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Israel undermines chances of establishing Palestinian state: Ishtaye
Ramallah: Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye said that Israeli measures, including settlement expansion, undermine any chances of establishing a Palestinian state. The reality on the ground is gradually deteriorating, and the two-state…
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2020 Delhi riots: Court defers order on Umar Khalid’s bail plea
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Monday deferred for March 23 the order on the bail plea of former JNU student Umar Khalid in a case of larger conspiracy in connection with…
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Former Afghan finance minister now drives Uber in Washington
Washington: Khalid Payenda, who was once Afghanistan’s finance minister, now makes a living in Washington as an Uber driver. A week before the Taliban seized Kabul, Payenda had resigned from his position…
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Citizens angry as GHMC delays granting birth-death certificates
Hyderabad: Six months into the launch of online birth and death certificates by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), not much progress has been seen even as numerous grievance applications remain pending.…
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Houthis launch drone attacks against Saudi Aramco oil facilities
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi militia have claimed responsibility for a fresh attack against Saudi Aramco oil facilities in Jeddah and other vital energy facilities in the Jazan, the second of such cross-border missile…
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After Shiv Sena and NCP, Congress too rejects alliance with Owaisi’s AIMIM
New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday dismissed the possibility of an alliance with Asaduddin Owaisi’s All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) and…
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Hyderabad: HMDA plans auction of smaller plots for middle class
Hyderabad: After a mediocre show during the recently held land auction, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Authority (HMDA) adopting a newer strategy, is planning auctions of smaller plots to attract the middle class. The…
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Kerala bizman owns country’s first luxury helicopter worth Rs 100 cr
Thiruvananthapuram: B. Ravi Pillai, chairman of RP Group of companies, wrote himself into record books when he became the proud owner of the Rs 100 crore worth Airbus H 145 helicopter and…
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AAP nominates Harbhajan Singh, Raghav Chadha to Rajya Sabha
Chandigarh: The AAP on Monday nominated former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh, AAP MLA Raghav Chadha, IIT Delhi faculty Sandeep Pathak, industrialist Sanjeev Arora and educationist Ashok Kumar Mittal to the Rajya Sabha.…
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2 Israeli citizens arrested for working with Hezbollah
Jerusalem: Israeli security forces said they have arrested two citizens on suspicion of working with the Hezbollah, an Iran-backed Lebanese armed group. According to a statement issued by Israel’s Shin Bet security…
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Bandi Sanjay to invite Amit Shah for second phase of padayatra
Hyderabad: Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Sunday at a press conference here said that he plans to invite the Union Home Minister Amit Shah for the second…
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US official: Biden fortified Saudi’s Patriot missile supply
Washington: The US has transferred a significant number of Patriot antimissile interceptors to Saudi Arabia in recent weeks as the Biden administration looks to ease what has been a point of tension…
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TDP legislators wash Andhra Pradesh CM’s portrait with liquor
Amaravati: Opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) legislators on Monday washed Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s portrait with liquor to protest against the state government encouraging the consumption of alcohol. The…
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Clear guidelines on booster dose for under 60 yrs sought in Rajya Sabha
New Delhi: Shiv Sena Member Priyanka Chaturvedi on Monday urged the health ministry to issue clear guidelines on the booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine for those under 60 years of age. Raising the…
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Kuwait, among world’s hottest places, lags on climate action
Jahra: Kuwait reached a scorching temperature of 53.2 degrees Celsius (127.7 degrees Fahrenheit), making it among the hottest places on earth. It was so hot in Kuwait last summer that birds dropped…
