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Johnson prepares fightback as confidence vote now likely
Londo: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s allies will switch their focus to winning a vote of no confidence, after conceding that they now have little chance of stopping one being triggered. Johnson will…
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Second round of talks on reopening Yemen’s Taiz roads begins
Sanaa: Yemen’s internationally-recognised government and the Houthi militia have started their second round of talks over the opening of blocked roads in Taiz city, an official said. “Delegations representing the Yemeni government…
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AP: GVMC bans single-use plastic on World Environment Day
Vishakhapatnam: GVMC (Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation) completely banned the usage of single-use plastic from June 5 (Sunday) on the occasion of World Environment Day under corporation limits. Now, GVMC announced that major…
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Why can’t Centre think big like Telangana?: KTR to Modi govt
Hyderabad: Telangana minister for IT and Industries KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Monday said that to develop the country, states have to be incentivised. He said that India has to “think big”…
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Video: Gym trainer brutally assaulted by policemen in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: A gym trainer was injured in a brutal assault by a group of policemen persons at his house in Hyderabad, sources said on Monday. The man suffered leg fracture when four…
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WhatsApp messages of Kanpur accused calling for market shutdown a ‘conspiracy’
Kanpur: Police have accessed the WhatsApp chats of Zafar Hayat Hashmi, a key conspirator in the Kanpur violence. The police found 114 WhatsApp groups on Hashmi’s phone in which messages regarding the…
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Gujarat: Hardik deletes messages saying he was threatened
Ahmedabad: Minutes after claiming to have received threats, Hardik Patel, the newly anointed BJP leader, on Monday suddenly retracted his statement. The Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) leader had claimed that he was…
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Jordan underlines importance for UN to support Palestinian refugees
Amman: Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi has highlighted the importance for the United Nations to continue its full mandate of a body to provide essential services to Palestinian…
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‘Religious intolerance only on TV’, not on ground, says Sadhguru
New Delhi: Founder of Isha Foundation Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev said that there is a “lot of heat” in television studios, which is being exaggerated to suggest that there is rising religious intolerance…
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India rejects OIC’s comments over controversial remarks against Prophet
New Delhi: India on Monday hit out at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for its criticism of the country in the wake of the alleged derogatory remarks made against Prophet Mohammed…
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Will Hyderabad police arrest Nupur Sharma in hate speech case?
Hyderabad: Although the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has cracked a whip against its National Spokesperson Nupur Sharma for allegedly defaming Prophet Muhammad, the Hyderabad police is yet to take a decision to…
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Pakistan summons Indian envoy over remarks on Prophet Muhammad
Islamabad: Pakistan said on Monday that it has summoned the Indian chargé d’affaires to convey its categorical rejection and condemnation of the controversial remarks by two BJP leaders against Prophet Mohammed. The…
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Hyderabad rape: Journalists booked for publishing videos of victim
Hyderabad: The cybercrime police at Central Crime Station (CCS) have registered two cases against dozens of web journalists for sharing videos of the victim with the accused, in connection with the alleged…
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Lebanon warns Israel against gas production in disputed waters
Beirut: Lebanese President Michel Aoun has warned that any drilling activities by Israel in the territorial disputed area with Lebanon “constitute a provocation and a hostile act”. In a statement released by…
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Govt penalised culprits for offensive tweets against minorities: Indian embassy in Kuwait
Kuwait City: India on Sunday told Kuwait that it had taken strong action against those who made controversial remarks on Twitter against the minorities. In response to a media query regarding the…
