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PM Modi speaks to Qatar’s Emir, conveys wishes for FIFA World Cup
New Delhi: While thanking Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani for his Diwali greetings, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday conveyed his best wishes to the leader for a successful…
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Gunman who attacked Shia shrine in Iran dies
Tehran: The gunman who killed 15 people at a major Shiite holy site in southern Iran earlier this week died on Saturday, Iranian media reported. The attack was claimed by the militant…
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Iran’s Guard warns protesters as more unrest roils country
Tehran: Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard issued a new warning on Saturday to antigovernment protesters, even as demonstrations continued in cities and university campuses across the country for the sixth straight week. Also…
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AIMIM is BJP’s team B, says Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav
Gopalganj: Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav alleged on Friday that Asaduddin Owaisi’s All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) is the ‘team B’ of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). “Owaisi’s AIMIM is the B…
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Telangana: BJP candidate spent Rs 5.22 Cr to buy votes in Munugode, says TRS
Hyderabad: The ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi lodged a complaint with the Election Commission of India alleging that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Komatireddy Rajgopal Reddy, transferred huge amounts to different bank…
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Gujarat polls: BJP’s observers meet ticket aspirants over three days
Ahmedabad: A three-day candidate screening process of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the coming Gujarat Assembly elections ended on Saturday with nearly 10,000 ticket aspirants meeting party observers. For each…
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India has highest unemployed and also world’s richest people: Rahul Gandhi
Mahabubnagar: India has the rare distinction of having the highest number of unemployed people and also the world’s richest persons, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Saturday. Addressing a gathering in Mahabubnagar…
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About 50 people suffer cardiac arrest in stampede at Halloween parties in Seoul
Seoul: About 50 people are receiving CPR after suffering cardiac arrest in Seoul’s Itaewon district, as huge crowds of people stampeded at Halloween parties, according to fire authorities. Emergency officials received at…
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LG asks AAP govt to reconsider ‘Red light on…’ campaign, sends back file
New Delhi: Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena has asked Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to reconsider the ‘Red light on, Gaadi off’ campaign, questioning the effectiveness of such an “ad-hoc” measure as…
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Israel, Turkey restore defence ties post a decade
Ankara: Israel and Turkey renewed their official security relationship during the meeting of the two countries’ defence ministers in Ankara on Thursday. Gantz’s visit to Turkey is significant because it was the…
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Car explosion case: TN BJP temporarily postpones Oct 31 bandh in Coimbatore
Coimbatore: The Tamil Nadu unit of BJP on Saturday postponed a proposed bandh on October 31 in Coimbatore to protest against the car explosion in front of a temple in the city…
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Despite Covid waves, India one of fastest-growing economies: Rijiju
Guwahati: Union Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday said despite the three waves of the Covid-19 pandemic, India is currently one of the fastest-growing economies in the world, adding the…
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Twitter in ‘sane hands’ but can’t be successful without me: Trump
San Francisco: Former US President Donald Trump has hailed Elon Musk for acquiring Twitter for $44 billion, saying the micro-blogging platform is now in “sane hands”. He, however, did not reveal on…
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Gujaratis want to oust tyrant BJP govt: Punjab CM
Navsari: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said on Saturday that the people of Gujarat are eagerly waiting for ousting the ‘tyrant’ and ‘corrupt’ BJP leaders from the state. Mann, accompanied by Delhi…
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UN: Iran accused of withholding bodies of those killed in protests
Tehran: With dozens of deaths during the ongoing protests in Iran since September 16, against the background of the death of the 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, the authorities are still tightening the noose around the families…
