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20 children from underprivileged families qualify in NEET
Bhubaneswar: Amrita Sahu, daughter of a daily wage labourer and 19 other children from underprivileged families in Odisha have cracked the NEET examination with the help provided to them by a charitable…
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UK PM Liz Truss unveils 2-year plan to limit soaring energy bills
London: British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Thursday unveiled a two-year plan to place a maximum annual cap of GBP 2,500 on soaring energy bills for households from October 1 to address…
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Sushil Modi demands sacking of Bihar minister
Patna: After losing power in Bihar, BJP leaders especially Sushil Kumar Modi, are targeting the ruling dispensation in the state. On Thursday, Sushil Kumar Modi levelled serious allegations against mining minister Ramanand…
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Pak: ‘wonder women’ challenge taboos, provide menstrual kits to flood-hit females
Islamabad: Amid the destructive monsoon rainfall and unprecedented levels of flooding, the afflicted women in Pakistan continue to face difficulties in maintaining menstrual health and hygiene. The aftermath of the monsoon rains…
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Qatar to reopen old Doha airport to ease FIFA World Cup traffic
Doha: Ahead of FIFA World Cup 2022, Qatar is all set to reopen Doha International Airport next week to ease traffic. Since 2014, Doha International Airport has entered a state of “semi-retirement”,…
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UN experts call for action on findings of Uyghur abuse in China
Geneva: A collection of human rights officials said the international community must not ignore the systematic abuses allegedly perpetrated against Uyghurs and other Turkic minorities in northwestern China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region,…
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Three Gujarat sanitation workers attempt suicide over new appointments
Ahmedabad: Three sanitation workers attempted to commit suicide by drinking phenyl in Bopal-Ghuma on Thursday. They were rushed to the Sola government hospital in Ahmedabad, and are under treatment. They were protesting…
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Jailed Sanjay Raut seeks bail, says ED case against him is `example of political vendetta’
Mumbai: Jailed Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut has moved a court here for bail claiming that he had nothing to do with the Patra Chawl money laundering case as alleged by the…
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Homeless woman gang raped near Gorakhpur railway station
Gorakhpur: A 25-year-old homeless woman was allegedly abducted and raped by three men near Gorakhpur railway station in Uttar Pradesh, police said on Thursday. The woman reached the Government Railway Police (GRP) station…
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Netaji statue unveiling: Mamata slams Centre’s ‘lack of decency’ in sending invite
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday criticised the Centre’s “lack of decency” in sending an invite to her through an undersecretary for the unveiling ceremony of Netaji Subhas Chandra…
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Govt to form single authority to address traffic woes in and around Bengaluru: CM
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday said his government would bring a legislation to form an authority to implement a master plan for Bengaluru to address traffic woes in and…
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Fans are furious with team India but Shivlal Yadav is optimistic about revival
So once again India has been eliminated from a major cricket tournament. This time it is the Asia Cup. After two successive losses to Pakistan and Sri Lanka, India’s ship began sinking…
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Cong leaders on Bharat Jodo Yatra put on walking shoes
Kanyakumari: Asics and Adidas, no-fuss everyday shoes and some even barefeet As Congress leaders and workers hit the road for their ambitious 3,570 km Bharat Jodo Yatra, shoes are the sole — but…
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NIA court directs jail officials to admit Vernon Gonsalves to hospital
A special NIA court on Thursday ordered Taloja jail officials to provide proper and necessary medical aid to human rights activist Vernon Gonsalves and If required he shall be admitted to the…
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Don’t compare turbans, kirpan with hijab: SC Judge tells petitioners
The Supreme Court told the petitioners in the case challenging the hijab ban in Karnataka government educational institutions on Thursday that comparisons with turbans worn by Sikhs would be ‘inappropriate’. “The Supreme…
