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Oslo / Tokyo: Japanese organisation Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, in a warning to countries that have nuclear weapons not to use them. Many survivors of the only two nuclear bombs ever to be used in conflict, who are known…
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They have really touched my heart, said R.V. Asokan. (File) Kolkata: The continuing protests by the junior doctors of West Bengal against the ghastly rape and murder of a junior woman doctor of R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata in August this year are not in self-interest but in the larger public interest,…
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This action intensifies financial pressure on Iran amid tensions with Israel. Washington: The United States on Friday expanded sanctions against Iran’s petroleum and petrochemical sectors in response to Iran’s missile attack on Israel, the Treasury Department said. “This action intensifies financial pressure on Iran, limiting the regime’s ability to earn critical energy revenues to undermine…
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Shankar has been alone since his companion, another African elephant named Bambai, died in 2005. New Delhi: The Delhi Zoo’s lone African elephant, Shankar, walked freely in his enclosure after being released from chains on Friday, the Ministry of Environment said. Union Minister of State for Environment Kirti Vardhan Singh had reviewed Shankar’s health and…
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On the ground, preparations had been made for an emergency landing. New Delhi: A report of hydraulic failure from a Tiruchirappalli-Sharjah Air India Express flight and its subsequent holding pattern for over two hours may have caused panic on the ground, but things were always under control inside the cockpit, senior sources from the airline…
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This device builds upon previous milestones achieved earlier this year. Gangtok: The Army Chief, General Upendra Dwivedi on Friday, officially launched “Agniastra,” a portable multi-target detonation device, during the Army Commanders Conference in Gangtok. This device was developed by Major Rajprasad RS from the Indian Army’s Corps of Engineers and is seen as a major…
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The Governor said this referring to a recent letter sent to him by Mr Vijayan. Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Friday intensified his attack on the ruling Left government by accusing Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of keeping him in the dark about ‘crimes against the nation’ being committed in the state. The Governor…
Brussels, Belgium: The European Union is expected to impose sanctions on Monday on people and organisations linked to Iranian transfers of ballistic missiles to Russia, two European diplomats and a high-ranking EU official said on Friday. EU foreign ministers will approve sanctions on 14 individuals and organisations over the transfer, including airlines and other companies,…
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Navneet Rana was defeated from the Amravati (SC) seat in Lok Sabha polls (File) Amravati, Maharashtra: Ravi Rana, Independent MLA from Badnera in Amravati district, on Friday said his wife Navneet Rana will not contest the Maharashtra assembly polls as the Bharatiya Janata Party has assured her membership of the Rajya Sabha. Speaking to reporters,…
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The prisoners also broke the rods of their barracks. Guwahati: Five undertrial prisoners, charged under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, escaped from a prison in Assam after breaking rods and scaling a 20-foot wall using bedsheets, blankets and ‘lungis’ (a piece of clothing worn around the waist). The prisoners escaped from…
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