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Kabul: At least 280 people were killed and 595 injured after an earthquake struck Afghansitan’s Paktika province early on Wednesday, the state-run media reported. Some 255 people lost their lives in Barmal, Ziruk, Naka and Gayan districts of Paktika province, the most-hit eastern province, state-run Bakhtar News Agency reported, citing the latest local sources. Helicopters […]
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San Francisco: Meta (formerly Facebook) and the US government have agreed on to settle a lawsuit that accused the social network of engaging in discriminatory advertising for housing. The housing discrimination lawsuit, filed by the government in 2019, accused that Meta enabled and encouraged advertisers to target their housing ads by relying on race, colour, […]
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London: Some gay and bisexual men, who are at a higher risk of contracting monkeypox, should be offered a vaccine, say the UK health officials. According to the BBC, this could help to control the recent outbreak of the rare virus in the UK in which 793 people have been infected so far. The report […]
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Washington: The US space agency NASA has picked three design concept proposals for a nuclear fission surface power system design that could be ready to launch by the end of the decade for a demonstration on the Moon. This technology would benefit future exploration under the Artemis mission that aims to land the first woman […]
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San Francisco: Electric car-maker Tesla has been sued by former employees who were sacked in the ongoing mass layoff at the company, accusing it of violating federal law in the US. John Lynch and Daxton Hartsfield, who worked at Tesla’s Gigafactory in Nevada state, said in the lawsuit that they were among “more than 500” […]
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San Francisco: Frustrated with Spotify’s exclusive terms, former US president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama have left the Swedish music streaming platform and signed a multi-year, worldwide podcast deal with Amazon subsidiary Audible. Audible did not disclose the financial terms of its agreement with Higher Ground, the media company run by the Obamas. […]
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Mumbai: Indian comedian, Kapil Sharma, on Wednesday, with his team left for Canada for his upcoming show ‘Kapil Sharma Live’. The comedian on his Instagram shared a series of pictures, where the whole crew can be seen all excited for their upcoming Canada tour. Sharing these pictures, the ‘Firangi’ actor wrote, “Flying to Vancouver now.. […]
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New Delhi: Large developers in the renewable energy sector have enough options to boost returns even as challenges mount and will fight aggressively in the various auctions scheduled in 2022, a new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) said on Wednesday. Falling costs of solar modules, which in turn brought […]
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Mumbai: Amid a political turmoil in Maharashtra that has put up a question mark on the survival of the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi coalition government, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has called a State Cabinet meeting at 1 pm on Wednesday. This comes as speculation is rife that Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde along with other […]
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Islamabad: Pakistan became one of the most dangerous human rights abusers in the world during the rule of Imran Khan, a local media reported. After General Pervez Musharraf, Imran Khan was one of the notorious human rights abusers, who tried to suppress the media house, human rights groups, and social media activists with the help […]
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Hyderabad: A complaint was filed against BJP general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya for his disrespectful remarks against Agniveers. Senior Congress leader V Hanumanth Rao filed the complaint at the Begum Bazaar police station stating that Vijayvargiya insulted the Indian army with his remarks. Vijayvargiya had stated that he would give priority to Agniveers who complete four […]
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Nalgonda: An environmental engineer Nakka Sai Charan (26) from Nalgonda was shot dead at Baltimore city of Maryland state in United States of America on Sunday evening. He was son of Nakka Narsimha and Padma, residents of Vivekananda Colony in Nalgonda town. His parents got the information from US about the death of his son […]
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Islamabad: An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 hit parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan in the wee hours of Wednesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. The USGS said the quake struck about 44 km (27 miles) from the city of Khost in southeastern Afghanistan and was at a depth of 51 km. So far, there have […]
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Mumbai: Bollywood actor Janhvi Kapoor shined in pink in her latest social media post, looking drop-dead gorgeous. Taking to Instagram, the ‘Dhadak’ actor captioned her post, ‘Meet me on a Monday’. In the first picture, Janhvi exudes a glamorous pose, sitting on a glossy floor, one hand behind her head, eyes closed. She donned a […]
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Lucknow: Additional Director General of Police (ADG), Special Task Force (STF) Amitabh Yash has blamed the basic education department for not effectively pursuing court cases against teachers, identified for having submitted forged documents to get government jobs. In a letter to the department bosses, Yash has pointed out that out of 228 fraudulent teachers, the […]
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Surat: As per plan, Shiv Sena’s rebel MLAs were to be flown to Guwahati at Tuesday midnight, but as per news reports, the rebel MLAs have not left the hotel, though three buses have arrived at the Le Meridien Hotel an hour before to drive them to the Surat airport. According to sources, a charter […]
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Surat: The dissident group of Shiv Sena MLAs finally boarded a chartered flight from the Surat airport after keeping the chartered plane waiting for hours. Before boarding the flight, rebel Shiv Sena leader and Maharastra Cabinet Minister Eknath Shinde said that Sena MLAs have not revolted against the party but their only wish is forming […]
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San Francisco: Tech giant Amazon has announced that Doug Herrington will become the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company’s Worldwide Amazon Stores business, formerly known as “Consumer”. Harrington has been at Amazon for 17 years. He joined the company in 2005 to build out the Consumables business, launched AmazonFresh in 2007, and in 2015, […]
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Stockholm: Due to rampant inflation, Sweden’s economic growth is expected to dramatically slow down this year and next, according to a report released by the National Institute of Economic Research (NIER). According to the government agency’s latest prognosis on Tuesday, economic growth is projected to slow to 1.9 per cent this year and 1.2 per cent […]
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Hyderabad: Heavy rainfall has been forecast for Hyderabad as well as most districts of Telangana for Wednesday and Thursday. The IMD on Tuesday has forecast heavy rainfall for the next two days and issued a yellow alert or ‘be prepared’ warning for Wednesday and Thursday. On Monday night, several parts of the city received moderate […]
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Hyderabad: The State government is making all required arrangements to ensure this year’s Ashada Bonalu festivities are celebrated on a grand scale, Animal Husbandry Minister, Talasani Srinivas Yadav, said. The festivities will commence on June 30 at Jagadamba Mahankali temple, Golconda. The Minister, who, accompanied by Karwan MLA, Kausar Mohiuddin and senior officials from various […]
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Statelessness is a human problem with no easy end in sight. Power rests with the nations that make policy dictating whether a refugee has a nation they can call home
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Hyderabad: The deepening political crisis in Maharashtra is further accentuated by the deft moves of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which apparently does not want to lose an opportunity to topple the Maha Vikas Aghadi government to take control of the reins of the State. The fast-paced developments on Tuesday in which Eknath Shinde raised […]
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Hyderabad: This Ganesh festival, artisans from the potter community will have their hands full with the BC Welfare department asking them to make five lakh clay Ganesh idols to promote the concept of eco-friendliness. The department has already provided training to over 300 artisans to make clay Ganesha idols. These master trainers will in turn […]
