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COVID-19: New Omicron sub-variant found in India, says WHO
Geneva: A new sub-variant BA.2.75 of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 has been detected in various countries including India, World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. Ghebreyesus said that the world…
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Assam: Himanta Sarma clarifies on recognition of indigenous Muslim Communities
Guwahati: A day after the Assam cabinet approved the identification of five Assamese Muslim sub-groups, Gorias, Moriyas, Jolhas, Deshis and Syeds as indigenous Assamese Muslim communities, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma…
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Man arrested for threatening Bajrang Dal member in Bihar
Patna: The police in Bihar’s Rohtas district on Wednesday arrested a person for allegedly threatening to kill a district convener of Bajrang Dal. Confirming the development, Rohtas SP Ashish Bharti said that…
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Woman, lawyers arrested for lodging false rape complaint in UP
Agra: An alleged ‘rape victim’ and three lawyers have been arrested for lodging a false complaint against a youth here. The accused also attempted to blackmail the youth into paying them Rs…
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COVID-19 cases surpass 45,000 in Japan, doubling from last week
Tokyo: Newly confirmed COVID-19 cases in Japan nearly doubled compared to a week earlier to more than 45,000 on Wednesday, surpassing the 40,000 mark for the first time since May 18 amid…
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Vivo India directors leave country as ED intensifies money laundering probe: Sources
New Delhi: Vivo India directors Zhengshen Ou and Zhang Jie left the country as the Enforcement Directorate intensified its inquiry into the money laundering case against the Chinese firm, said sources. The…
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Iran arrests British Deputy Ambassador on spying charges
Tehran: Iran has arrested the deputy head of the United Kingdom’s mission in Iran, Giles Whitaker, and several other academics on charges of espionage, local media reported on Wednesday. The Islamic Revolutionary…
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Bandi Sanjay to use RTI Act to embarrass KCR government on its promises
Hyderabad: Telangana unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has decided to make use of the Right to Information (RTI) as a weapon to expose the failed promises of the TRS government…