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Saudi Arabia to open first Korean language institute in Riyadh
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) plans to open the King Sejong Institute in the capital, Riyadh, on Sunday, September 11, and it is the first institute to teach the Korean…
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Hyderabad: In view of protests, police tighten for Friday prayers
Hyderabad: In light of the events involving Goshamahal MLA T Raja Singh, the city police are setting up strong security measures for the Friday prayers. Police worry that there may be additional…
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Photos: Dubai ruler playing with his grandchildren in England
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Crown Prince of Dubai, has shared a sneak peek into another heart-warming moment between his father, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, vice president and ruler…
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Jamia Millia Islamia approves cancellation of admission of Safoora Zargar
New Delhi: Jamia Millia Islamia’s Department of Sociology has approved the cancellation of admission of scholar and activist Safoora Zargar, who was arrested in a 2020 riots case, due to “unsatisfactory” progress…
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Texas Gun Law: Judge strikes down ban on adults below 21
Texas [US]: A Texas Judge in Fort Worth struck down a Texas law on Thursday that prohibits adults under 21 from carrying a handgun outside the home, on the grounds that the…
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Islamic Jihad leader charged in Israeli military court
Tel Aviv: The Israeli Military Prosecution has filed an indictment against an influential senior official in the Islamic Jihad, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said. Bassam al-Saadi is accused of committing crimes…
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Jharkhand CM Soren calls meeting of UPA MLAs amid disqualification threat
New Delhi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Friday called a meeting of UPA MLAs a day after the Election Commission of India recommended his disqualification as MLA under the Representation of…
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Gujarat: Boy kills teen girl by slitting her throat, two held
Ahmedabad: A boy along with his two accomplices allegedly murdered a teenage girl by sliting her throat in Gujarat’s Valsad district. In a similar incidents, seven days ago a teenage girl was…
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Kejriwal claims 40 MLAs targeted by BJP with Rs 20 crore offer each
New Delhi: A high-voltage drama unfolded on Thursday with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal summoning the AAP MLAs at his residence as he accused the BJP of trying to topple his government…
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Spain passes law against sexual violence
Madrid: People in Spain will have to explicitly voice their consent to sexual acts in the future to ensure that they are not criminal, under a legislation passed by Parliament. The conservative…
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UP teen sells cycle to see Taj Mahal but run out of money
Kanpur: The desire to see the Taj Mahal was so strong that a teenager sold off his bicycle for Rs 400 and went to Agra with three friends to see the monument…
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Major US carrier Aha Airlines going bust in post-pandemic situation
New York: Majority of airlines in the US are struggling in a post-pandemic inflationary economic climate, even though they gained an uptick in 2021, well into the coronavirus times. Countless flight delays…
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Congress leader compares Jinnah with Savarkar, stirs controversy
Bengaluru: Opposition leader in the Karnataka Legislative Council B.K. Hariprasad on Thursday stirred a controversy by saying that the founder of Pakistan Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Veer Savarkar were “same”. Hariprasad, a senior…
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TN joins other states to help achieve Centre’s target of $5 trillion economy
New Delhi: As several states have lined up strategies to make India a $5 trillion economy by 2026-27, Tamil Nadu — one of the most developed states of the country — has…
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Indian-American women racially abused in Texas, told to ‘go back to India’
Washington: Four Indian-American women have been racially abused and smacked by a Mexican-American woman in the US state of Texas who hurled racist slurs at them that they are “ruining” America and…
