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Congress leader Pawan Khera said that Mani Shankar Aiyar had also apologised for his statement. New Delhi: In response to the comments made by former Union Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar on Chinese aggression in 1962, Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera said that the former had said in a “slip of tongue” and he had also apologised…
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There were 31 girls and 26 boys among the rescued from slaughterhouse. Ghaziabad: A total of 57 minors, including 31 girls and 26 boys, were rescued from a slaughterhouse in UP’s Ghaziabad following a joint operation by the police and the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), an official said on Wednesday. “Today,…
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Viruses infect plants, animals, and humans. A virus’ spread from animals to humans could unleash pandemics like COVID-19 — significant public health crises with considerable economic and social fallout. To nip such infections in the bud, public health researchers have advocated the ‘One Health’ approach: monitoring and protecting plant, animal, environment, and human health in…
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UK Elections 2019: Some 129 MPs have so far announced that they will not be standing for re-election. London: The British parliament dissolved on Thursday ahead of a July 4 general election, which looks set to bring Labour to power after 14 years of Conservative rule. Five weeks of campaigning officially began as 650 seats…
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A volcano spews lava and smoke as it erupts near Grindavik, on Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland. | Photo Credit: Reuters A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted on Wednesday for the fifth time since December, spewing red lava that once again threatened the coastal town of Grindavik and led to the evacuation of the popular Blue Lagoon…
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Donald Trump is considering tapping Elon Musk as a policy adviser if Republican wins, the report said. Washington: Donald Trump is considering tapping billionaire Elon Musk as a policy adviser if the Republican presidential candidate reclaims the White House in November’s election, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the talks….
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Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz stands next to the former Brazilian ambassador to Israel, Frederico Meyer, after Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva likens the Gaza war to the Holocaust, in Yad Vashem, at the World Holocaust Remembrance Centre, in Jerusalem. | Photo Credit: Reuters Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva removed his…
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Chinese President Xi Jinping and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attend a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China May 29, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS President Xi Jinping welcomed Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to Beijing on Wednesday, as the Chinese capital hosts a number of Arab dignitaries for…
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Japan’s coastguard and prime minister’s office said the North had fired a suspected ballistic missile. Seoul: North Korea on Thursday fired an unspecified ballistic missile towards the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan, South Korea’s military said, just days after Pyongyang’s failed attempt to launch a spy satellite. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs…
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A group of militants used kerosine to set fire to a girls’ school in a former Pakistani Taliban stronghold, destroying furniture, computers and books, police said Wednesday, in the latest in a surge in such attacks. No one was hurt in the overnight attack in North Waziristan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local police official Rehmat…