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The parliamentary elections will be held on April 16 in Nagaland. The Eastern Nagaland People’s Organisation (ENPO), demanding a separate administration or state comprising six districts of Nagaland, remained adamant to its decision not to take part in the elections to the lone Lok Sabha seat in Nagaland until its demand is fulfilled by the…
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The hijacked fishing vessel was intercepted by the Indian Navy on March 29 New Delhi: The Indian Navy responded to a pirate attack in the Arabian Sea and rescued an Iranian fishing vessel and its crew of 23 Pakistani nationals in an over 12-hour-long anti-piracy operation. “Based on inputs on a potential piracy incident onboard…
The last rites will be performed on Saturday, said Mukhtar Ansari’s elder brother, Sibgatullah Ansari. Ghazipur, UP: The dead body of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, who died after suffering a cardiac arrest, was brought to his Ghazipur residence for last rites amid heavy police deployment by the district administration. The last rites will be performed on…
“We have received the income tax notice for the use of the old PAN card,” CPI leader D Raja said. New Delhi: The Communist Party of India (CPI) received a notice from the Income Tax Department sometime back regarding some discrepancies due to the use of old PAN cards by some state units of the…
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Anyone who involved in phone tapping under previous government will be sent to jail, Revanth Reddy said. Hyderabad: Responding to the ‘phone tapping’ remarks made by BRS leader KT Rama Rao, Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on Friday warned that anyone who was involved in the phone tapping under previous government will be sent to…
Pyongyang said on March 29 it had “nothing to talk” about with Japan after claiming that a Japanese diplomat in China had made contact with a North Korean counterpart. Relations between the two East Asian neighbours have long been strained over the kidnapping of Japanese people in the 1970s and 1980s and North Korea’s banned…
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Jacob Zuma cannot in theory seek re-election as he has already served two terms as president. Johannesburg: South Africa’s electoral officials said Thursday that they had excluded former president Jacob Zuma from May elections, further stoking tensions in the run-up to the polls. The country is to hold general elections on May 29 in what…
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The crew on flight number 6E-178 assisted the unwell passenger, the airline said. (Representational) New Delhi: An IndiGo flight, which operated from Patna to Ahmedabad, was diverted to Indore due to a medical emergency on board. The crew on flight number 6E-178 assisted the unwell passenger, the airline said. “Prioritising his well being, the captain…
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The analysis released last week fuelled international concern by saying half of Gazans are feeling “catastrophic” hunger and projecting a possible famine in the territory’s north. File | Photo Credit: AP Israel hit back on Friday against a UN-backed report that warned of imminent famine in Gaza, alleging the assessment contained inaccuracies and questionable sources. The…
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France says it has asked 46 countries if they would be willing to supply more than 2,000 police officers to help secure the Paris Olympics this summer, as organizers finalize security planning for the French capital’s first Games in a century while on heightened alert against potential attacks. The Interior Ministry said Friday that the…
