Saudi: Man does Umrah ‘for the soul of Queen Elizabeth’, arrested
Riyadh: The Saudi Public Security Directorate announced on Tuesday, the arrest of a Yemeni resident in the courtyards of Makkah’s Grand Mosque, carrying a banner that reads, ‘Umrah for the soul of Queen Elizabeth…
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Centre plans $2.5 bn compensation to oil companies: Report
New Delhi: Aiming to shore up huge quarterly losses incurred by state-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) like Indian Oil Corporation, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation, and Bharat Petroleum Corporation, the government plans to pay…
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Ayodhya, Mathura, Kashi remind us of attacks by invaders: Uma Bharti
Bhopal: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Uma Bharti on Monday welcomed a Varanasi court’s verdict upholding the maintainability of a Hindu group’s petition seeking worshipping rights in the Gyanvapi mosque compound even…
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Iran urges US to prove reliability to rejoin Iranian nuclear deal
Tehran: The United States, in order to rejoin the Iranian nuclear deal, must prove it reliable and show that it abides by the international norms, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani said.…
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73,000 evacuated from conflict-hit areas in Ukraine in Aug
Kiev: More than 73,000 people have been evacuated from the conflict-affected eastern and southern regions of Ukraine in August, Ukraine’s Ministry of Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories said. In particular, nearly…
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AIMPLB rues verdict in Gyanvapi mosque
Lucknow: All India Muslim Personal Law Board on Monday said that the Varanasi court order given in the Gyanvapi Shrinagar Gauri dispute is very disappointing and painful. “The government should strongly protect…
