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UN gets funds needed to salvage derelict oil tanker off Yemen
United Nations: The UN now has all the funds needed to start an emergency operation to prevent a massive oil spill from the derelict Safer oil tanker in the Red Sea off…
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Shikhar Dhawan urges UP CM to take action after video of players eating food in toilet viral
New Delhi: India opener Shikhar Dhawan urged the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath to take action against those who are responsible for the mess, after the video of Kabaddi players…
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NIA raids continue on SDPI, PFI locations in Karnataka
Bengaluru: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) raids continued on the offices and residences of the leaders of the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) and the Popular Front of India (PFI) in…
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Karnataka hijab ban: SC reserves verdict on pleas challenging HC judgement
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on a batch of petitions challenging the Karnataka High Court judgement refusing to lift the ban on hijab in educational institutions of…
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Fire at British Petroleum refinery in US kills 2 staffers
Washington: Fire at a British Petroleum (BP) refinery in the US state of Ohio led to the deaths of two staff members, the company said. All other staff of the Husky Toledo…
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Probe into UP Waqf properties may open can of worms
Lucknow: The inquiry into Waqf properties, ordered by the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh, is likely to open the proverbial can of worms and generate considerable political heat. The Samajwadi Party…
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IMF urges Lebanon to restore confidence in financial sector
Beirut: The IMF mission chief for Lebanon urged the country to take measures to restore its financial confidence. Ernesto Ramirez Rigo, who led an IMF delegation to Beirut on a three-day visit,…
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Odisha: Sudarshan TV chief denied permission to meet Bajrang Dal worker Dara Singh
Sudarshan TV editor-in-chief Suresh Chavhanke was denied permission to meet Dara Singh who is convicted of murdering Australian Christian missionary Graham Staines and his two minor sons in 1999. Singh, a Bajrang…
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Telangana: ‘Gift A Smile’ is much better use of money than election spending, says KTR
Hyderabad: Telangana minister for IT and industries KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Thursday said that instead of spending on elections, the Gift A Smile campaign is a much better use of money.…
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At 75, Digvijaya Singh walks 24 km daily for ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’
Bhopal: Congress veteran and Rajya Sabha MP Digvijaya Singh (75) is probably the oldest leader covering 24 km on foot daily along with former party president Rahul Gandhi and thousands of others…
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BJP spent over Rs 340 cr on poll campaign in five states, top expenditure in UP
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party spent over Rs 340 crore in the assembly polls in five states held earlier this year, while the Congress shelled out more than Rs 194 crore…
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PayCM posters row; Karnataka police arrest 5 Congress workers
Bengaluru: Karnataka police have arrested five Congress workers in connection with PayCM posters row that has caused severe embarrassment to Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and ruling BJP. Police sources stated that all…
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Hyderabad: 20 injured in lathi charge on crowds gathered outside Gymkhana for Ind-Aus tickets
Hyderabad: Police on Thursday resorted to lathi charge cricket fans who have gathered at Gymkhana for India-Australia match tickets. According to news reports, twenty were injured during the offensive by the police…
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South Korea ranks 11th in number of billionaires
Seoul : Last year, the number of millionaires, people with assets worth more than USD 1 million (about 1.394 billion won), was 1.29 million. The global investment bank “Credit Suisse” released the…
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Telangana stands numero uno in latest prison duty meet
Hyderabad: The state of Telangana secured first place in the country by winning the maximum number of medals and trophies in the sixth national prison duty meet held in Ahmedabad from September…
