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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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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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Andhra Pradesh: Alert bus conductor saves 24 passengers
Amaravati: An alert conductor of a state-owned APSRTC bus averted a tragedy after the driver fell off the vehicle after a collision with a car. Passengers of the bus heaved a sigh…
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Tamil Nadu: Man arrested for impregnating 13-year-old daughter
Chennai: A 41-year-old man, working as a welder in an industrial unit in Tamil Nadu’s Vellore, was arrested for raping and impregnating his 13-year-old daughter, police said on Thursday. The man and his…
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SAGE India shuts publishing operation
New Delhi: Citing the pandemic and “other economic factors” SAGE India, a leading publisher of academic books, said on Thursday it was closing its publishing operation but would continue its “strong imported books”…
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CJI Ramana recommends Justice Lalit as his successor to Law Minister
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana on Thursday recommended the name of Justice Uday Umesh Lalit as his successor to the Union Minister for Law and Justice. According to a…