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Egypt leads Arab countries in wind, solar energy production
Cairo: Egypt leads Arab countries in the production of wind power and solar energy, according to the Egyptian Cabinet’s Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC). This came in the infographic published by…
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Maha: SC will hear plea against tree cutting in Aarey colony on Friday
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to examine a plea against the cutting of trees in Mumbai’s Aarey colony for a Metro car shed. Senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayan mentioned the matter…
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Palestinian children denied medical care outside Gaza doubled in 2021
Israeli human rights organization on Wednesday revealed that the number of minors that Israel prevented from leaving the Gaza Strip to receive medical care has doubled during 2021. Israel-based Physicians for Human Rights (PHR)…
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Assam: One madrasa teacher held, 5 others detained on suspicion of terror links
Guwahati: Assam police on Thursday arrested one madrasa teacher and detained five others from another girls’ madrasa in Morigaon district for allegedly having links with some jihadi groups. In Saharai village of the…
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South African govt calls for Israel to be declared ‘apartheid state’
The South African minister called on the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to classify Israel as an apartheid state and to hold it responsible for its violations against the Palestinians. Speaking at…
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Andhra’s finances better than that of Centre, jibes YSRCP leader
Amaravati: The Yuvajana Shramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) parliamentary party leader V Vijayasai Reddy on Thursday claimed that Andhra Pradesh’s finances are better than that of the Central government. He said the financial…
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Those aged above 17 can now register in advance to become voters: EC
New Delhi: In an effort to ensure greater participation of youth in polls, the Election Commission has decided that those above 17 years of age can now apply in advance to register…
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Hyderabad: Heavy rains in store for city until August 1
Hyderabad: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasted that the rains lashing the city will continue till at least August 1st (Monday). Along with most parts of Hyderabad, every district in Telangana saw…
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Insulting, sexist: NCW, 12 state commissions on minister’s ‘rashtrapatni’ comment
New Delhi: The National Commission for Women and 12 state commissions for women on Thursday criticised Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury for calling President Droupadi Murmu ‘rashtrapatni’ and said the remark is…
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Telangana: Water released for irrigation from Nagarjuna Sagar canal
Hyderabad: State energy minister Jagadish Reddy on Thursday released water from the left canal of Nagarjuna Sagar. This is the first time in a decade that water has been released in July.…
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UN calls on China to repeal draconian security law in HK
New York: The UN has called on China to repeal a draconian national security law imposed on Hong Kong from July 1, 2020, citing a lack of protection for civil and political…
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Houthis torture Yemeni model, transfer her to solitary confinement
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militia transferred Yemeni actress and model Entesar Al-Hammadi to solitary confinement, after a horrific torture session in the notorious Central Prison, north of Sanaa. In February 2021, Al Hammadi…
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Shiv Sena seeks disqualification of 12 rebel Lok Sabha MPs
New Delhi: Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Thursday met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and sought disqualification of 12 rebel members of the Eknath Shinde faction of the party in the…
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Partha Chatterjee sacked as minister after arrest in SSC job scam
After Arpita Mukherjee’s confession to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials regarding the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) scam, chief minister Mamata Banerjee sacked minister Partha Chatterjee from his position and relieved…
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81 killed in Yemen since truce began
Sanaa: Yemen’s internationally-recognized government said that 81 people were killed and 331 others injured in the sporadic attacks carried out by the Houthi militia since the beginning of an UN-brokered truce. “The violations…
