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“Every reply from the ECI now seems to be laced with ad-hominem attacks,” the party wrote. New Delhi: Responding strongly to the Election Commission’s reply to its complaints about “irregularities” in the Haryana Assembly elections, the Congress has accused the poll body of attacking the party and its leaders and threatened to take legal action…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un smile during their meeting at the Pyongyang Sunan International Airport outside Pyongyang. File | Photo Credit: AP North Korea will stand by Russia until its “victory” in Ukraine, Pyongyang’s Foreign Minister said in Moscow amid growing fears the reclusive country will enter the…
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Activists demonstrated outside the Algerian embassy to France to demand the release of Algerian journalist Ihsane El Kadi, in Paris, France on March 30, 2023. File | Photo Credit: AP Algeria has pardoned a journalist who emerged as a key voice during the country’s 2019 pro-democracy protests and was later imprisoned for taking foreign funding…
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New Zealand lead 2-0 against India in the three-match Test series© AFP New Zealand wicketkeeper-batter Tom Blundell believes the Indian team has been left a bit shell-shocked in terms of happenings in the first two Tests at Bengaluru and Pune. In the first two matches of the series, New Zealand got wins by…
Severe food crises threaten hundreds of thousands of people in vulnerable areas, including the Palestinian territories, Sudan, South Sudan, Haiti, and Mali, where populations face or near famine, says a report by the United Nations’ food agencies released on Thursday. Conflicts, economic instability, and climate shocks — combined with reduced funding for emergency food and…
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The advance reservation period was last revised in 2015. Indian Railways has introduced a major change in its ticketing rule, reducing the advance reservation period (ARP) from the current 120 days to 60 days. The new rules came into effect from Friday (November 1). The railways had released a circular on October 16, informing passengers…
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New Delhi: A recent video capturing an unusual interaction between an Indian man and pop star Selena Gomez has ignited a flurry of reactions online. In the viral clip, the man eagerly snaps a selfie with Ms Gomez before making a surprising request: please chant “Jai Shri Ram.” When Ms Gomez appears puzzled, the man…
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Rate of commercial LPG used in hotels and restaurants increased by ₹62 per 19-kg cylinder. | Photo Credit: PTI Jet fuel, or ATF, price on Friday (November 1, 2024) was hiked by 3.3% and rate of commercial LPG used in hotels and restaurants increased by ₹62 per 19-kg cylinder in the monthly revision done in…
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Paris: A massive shootout linked to drug trafficking has left a teenager and four others seriously wounded in western France, Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said Friday, in the latest such gunfight to injure children. The shootout erupted in front of a restaurant overnight in the western city of Poitiers, Retailleau told BFMTV/RMC radio. “What started…
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India’s first analog space mission kicks off in Leh | Photo Credit: X/@isro ISRO on Friday (November 1, 2024) said that its analogue space mission has taken off at Leh in Ladakh. This mission will simulate life in an interplanetary habitat to tackle the challenges of a base station beyond Earth, the space agency said…
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