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A damaged sign is pictured at the headquarters of UNRWA, following an Israeli raid, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Gaza City, July 12, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Israeli parliament gave preliminary approval on Monday to a bill that declares the main United Nations relief organisation for Palestinians a terrorist organisation and proposes to…
US Presidential elections will be held in November this year (File) Former speaker of the US House of Representatives and leading Democratic Party figure Nancy Pelosi announced on Monday that she was backing Kamala Harris to replace President Joe Biden in the November election. With immense pride and limitless optimism for our country’s future, I…
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File image of India skipper Rohit Sharma and Pakistan skipper Babar Azam© AFP The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday made it clear that it has made no proposal to play an offshore T20I series against India, and its current focus is on the smooth conduct of the Champions Trophy. There have been…
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A satellite image of burning oil tanks in Yemen’s port of Hodeida on Sunday. AFP | Photo Credit: AFP Firefighting teams on Monday were struggling to contain a massive blaze at Yemen’s Hodeida port, days after a deadly Israeli strike on Houthi targets damaged oil storage facilities and endangered aid ships in the harbour. Heavy…
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Lack of mental health professionals is crippling in India, an expert said. New Delhi: The government must remove or limit the 18 per cent Goods and Services Tax (GST) on mental health services, and allocate resources strategically to help India become a mentally resilient society, experts said on the eve of the Union Budget presentation…
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The cabinet is also said to have cleared the ‘Greater Bengaluru Governance Bill 2024’. Bengaluru: The Karnataka Cabinet that met on Monday night under the leadership of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has given its approval for adopting three resolutions, including one against the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET), PTI reported quoting official sources. The other two resolutions…
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Donald Trump was shot at while campaigning in Pennsylvania on July 13 (File) Washington, United States: Donald Trump said on Saturday nobody warned him of a problem in the lead-up to the former president’s rally in Pennsylvania when a would-be assassin shot him in the ear. “Nobody mentioned it, nobody said there was a problem….
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Bihar Cheating: All of them were taking the exam on behalf of other candidates. Patna: Five men impersonating candidates and writing answer papers for a teacher recruitment exam — much in the style of Bollywood blockbuster “Munnabhai MBBS” — have been arrested from Bihar’s Saharsa. A senior police officer said they have all been caught…
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For representative purposes. | Photo Credit: iStockphoto The Karnataka government’s intent to introduce a legislation for the welfare of gig workers is a welcome and necessary step. It squarely addresses the three big myths propagated by the gig and platform industry. The first myth that aggregators sell to promote platform work is that they would…
Wastewater treatment plants are also reportedly shutting down in Gaza To get his family the water they need for drinking, bathing and laundry, Ahmed al-Shanbari steels himself for a lengthy search through the north of the Gaza Strip. Shanbari said most of the wells near his makeshift shelter in the Jabalia refugee camp have been…