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Singapore PM confirms Indian representation in upcoming elections
Singapore: The ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) will certainly include members of the Indian community in the upcoming general election, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said on Sunday, acknowledging the ethnic group’s outsized…
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Karnataka: Man accused of minor’s rape-murder killed in police encounter
Hubballi: The Karnataka Police have shot dead the accused involved in the kidnapping, sexual assault and murder case of a minor girl reported from Hubballi city on Sunday. The accused has been…
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6 killed, 13 injured in fresh US airstrikes on outskirts of Yemen’s capital
Sanaa: The death toll from fresh US airstrikes on the western outskirts of Yemen’s capital Sanaa has risen to six, with 13 others injured, Houthi-run health authorities said in an updated statement.…
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Mehbooba Mufti seeks MEA intervention over Haj quota cut
New Delhi: Opposition leaders on Sunday claimed reports emerging from Saudi Arabia indicated that India’s Haj quota had been abruptly cut and urged the government to take up the issue with its…
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Man arrested in Kerala for molestation case in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: A suspect has been arrested for allegedly molesting a woman at Suddaguntepalya here earlier this month, police said. Santosh aged about 29 has been arrested from Kerala’s Kozhikode, they said. The…
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Soldier injured in landmine blast near LoC in Poonch
Mendhar: An army man got injured Sunday in a landmine explosion near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district, officials said. The landmine went off when a group of soldiers was…
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Kuki-Zo Community Blocks Meitei Pilgrims in Manipur
Imphal: Hundreds of Kuki-Zo community members gathered at the Thangjing Hill in Manipur’s Churachandpur and staged demonstrations on Sunday to prevent Meiteis from undertaking their annual pilgrimage to the “sacred site”, officials…
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Ukrainian F-16 jet shot down, says Russian Defence Ministry
Moscow: The Russian Defence Ministry on Sunday announced that its forces have shot down a US-designed F-16 fighter jet operated by Ukraine, but did not specify the location. This is the first…
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Assam protests: Police clash with protesters over Waqf act
Guwahati: Protestors threw stones while the police used batons at a rally held against the Waqf (Amendment) Act on Sunday when agitators and police clashed in Cachar district of Assam, a senior…
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US-funded Al Hurra fires staff, goes off air after Trump aid cuts
Cairo: The head of a US-funded Arabic-language television and online news outlet that claims a 30 million-strong audience in the Middle East and North Africa terminated most staff and TV programming Saturday,…
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Gujarat minister slams Akhilesh, Kejriwal over fake exam claims
Ahmedabad: Gujarat minister Harsh Sanghavi on Sunday slammed Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav and Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal over X posts centred around media reports about abysmal results in the…