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Dubai: Free international calls offered to metro users during Ramzan
During the ongoing holy month of Ramzan and as part of ‘We Bring You Closer’ initiative, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai provides a free international calling feature for Dubai…
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UAE: Flu vaccination mandatory for Umrah, Haj pilgrims
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has announced the necessity of taking all required basic doses of vaccinations, especially influenza vaccination, before traveling to perform…
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2 months after Centre cancels FCRA permit, CPR CEO Yamini Aiyar quits
New Delhi: The chief executive of the premier think-tank Centre for Policy Research India, Yamini Aiyar, will step down from her current role to devote more time to her research interests, according…
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Newspapers are my addiction, my tonic to live
Dus baje raat mein so jate hain khabrein sunkar/Aankh khulti hai toh akhbar talab karte hain I cannot remember how many times my wife has threatened to cut down on my daily…
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UK police share family tribute to Indian PhD student killed in road collision
London: The Metropolitan Police in London on Tuesday officially named a former NITI Aayog employee Cheistha Kochhar as the 33-year-old woman who was killed in a road collision in north London while…
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Gaza conflict: Activist returns PhD to UC Berkeley over US stand
New Delhi: Social activist Sandeep Pandey has officially returned his PhD degree to University of California (UC), Berkeley in protest against the stand of the United States in the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict.…
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LS polls referendum for Congress govt’s rule in Telangana: Revanth
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy termed the result of the Lok Sabha polls in Telangana as the referendum for the Congress government’s 100 days of rule in Telangana. The TPCC…
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4 militants killed in attack at Pak navy station in Balochistan
Karachi: Armed Baloch militants tried to infiltrate one of the main naval air bases in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province, but security forces foiled the attack and killed all four terrorists. The attack…
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Phone tapping case: BJP leader accuses ex-DCP of intimidation
Hyderabad: A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state executive member Saran Chowdary filed a complaint against former deputy commissioner of police of Commissioner’s Task Force P Radhakrishna and two others for alleged intimidation…
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Congress is on the weak wicket; to win the polls it must show an alternate strategy
Who will win the 2024 Lok Sabha polls? The election scene has become clear after the Chief Election Commissioner announced the poll schedule last week. They will begin next month and end…
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Ramamurthy Naidu, the strongman from Andhra who awed King George V
Throughout the course of human history there have been folk tales as well as recorded incidents of people who displayed incredible strength. Every country and every culture in the world has stories…
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South China Sea: Jaishankar backs Philippines, China responds
Beijing: China on Tuesday urged India to respect its sovereignty claims over the disputed South China Sea where it is currently locked in a bitter row with the Philippines, saying that no…
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Fulfil promises made to people of Ladakh: Sonam Wangchuk to PM Modi
Leh: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who is leading a hunger strike here to demand statehood for Ladakh and its inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, on Tuesday made a fresh…
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6 Chinese killed in suicide attack in northwest Pakistan
Islamabad: At least six Chinese nationals were killed on Tuesday when an explosive-packed vehicle rammed into their bus in Pakistan’s troubled northwestern province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, officials said. The Chinese were working on…
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UP: Holi turns violent as Dalit, Upper caste men attack each other; 1 arrested
Fifteen people have been reportedly injured and one person arrested in a clash between Dalits and upper-caste Hindus that occurred during Holi celebrations in Uttar Pradesh’s Bijnor district. According to Bijnor superintendent…
