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Preparations on for JEE mains exam to be held in May
Hyderabad: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has decided to hold the JEE mains exam in May this year. Students from all the states demanding amendment in JEE mains exam’s rules mandating minimum…
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Council of Europe calls on Russia to withdraw recognition of two separatist regions in eastern Ukraine
Strasbourg: The Secretary-General of the Council of Europe Marija Pejcinovic Buric called on Russia to refrain from escalating the situation around Ukraine, urging Moscow to revoke its recognition of the pro-Russian separatist…
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India reports 13,405 COVID-19 cases, 235 deaths in last 24 hours
New Delhi: India recorded 13,405 new COVID-19 cases and 235 deaths in the last 24 hours, informed the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday. According to the bulletin, the…
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Putin orders troops to eastern Ukraine after recognising rebel regions
Kiev/Moscow: After signing a decree to recognise Ukraine’s rebel regions of Donetsk and Luhansk as independent states, Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered more troops to perform “peacekeeping functions” in the conflict-hit eastern…
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India rejects allegations of harassment of journalist Rana Ayyub
Geneva: India on Monday rejected as “baseless and unwarranted” allegations of judicial harassment of journalist Rana Ayyub, saying that the country upholds the rule of law and “no one is above the…
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Global Covid caseload reaches 425.7 million
Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 425.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.89 million and vaccinations to over 10.38 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its latest…
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Hijab row: One held for demonstration in Varanasi
Varanasi: The Shivpur police have arrested a youth for staging a demonstration with scores of children in front of a school on Airport Road, demanding school authorities not to allow wearing hijab by…
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Thane Police summons NCB official Sameer Wankhede
Mumbai: Thane Police on Monday summoned former Mumbai Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) zonal director Sameer Wankhede in connection with an alleged forgery case on a complaint by the Maharashtra excise department. “He…
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Hanumantha Rao files complaint over morphed picture of him joining TRS
Hyderabad: Senior Congress leader V Hanumantha Rao on Monday filed a police complaint after an allegedly morphed photo of him joining Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) started making rounds on social media. Reacting…
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SC-appointed panel submits interim report in Pegasus snooping case
New Delhi: The Pegasus panel, appointed by the Supreme Court, is learnt to have submitted an interim report appraising the apex court about the progress on the probe. According to sources familiar…
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Saudi Arabia: 16 injured in Houthi drone attack on Jazan airport
Riyadh: The Arab coalition in Yemen, led by Saudi Arabia, on Monday announced that sixteen civilians were injured in a drone attack that targeted Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah Airport in Jazan, a southwestern…
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Suisse Secrets shows how international financial industry enables theft, corruption
New Delhi: The ‘Suisse Secrets’ project investigates bank account information leaked from Credit Suisse, Switzerland’s second-largest lender. The leak included more than 18,000 accounts that held in excess of $100 billion at…
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KCR questioning Surgical Strike lends weight to Masood Azhar: BJP leader
Hyderabad: Bharatiya Janata Party leader P Muralidhar Rao on Monday slammed Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao for demanding proof of Surgical Strike carried out by the Indian Army in Pakistan Occupied…
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Trial against Akbaruddin Owaisi in Nirmal hate speech case begins
Hyderabad: The trial in the alleged hate speech of AIMIM floor leader Akbaruddin Owaisi pertaining to Nirmal town began on Monday and two witnesses including a former cop deposed before the court.…
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New Chinese regulation hits online food delivery giants
Beijing: The new regulation on online food delivery platforms in China has hit the industry hard, eroding over $25 billion in the stock value of the Meituan food delivery app being run…
