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Yemen complains over Houthi activities from Lebanon

Beirut: Lebanon’s Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi on Tuesday received a complaint letter from his counterpart in Yemeni Ahmed Awad Bin Mubarak about the Houthi militia engaging in hostile activities from inside Lebanese territories.…
UP: 22.62 percent voter turnout till 11 a.m. in phase 4

New Delhi: The voter turnout at 11 a.m. for the fourth phase Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh was 22.62 percent, according to data released by Election Commission on Wednesday. The Election Commission…

Mayawati confident of forming govt in UP, says SP ‘dreams’ will be shattered

Lucknow: BSP president Mayawati on Wednesday exuded confidence that her party will repeat its show of 2007 and SP president Akhilesh Yadav’s dreams of forming government will be shattered. She also thanked…
India reports 15,102 COVID cases, 278 deaths in last 24 hrs

New Delhi: India reported as many as 15,102 fresh COVID-19 infections and 278 fatalities in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed on Wednesday. With this single-day…
Telangana: KCR to inaugurate Mallanna Sagar reservoir today

Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister K. Chandrasekhara Rao (KCR) will inaugurate inaugurate the Mallana Sagar canal, which has been developed as part of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme. Telangana finance minister T Harish…
Iraqi parliament announces 33 presidential candidates

Baghdad: Iraq’s Parliament or Council of Representatives has announced the names of 33 candidates for the presidential election scheduled for next week. The candidates include incumbent President Barham Salih, who is running…
In a first, Saudi Arabia celebrates 300-year-old Founding Day

Riyadh: For the first time ever, Saudi Arabia marked the kingdom’s nearly 300-year-old Founding Day. Designated by King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in January, the Founding Day is to mark the…

Hijab Row: Mob pelts stones at hotel owned by petitioner’s father

Adding to the chaos in the hijab row, an unruly mob pelted stones at a hotel owned by Hazra Shifa’s father. Shifa is one of the petitioners in the ongoing hijab proceedings…
Job fair in Hyderabad: Over 25 companies to recruit 5K candidates

Hyderabad: Telangana State Society for Training and Employment Promotion (TSSTEP) is going to organize a job fair in Hyderabad on February 26, 2022. The fair will be organized in collaboration with The…
14-year-old Palestinian boy shot dead by Israeli forces

Ramallah: A 14-year-old Palestinian boy was killed by Israeli soldiers in the central West Bank city of Bethlehem, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. Mohammad Shehada, 14, was shot and killed by Israeli…
Iran president urges int’l resistance to US ‘cruel’ oil, gas sanctions

Tehran: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has urged the international community to resist US unilateral “cruel sanctions” against other countries’ oil and gas industry, according to the Iranian presidency’s website. Speaking at the sixth…
Bombay HC grants Sameer Wankhede interim protection till Feb 28

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday granted former Mumbai Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) zonal director Sameer Wankhede interim protection till February 28 in connection with an alleged forgery case on a…
Biden imposes sanctions as Russia begins ‘invasion of Ukraine’

Washington: In response to Russia declaring the two rebel regions of Ukraine as independent states, US President Joe Biden has imposed tough new sanctions on Moscow in the wake of what he…
Global Covid caseload reaches 427.3 million

Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 427.3 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.90 million and vaccinations to over 10.40 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its latest…
Tension in Karmanghat after gau rakshaks allegedly attacked

Hyderabad: Tension prevailed at Karmanghat, an adjoining area of the city after a group of ‘gau rakshaks’ came under attack by a few persons transporting cattle late Tuesday night. Heavy police force…