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NAZ ASGHAR
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GHAZANFAR ALI KHAN
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NILOVA ROY CHAUDHARY
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ARNAB BANNERJI
Vessel with 30-member crew reports attack near Strait of Hormuz, seeks assistance
London: A vessel carrying 30 crew members reported coming under attack and issued a distress call near the Strait of Hormuz, according to audio recordings from a public VHF maritime...
Iran’s IRGC claims fresh strikes at US bases and assets
Tehran: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said Friday that its forces had launched fresh retaliatory strikes against the US bases and assets in Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan. In statements...
Rahul Gandhi accuses Centre of ‘lying’ on pellet use during CJP stir
New Delhi: Scaling up his attack on the students’ stir, Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused the Centre of “speaking lies” over the...
Bihar: Mrityunjay Tiwari joins BJP ahead of Bankipur bypoll
Patna: In a significant political development ahead of the Bankipur Assembly by‑election, former Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) spokesperson Mrityunjay Tiwari has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), ending his long...
Tej Pratap Yadav extends support to Prashant Kishor in Bankipur by-election
Patna: In a significant political development ahead of the July 30 Bankipur Assembly by-election, Tej Pratap Yadav, National President of the Janshakti Janata Dal (JJD), has announced his party's support...
47 officials terminated as Centre conducts ‘overhaul’ of National Testing Agency
New Delhi: As part of a complete overhaul of the examination system, the National Testing Agency has sacked 47 of its officials, sources in the Union Education Ministry said on...
Indian Railways begins AI-based stain detection pilot project to boost quality of washed linen
New Delhi: Indian Railways has initiated the pilot project of using automated AI-camera stain detection technology in laundries at Pune Division, Central Railway and Jaipur and Jodhpur division, North Western...
Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin resigns
Dhaka: Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin stepped down from office on Friday with the Speaker of the national Parliament formally accepting his resignation letter, the local media reported. ...
Baseless and technically untenable: India rejects Pak media reports on upstream intervention
New Delhi: Terming them as baseless, factually incorrect and technically untenable, India on Friday rejected reports in Pakistani media that alleged that New Delhi was deliberately causing flooding in Pakistan....
Cabinet approves Bill for harsher punishment in paper leak cases; to be introduced next week
New Delhi: As promised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier, the Union Cabinet on Friday approved a Bill and related provisions aimed at setting up fast-track courts and giving harsher...
Iran urges BRICS members to condemn aggression, violations of national sovereignty
New Delhi: Iran's Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni on Friday termed violation of Iran's territorial integrity, the destruction of infrastructure, power plants, residential areas, schools, hospitals, and other civilian facilities, as...
Jan Aushadhi scheme saves citizens Rs 45,000 crore in 12 years: Govt
New Delhi: A total of 20,149 Jan Aushadhi Kendras have been opened nationwide and estimated savings of about Rs 45,000 crore have accrued to citizens from the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya...
