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South Korean, US to end 2-week combined exercise
Seoul: South Korea and the US are set to wrap up a major combined military exercise on Thursday, Seoul officials said. The allies have carried out the Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) exercise,…
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Israel strikes Syria’s Aleppo int’l airport
Damascus: An Israeli missile strike hit the international airport of Syria’s northern city of Aleppo, causing material damage, a Syrian military statement said. Local news websites on Wednesday said the missiles came from…
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Sharad Pawar advocates ‘unity of Opposition parties’ for 2024 elections
Mumbai: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday advocated the unity of Opposition parties for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. He also said he will consider contesting elections together under…
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Russia bans 55 more Canadians from entry
Moscow: The Russian Foreign Ministry has announced that an additional 55 Canadian citizens have been indefinitely barred from entering the country in response to Ottawa’s anti-Russian sanctions. Also ReadIndian American charged with…
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Union Ministers Nirmala Sitharaman, Mahendra Nath Pandey to visit Telangana
Hyderabad: Union Ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and Mahendra Nath Pandey would visit Telangana in the first week of September as part of the BJP’s ‘Parliament Pravas Yojana’. Union Finance Minister Sitharaman would tour…
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Telangana reports 145 new COVID-19 cases
Hyderabad: Telangana on Wednesday recorded 145 new COVID-19 cases, taking the overall caseload in the state to 8,34,478. Hyderabad district saw the highest number of cases with 79. A health department bulletin…
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Mikhail Gorbachev: A man of peace who fought battles on the board of chess
There are people who hail him as a saviour of humanity and there are those who hate him for destroying the former Soviet Union. But nobody can deny that Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet leader…
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Sonia Gandhi’s mother passes away in Italy
New Delhi: Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi’s mother Paola Maino passed away at her home in Italy on Saturday and her funeral took place on Tuesday, party leaders said on Wednesday. In…
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Shailendra; the brightest star of Hindi cinema’s Golden Era
“Bhagat Singh is baar na lena kaya Bharatwasi ki,Desh Bhakti ki aaj bhi sazaa hai phansi ki.” This is the renowned Hindi poet, turned Hindi film lyricist Shailendra, whose simple, yet powerful,…
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Rajasthan govt must take steps to curb rise in rape cases: Sachin Pilot
Jaipur: Former Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot on Wednesday said the increase in incidents of rape in Rajasthan is worrying and the state government must take steps to curb them. Pilot was…













