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Israel plans to double population on occupied Golan, cites threats from Syria

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An Israeli military vehicle rides by the ceasefire line between the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and Syria, as seen from Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights, December 15, 2024 | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel agreed on Sunday (December 15, 2024) to double its population in the occupied Golan Heights while saying threats from Syria remained despite…

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Israeli troops kill 22 in Gaza, attack school sheltering displaced Palestinians

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Children look on, as Palestinians inspect the damage at a tent camp sheltering displaced people, following an Israeli strike, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, December 15, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters “Israeli troops killed at least 22 Palestinians, most of them in the northern Gaza Strip, on Sunday…

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“More Tourists Will Go To Bastar Than Kashmir If…”: Amit Shah In Chhattisgarh

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Amit Shah addresses a gathering during the closing ceremony of Bastar Olympics New Delhi: Once famous for Maoist violence, Bastar is now becoming a tourist destination for many. Appreciating the efforts of the state government and security forces in this transformation, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that if Maoists give up arms…

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Devendra Fadnavis Says “Performance Review” Of New Ministers Soon, Adds A Warning

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Portfolios will be allocated in the next two to three days, the Chief Minister said. (File) Nagpur: A total of 39 legislators from Mahayuti allies were sworn in on Sunday in the first cabinet expansion of the 10-day-old Devendra Fadnavis-led ministry including 16 new faces, while 10 former ministers were excluded. Portfolios will be allocated…

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Niger ministry says 39 killed in attacks near Burkina Faso

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The “barbaric acts” saw 21 people killed in Libiri and 18 in Kokorou, including children, the Niamey’s Defence Ministry said. File | Photo Credit: AP “Thirty-nine people have been killed in two attacks in recent days in western Niger, near the border with Burkina Faso,” Niamey’s Defence Ministry said on Saturday (December 14, 2024). “Two…

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Congo and Rwanda say peace talks in Angola will not take place

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Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame (L) and President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Felix Tshisekedi (R). File | Photo Credit: AFP A meeting between the presidents of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo will not take place as planned on Sunday (December 15, 2024), both countries said, dashing hopes of a deal to…

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"His Tabla Spoke Universal Language": Leaders, Fans Mourn Zakir Hussain

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Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain – the eldest son of legendary tabla player Allah Rakha – died in the US today of a heart disease. He was 73. Leaders and fans across India and the world posted condolences on social media. “The news of the death of renowned tabla player Padma Vibhushan Ustad Zakir Hussain is…

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Students Faint As Fumes Engulf Jaipur Coaching Centre

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The students outside the coaching centre in Jaipur. Jaipur: Nearly a dozen students fainted after fumes engulfed a coaching institute in Jaipur on Sunday evening. According to the police, the cause of the fumes that enveloped Utkarsh Coaching Centre, in Gopalpur, could not be immediately ascertained. A possible gas leak, toxic fumes from a gutter…

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Tabla Legend Zakir Hussain Critical, “Pray For Him”, Says Family

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Zakir Hussain, the peerless tabla player and multiple Grammy award winner, is critical and in a US hospital over serious heart-related ailments, his family said on Sunday. His manager, Nirmala Bachani, said the artist he has been in a San Francisco hospital for the last two weeks. “My brother is deeply ill at this time….

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Tabla Maestro Zakir Hussain Dies At 73

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Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain, battling heart-related problems, died at a US hospital today. He was 73.  His manager, Nirmala Bachani, said he was admitted to a hospital in San Francisco.  “Zakir Hussain, the peerless North Indian tabla player, favors an impish strain of virtuosity. He’s a fearsome technician but also a whimsical inventor, devoted to…

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