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A search operation is underway to find survivors who may be trapped under the rubble Kolkata: At least 10 people were rescued after an under-construction building collapsed in Kolkata late on Sunday night, officials said. The five-storey building collapsed in Hazari Mollah Bagan in the Garden Reach area. A search operation is underway to find…
A mob attacked a group of foreign students and vandalised hostel rooms Ahmedabad (Gujarat): The Ahmedabad Crime Branch arrested two accused persons in connection with the attack on some overseas students at Gujarat University Hostel. “In the incident that took place in the Gujarat University yesterday at 10.30 pm, an FIR was registered against a…
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Clashes have broken out between government forces and M23 rebels leaving eight UN peacekeepers injured after a brief lull in fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Nations said. One of the peacekeepers was “gravely wounded” in the attack on Saturday at Sake, said UN mission head Bintou Keita. The strategic town lies…
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International criticism has mounted on Israel due to the death count of the war Gaza: The UN children’s agency said on Sunday over 13,000 children have been killed in Gaza in Israel’s offensive, adding many kids were suffering from severe malnutrition and did not “even have the energy to cry.” “Thousands more have been injured…
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Kurds make up about a fifth of Turkey’s estimated 85 million people Ankara, Turkey: Around 50 people including an AFP journalist were detained by police on Sunday in Istanbul on the sidelines of the Kurdish New Year celebrations, witnesses said. AFP video journalist Eylul Yasar was preparing to film the celebrations of the Kurdish New…
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OSAN, SOUTH KOREA – MARCH 17: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is welcomed by Seventh Air Force Lieutenant General David R. Iverson and U.S. ambassador to South Korea Philip Seth Goldberg as he arrives at Osan Air Base on March 17, 2024 in Pyeongtaek, South Korea. | Photo Credit: Getty Images U.S. Secretary of…
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Iran on Sunday sealed contracts worth billions of dollars with domestic companies to boost its oil production in the face of Western sanctions. In a ceremony broadcast on state TV, the oil ministry and Iranian businesses signed deals worth $13 billion to increase daily oil production in six major fields. Shana, the official news agency…
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He claimed that Nitish Kumar has ruled out the implementation of the CAA in Bihar. Motihari (Bihar): Deviating from the official line of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Janata Dal (United) leader Khalid Anwar on Sunday said the law, guaranteeing permanent residency to members of persecuted religious minorities…
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Trump noted bans on abortion after a certain number of weeks do exist elsewhere (File) Washington: Donald Trump said Sunday he favors a national abortion ban after a certain number of weeks, with exceptions — but did not confirm how many weeks, leaving his stance on a top US election issue murky. The former president…
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A woman gets a ballot at a polling station during a presidential election in Mariupol, Russian-controlled Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Friday, March 15, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Russian President Vladimir Putin is poised to extend nearly a quarter century of rule for six more years on Sunday after wrapping up an election that gave…