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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim gets Z-plus security
New Delhi: Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has been provided Z-plus security cover during his 21-day release on furlough from a Haryana jail, officials said on Tuesday. He has…
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BJP govt will not let cows to be slaughtered: Adityanath
Ayodhya: UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday urged people to vote for those who “protect cows and not those who kill them”, vowing that his government will neither allow cows to…
