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India can speak to its own visa policy: US on Aussie journo’s visa row
Washington: The United States on Thursday said India can speak about its visa policy and, as such, refrained from commenting on the allegation of denial of visa renewal of an Australian journalist.…
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Pakistan rejects US report on human rights practices
Islamabad: Pakistan has “categorically” rejected a report by the US State Department over the human rights violations in the country last year, saying that only a “politically motivated report can ignore the…
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AP: Jagan lacks manners, says sister Sharmila over saree remark
Guntur: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s sister and state Congress chief Y. S. Sharmila Reddy hit back at him on Thursday over his comments on her wearing a yellow…
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Telangana: Gujarat, Uttarakhand CMs campaign for BJP candidates
Hyderabad: Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday participated in the nomination rallies of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates in Telangana. Bhupendra Patel, and Union…
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From Rahul Gandhi to Arun Govil: List of key candidates in Phase 2 LS polls
New Delhi: From Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in Wayanad, Shashi Tharoor in Thiruvananthapuram to Hema Malini in Mathura and Arun Govil in Meerut, the fates of several prominent personalities will be locked…
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Israel to begin ‘soon’ evacuating civilians in Rafah
Jerusalem: Israel is expected to “soon” begin evacuating civilians from Rafah ahead of a planned ground attack on Gaza’s southernmost city, a state-owned media outlet has reported. The planned evacuation will start…
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Festival of democracy enters second leg with 88 LS seats across India set to vote
New Delhi: The election festival is gathering pace in the world’s largest democracy with the stage set for the second phase of voting in the Lok Sabha polls on Friday, covering 88…
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RCB beat SRH by 35 runs in IPL
Hyderabad: Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 35 runs in their IPL match here on Thursday. Opting to bat, RCB rode on Virat Kohli’s steady 43-ball 51, a quickfire 20-ball 50…
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Saudi Aramco signs 4-year partnership deal with FIFA
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s oil giant Aramco on Thursday, April 25, signed a four-year global partnership with professional football association FIFA, becoming a major worldwide partner in the energy category. Aramco will…
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If Congress gets more seats in Telangana, forget schemes: KTR
Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao expressed concerns that chief minister A Revanth Reddy would halt all schemes if Congress was to gain more seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.…
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World’s largest coral restoration project unveiled in Saudi
Riyadh: King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), in collaboration with NEOM, have launched the first nursery of the KAUST Coral Restoration Initiative (KCRI). KCRI is the world’s largest coral restoration…
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Court bars Imran Khan and his wife from issuing statements against state institutions
Islamabad: An anti-corruption court in Pakistan on Thursday barred former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi from issuing provocative statements against state institutions, including the army, and officials. During…
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Voting for Congress will help BJP in Telangana: KCR tells Muslims in Urdu
Hyderabad: BRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao made an appeal to Muslims in Telangana in Urdu during his road show in Bhuvanagiri town as part of his bus yatra/election campaign on Thursday, urging…
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SC to pronounce its verdict on pleas seeking mandatory EVM-VVPAT tally on Friday
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will, on Friday, pronounce its judgment on a batch of petitions seeking mandatory cross-verification of the votes cast in Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) with Voter-Verifiable Paper Audit…
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India says US human rights report shows ‘poor understanding’
India has termed the US State Department’s annual human rights report on India “deeply biased” and claimed that it reflected the “poor understanding” of the country. The report emphasised “significant human rights…
