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Hamas agrees to release US-Israeli hostage, bodies of 4 other dual nationals
Jerusalem: Hamas said on Friday it has accepted a proposal from mediators to release one living American-Israeli hostage and the bodies of four dual-national hostages who died in captivity. Hamas did not…
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Qatar to supply natural gas to Syria amid electricity crisis
Damascus: Qatar will provide natural gas supplies to Syria with the aim of generating 400 megawatts of electricity a day, in a measure to help address the war-battered country’s severe electricity shortages,…
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Telangana: Akbaruddin Owaisi seeks honourarium for Imams, Muezzins
Hyderabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) floor leader in Telangana Assembly Akbaruddin Owaisi on Thursday, March 13, sought honorarium for Imams and muezzins. Referring to the Congress’ minority declaration, Akbaruddin Owaisi said,…
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Iran uses drones, facial recognition to enforce headscarf: UN
Geneva: Iran increasingly relies on electronic surveillance and the public to inform on women refusing to wear the country’s mandatory headscarf in public, even as hard-liners push for harsher penalties for those…
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Bomb blast at Pakistan mosque injures senior cleric, 3 others
Peshawar: Four worshippers, including a senior cleric, were injured when a bomb exploded during Friday prayers at a mosque in northwest Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said. District Police Officer Asif Bahader…
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Green Card holders can’t stay in US indefinitely: VP JD Vance
US Vice President JD Vance sparked fresh controversy on Thursday, March 14, stating that a green card does not grant immigrants the right to stay in the country permanently. Vance’s remarks were…
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Eid Al-Fitr 2025: UAE residents may get up to 5 days off
Residents in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) can expect up to five days of holidays for Eid Al-Fitr, marking the end of the holy month of Ramzan 1446–2025. The official duration of…
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TGPSC releases Group 3 results; here’s how to check
Hyderabad: The Telangana Public Service Commission (TGPSC) announced Group 3 results on its official website on Friday, March 14. The Group 3 examination was conducted on November 17 and 18, 2024, in…
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Vrindavan’s Banke Bihari temple rejects Hindutva group’s Islamophobic demand
Mathura: Priests at the famed Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan have rejected a demand to stop using attires made by Muslim artisans for its deity, emphasising that religious discrimination has no place…
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Palestine, Jordan, Egypt welcome US pullback from Gaza displacement plan
Ramallah: Palestine, Jordan, and Egypt welcomed US President Donald Trump’s retreat from his previous plan of displacing the more than 2 million Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. In a statement issued by…
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PIA flight lands at Lahore airport with a missing wheel
Lahore: A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) domestic flight landed on the Lahore airport with one of its wheels missing, an official said on Friday. However, no untoward accident was reported due to…
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Sudan crisis: Families eat animal feed amid severe famine
United Nations: Starving families in famine-struck west Sudan have been forced to eat animal feed, UN humanitarians have said. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said it is…
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Photos: Cops maintain tight vigil in UP’s Sambhal
Sambhal: Holi celebrations in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district and other ‘sensitive zones’ were held amidst tight police security and elaborate surveillance via drone and CCTV cameras on Friday. A flag march was…
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Photos: DMK govt presents budget
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin-led DMK regime on Friday presented its Budget 2025-26 in the Assembly, a full-fledged exercise ahead of the state election next year, and made big…
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Telangana: Man dies in police custody, family alleges torture
Hyderabad: Death of a man in police custody triggered tension in Telangana’s Nizamabad town following the allegation by the victim’s family that he died of police torture. Sampath Kumar died in the…
