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UP: DNA test gets man arrested for rape committed in 1994
Shahjahanpur: A man was arrested 28 years after he allegedly raped a minor girl when his DNA matched with the boy born as a result of the crime, police said on Wednesday.…
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Rishi Sunak pledges crackdown on Islamist extremism
London: British-Indian prime ministerial candidate Rishi Sunak on Wednesday pledged a crackdown on Islamist extremism, the UK’s most significant terror threat, with a widened government definition of extremism and strengthening existing terrorism…
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Ex-Pak minister says if govt uses forces, Imran’s supporters will siege Islamabad
Islamabad: As the stage is all set for Thursday’s protests by former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan against the Election Commission of Pakistan, former Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed said that if the…
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Shabbir Ali slams TRS govt over demolition of mosque in Shamshabad
Hyderabad: Senior Congress leader and former minister Mohammed Ali Shabbir on Wednesday condemned the TRS government for the demolition of the Masjid-e-Khaja Mahmood in the Green Avenue Colony, Shamshabad. In a statement…
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Severe drought displaces 918,000 people in Somalia: UN
United Nations: Severe drought in Somalia, with malnutrition and disease outbreaks surging, has displaced 918,000 people from their homes, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said. Currently, more than…
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Minister Jaishankar meets US Secretary of State in Phnom Penh
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday discussed the situation in Sri Lanka, developments in Myanmar and other pressing global challenges at a…
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Hamas leader says Gantz’s threats against Gaza unacceptable
Gaza: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said that the threats of Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz against the Gaza Strip were unacceptable, amid rising tensions after Israeli soldiers arrested an Islamic Jihad leader.…
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NALSAR signs MoU with LEAFS to work with farmers, train youth
Hyderabad: The NALSAR law university on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Legal Empowerment and Assistance for Farmers Society (LEAFS) with the aim of empowering farmers with awareness about legal…
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‘Who is real Shiv Sena’, Apex Court asks EC not to decide yet
New Delhi: In a relief to Uddhav Thackeray, the Supreme Court on Thursday orally asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) not to decide on a plea by the Eknath Shinde group to…
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Not scared of Modi, he can do what he wants: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who is facing ED investigation in the National Herald case, on Thursday said that he was not scared of the Modi government. “We will not flee, neither…
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Extremely heavy rain likely to lash Karnataka
Bengaluru: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of extremely heavy rain across Karnataka especially over the South Interior region for the next three days. Bengaluru, the capital of the state has…
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Azerbaijan, Armenia trade blame of violating ceasefire agreement
Baku: Azerbaijan and Armenia have blamed each other of violating their ceasefire agreement and launching provocation in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. “The illegal Armenian detachments in the territory of Azerbaijan, where the…
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Speculation on Pakistan’s role in Zawahiri drone attack
Islamabad: The American drone that killed Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in Kabul was possibly launched from an airbase in Kyrgyzstan, some US media reports claimed. The reports claimed that the attack…
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Telangana: Three-year-old boy drowns in municipal drainage
A three-year-old boy was washed away in a drain in Raikal Mandal on Wednesday. The child was playing with friends near his house when he accidentally fell into an open drainage. The…
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Hyderabad: No entry fee at Charminar, Golconda Fort from August 5 to 15
New Delhi: As part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav and 75th Independence Day celebrations, the government decided to make entry free for visitors to Charminar, Golconda Fort, and all other monuments and…
