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Amnesty’s report on Israeli ‘apartheid’ causes strong reactions
Nicosia: An Amnesty International report released last week stated that the Israeli state governed Palestinians in “a system of oppression and domination which met the international definition of apartheid”, which caused a…
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Centre to resume full office attendance from Feb 7
New Delhi: Union Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions Minister Dr Jitendra Singh on Sunday announced that full office attendance in the Central government shall be resumed from February 7 and employees, at all…
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Muslim girls fighting against Hijab ban will win: Aakar Patel
Hyderabad: A Gujarati liberal man. It might sound like an oxymoron, but that conflicting nomenclature is the impression one gets after meeting journalist and editor Aakar Patel, who is the Chair for…
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India’s daily COVID cases drop below 1 lakh mark after one month
New Delhi: COVID-19 third wave in the country seems to have weakened with fresh infections recorded in the last 24 hours dropping below one lakh mark for the first time, after almost…
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Lebanon returns 337 ancient artifacts to Iraq
Beirut: Lebanon’s Culture Ministry has handed over to Iraq 337 ancient artifacts that had been on display in a private Lebanese museum for years, the National News Agency (NNA) reported. Culture Minister Mohammad…
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Telangana: Plan to seek NRIs participation to improve school infrastructure
Hyderabad: The Telangana state government has decided to seek the participation of non resident Indian {NRI) for the improvement of school infrastructure across the state under the Mana Ooru-Mana Badi programme. Guidelines…
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Iraq, Saudi FMs discuss delays in holding Iranian-Saudi talks in Baghdad
Baghdad: Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein has held a phone talk with Saudi Foreign Minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud to discuss delays of the talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia…
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BHU students learn how to make cow dung cakes, video goes viral
Varanasi: The prestigious Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in Varanasi, the Lok Sabha constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, recently organised a workshop in which the dean of the social science faculty Prof…
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IND v WI: Chahal, Sundar set up India’s six-wicket win for 1-0 series lead
Ahmedabad: Yuzvendra Chahal’s 4/49, Washington Sundar’s 3/30 and captain Rohit Sharma’s quick-fire 60 set the base for India to win the series opener against the West Indies by six wickets at the Narendra…
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Israel sanctions Lebanese companies over Hezbollah’s missile project
Jerusalem: Israel has announced sanctions against three Lebanese companies that allegedly supplied materials to the Lebanese Hezbollah’s efforts to manufacture precision missiles. Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz signed an administrative order to…
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Global Covid caseload reaches 394.7 million
Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 394.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.73 million and vaccinations to over 10.05 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its latest…
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Nine killed after car-truck collision in Andhra Pradesh
Anantapur: Nine people died after a collision between a car and a lorry at Budagavi village of Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapur district. According to Venkata Swamy, Sub Inspector of police, Uravakonda Police Station,…
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Rahul Gandhi to address Congress rally in Uttarakhand on Feb 10
Dehradun: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will visit Uttarakhand on February 10 to take part in the party’s poll campaign for state assembly elections that are scheduled to take place on February 14.…
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Inter exams will not be postponed this year: TSBIE
Hyderabad: Telangana State Board of Intermediate Education (TSBIE) has categorically stated that the practical and theoretical annual exams will be held for the current academic year. The TSBIE officials say that the…
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Israeli police chief pays first visit to UAE
Jerusalem: The Israeli Police Chief Kobi Shabtai has paid his first trip to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), in a bid to strengthen security cooperation between the two countries. Shabtai is expected…
