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Iraq launches operation to hunt down IS militants
Baghdad: Iraqi security forces have launched an operation to hunt down the Islamic State (IS) militants in the western part of the country, the Iraqi military said. The Iraqi army, border guards,…
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Jack Dorsey is now Block’s Head, drops CEO title
San Francisco: Jack Dorsey is no longer the financial services firm Block’s CEO, instead, now, the executive is choosing to call himself “Block Head”. Dorsey co-founded Square in 2009, and the company…
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Construction work resumes in Andhra Pradesh’s Amaravati
Amaravati: More than one-and-half month after Andhra Pradesh High Court delivered its verdict on the state capital, the work on some pending projects in Amaravati resumed on Saturday. Officials resumed the activity…
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Russian forces hit logistics terminal of foreign weapons near Odessa
Moscow: Russia’s forces have destroyed a logistics terminal at a military airfield near Ukraine’s Odessa, where foreign weapons were stored, said the Russian Defence Ministry. “This afternoon, high-precision, long-range air-based missiles fired…
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Bilawal to take oath as Pak foreign minister, confirms senior PPP leader
Islamabad: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari will take oath as Pakistan’s foreign minister in a day or two, a senior party leader said on Saturday, ending speculation that all allies of the government…
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Boris Johnson returns to UK from India amidst more partygate fines
London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson returned to the UK on Saturday after a two-day visit to India amidst reports of more fines being issued by Scotland Yard for lockdown-breaching parties at…
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IPL 2022: SRH gears up for match against GT – Here’re interesting facts
Hyderabad: After thrashing Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by nine wickets, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) is gearing up for a match against Gujarat Titans (GT). The match will be played on Wednesday, April 27.…
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France to choose between Macron, Le Pen in presidential face-off
Paris: On Sunday, French voters will choose between incumbent President Emmanuel Macron and his far-right challenger Marine Le Pen in the run-off vote to elect a new leader following a divisive campaign. In…
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To counter work stress, MHA mulls 100 days paid leave for paramilitary forces
New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is likely to announce 100 days annual leave for every security personnel of all Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), sources in the government said. They…
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Political temperature soars in Telangana as parties warm up for 2023 polls
Hyderabad: There is still one-and-a-half years to go for Assembly elections in Telangana but the hectic activities by the main parties are already raising the political dust and heat in the state. Already…
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Telangana: Sharmila holds padayatra in pinapaka assembly constituency
Bhadradri-Kothagudem: The founder president of YSRTP YS Sharmila today held her padayatra at Gondigudem village of Ashwapuram Mandal from Pinapaka Assembly constituency of Bhadradri Assembly constituency. Addressing a gathering on the occasion,…
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TRS spreading ‘false propaganda’ against BJP, Centre: Kishan Reddy
Hyderabad: Union Minister G Kishan Reddy on Saturday accused the ruling TRS in Telangana of carrying out a false propaganda against the NDA government at the Centre that it was ‘discriminating’ against…
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Indian army deletes iftar photos displaying secularism after right wing attack on Twitter
The public relations officer (PRO) for the defence ministry in Jammu removed a tweet promoting the Indian Army’s secular tradition, which included photographs of an iftar party in Doda, Jammu and Kashmir…
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Sharad Pawar slams Centre, says ‘there is instability in country’
Kolhapur: Amid the row over Delhi’s Jahangirpuri violence, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled Centre saying “there is instability in the country.” Notably, violent clashes…
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KCR to host Iftar party on April 29
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has decided to host an Iftar party for Muslims on behalf of the state government. The Chief Minister said that the government will organize the…
