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Delimitation has started, elections soon in J&K: Amit Shah
Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Saturday that elections will soon be held in J&K since the delimitation process has already started. Speaking at the virtual launch of the district good…
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60% Covid deaths in 3rd wave among partially or completely unvaccinated: Study
New Delhi: A study by a private hospital has said that 60 per cent of the patients who died during the current wave of COVID-19 pandemic were either partially or fully unvaccinated.…
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India needs to figure out which spinners will get them wickets: Harbhajan
New Delhi: Former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh said on Saturday that the side needs to look out for ‘wicket-taking’ spinners. In the three-match ODI series, which India have lost, off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and…
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6 dead, 23 injured in Mumbai building blaze
Mumbai: At least 6 persons have been killed and 23 others injured when a major blaze engulfed the 18th floor of a building in Tardeo, South Mumbai at dawn on Saturday, the…
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2 held in Karnataka for honey trapping a priest and extorting Rs 49L
Dakshina Kannada: Karnataka police have arrested two persons including a married woman on charges of honey trapping a priest and extorting Rs 49 lakh from him in Mangaluru, Dakshina Kannada district, police said…
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US, Russia to try more diplomacy amid tensions over Ukraine
Moscow: With tens of thousands of Russian troops positioned near Ukraine, the Kremlin has kept the US and its allies guessing about its next moves in the worst security crisis to emerge…
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Houthis call on foreign companies to leave UAE as conflict escalates
Sana’a : Yemen’s Houthi movement has called on foreign companies to pull out of the United Arab Emirates following a series of airstrikes against Yemen by the US-Saudi-UAE coalition, Yahya Sare’e, a…
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Bid to present new avatar’, Cong fields 70% fresh faces in UP polls
Lucknow: Making a conscious effort to shun the old baggage and present her party in a new avatar’ in Uttar Pradesh, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has hand-picked over 70 per…
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UN Chief condemns Saudi-led deadly airstrikes in Yemen’s Saada city
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition against a detention centre in Yemen’s Saada city, said his spokesman. Initial reports indicate at least 60 deaths and over 100…
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Asaduddin Owaisi likely to announce alliance for UP polls today
New Delhi: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) President Asaduddin Owaisi is likely to announce a poll alliance for Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls on Saturday, sources said. Owaisi will address a press conference…
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BJP MP’s letter to Nadda accusing Scindia of sidelining him goes viral
Bhopal: The ongoing cold war between Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and Member of Parliament (MP) Krishnapal Yadav has yet again come to the fore after Yadav’s “grievance” letter to the BJP president…
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Petrol prices in Hyderabad, other cities may rise as crude oil likely to cost more
Hyderabad: India may witness a rise in petrol prices in the coming months as Goldman Sachs has predicted that oil price is likely to reach $100 per barrel this year. The Goldman…
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Hyderabad: Minor commits suicide after being chided by Father
Hyderabad: A minor girl committed suicide at Borabanda on Thursday evening after being chided by her father on the topic of her education. The incident occurred when the victim’s father returned home…
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6.4-magnitude quake jolts Japan, no tsunami warning
Tokyo: An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale struck off Japan’s Oita Prefecture on Saturday, authorities said, adding no tsunami warning was issued. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said the temblor…
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Inflation skyrockets in Sri Lanka; food prices at record high
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s benchmark inflation rate, measured by the National Consumer Price Index, accelerated to 14 per cent in December 2021, up from 11.1 per cent, the government statistics office said on…
