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Search underway for Indonesian passenger ship carrying 240 people
Jakarta: Indonesian rescuers launched a search operation Sunday after a passenger ship carrying 240 people lost contact in the Java Sea while travelling from East Java to South Kalimantan on Borneo island,…
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Saudi commander who led 1979 Makkah’s Grand Mosque siege dies
Retired Saudi Major General Faleh bin Mohammed bin Manawir Al-Dhahiri, who commanded the operation to retake the Grand Mosque in Makkah during the 1979 siege, has died at the age of 86.…
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Karnataka medical colleges to adopt rural health centres
Bengaluru: In a move aimed at taking specialist healthcare closer to rural communities, the Karnataka government is preparing to partner with government and private medical colleges to improve services at taluk hospitals,…
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Priyank Kharge warns Pratap Simha over threat to enter police station
Bengaluru: Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge has hit back at former Mysuru MP Pratap Simha over his warning that he would enter a police station if an inspector again made what he…
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800 child labourers rescued in statewide police crackdown
Bengaluru: Police across Karnataka have rescued nearly 800 children employed as labourers during a statewide operation covering 598 police station limits on Saturday, September 12, with Bengaluru accounting for the highest number…
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Woman murdered in Ballari after alleged affair
Hyderabad: A 40-year-old woman from Hasanparthi in Hanumakonda was allegedly murdered in Ballari following a dispute over a relationship. The victim, who is identified as Swapna, had been living with her parents…
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BRICS: PM Modi flags ‘weaponisation’ of tech, critical minerals
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, September 13, warned that the “weaponisation” of technology and critical minerals could hinder shared prosperity, urging the BRICS nations to rise through cooperation, address…
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Two injured, mosque damaged in Houthi attack in Saudi Arabia
Two people were injured after a projectile launched by Yemen’s Houthi militia landed in Al-Tuwal Governorate in Saudi Arabia’s Jazan region on Saturday night, September 12, the Saudi Civil Defence said. The…
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Woman BLO slapped, kicked in stomach in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: A 30-year-old female Booth Level Officer (BLO) was allegedly assaulted by a local at a ward office in Vikas Nagar under the IS Sadan police station limits on Friday evening. According…
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Man wanted in over 24 cases injured in police encounter in Odisha
Sambalpur: A man wanted in more than 24 criminal cases was injured in an exchange of fire with police in Odisha’s Sambalpur district on Sunday, police said. Md Irfan, a resident of…
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Brace for very heavy monsoon rains as IMD Hyderabad issues alert
Hyderabad: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Hyderabad has forecast very heavy monsoon rains on Sunday, September 13. In view of the expected weather conditions, the department has also issued an orange alert.…
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People free to choose food habits, religious practices: Bengal CM
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said people have the constitutional freedom to choose their food habits and religious practices, in an apparent response to godman Dhirendra Shastri, popularly known as…
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Iran, Iraq, Turkey urge action to prevent West Asia escalation
Iran, Iraq and Turkey have stressed the need to prevent an escalation of tensions in the West Asia region. The issue was highlighted in separate phone calls between Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed…
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After controversial Ram Rahim front-page ad, The Hindu apologises
After receiving intense backlash for publishing a front-page advertisement painting convicted rapist Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh as a good man, The Hindu has issued an unconditional apology on Sunday, September 13, for…
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Dipke mocks MP govt with satirical ‘CM resignation letter’
Balaghat: In an apparent satirical jibe at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government in Madhya Pradesh over the deaths of more than 30 tribal children allegedly due to infectious diseases and poor…
