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Delhi court permits CBI to probe documents received from Swiss authorities
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 8 (ANI): A Delhi court on Monday permitted the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to investigate documents it has recently received from Swiss authorities in the INX Media case involving former finance minister P Chidambaram and others.
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Australian journalist arrested in China on suspicion of spying
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Canberra [Australia], February 8 (ANI): Amid deteriorating ties between Canberra and Beijing, Australian national Cheng Lei, who was detained last year by Chinese authorities, has been formally arrested on suspicion of espionage.
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Explosion kills 4, levels 7 houses in Brazil
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], February 8 (ANI/Xinhua): At least four people were killed and two others injured in an explosion in the Brazilian city of Natal, the capital of the northeastern state of Rio Grande do Norte, authorities reported on Sunday.
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Indian Army helps authorities to control forest fire in Arunachal
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
West Kameng (Arunachal Pradesh) [India], February 8(ANI): Indian Army on Sunday assisted forest authorities in controlling forest fire near Chillipam Monastery, West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh.
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Hong Kong introduces new regulations for schools to impose Beijing's draco
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong, February 7 (ANI): Hong Kong has introduced new regulations for how schools should operate, months after Beijing imposed the draconian national security law giving authorities powers to further impose crackdowns among the people of the region.
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Congress stands with Uttarakhand in this hour of tragedy: Sonia Gandhi
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 7 (ANI): Expressing concerns over the avalanche triggered after a glacial burst in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand on Sunday, Congress president Sonia Gandhi urged party workers to help authorities in rescue and relief operation.
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After flash floods in U'khand, Bihar CM asks authorities to stay alert nea
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], February 7 (ANI): Following glacier burst in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand that has led to the flash floods in Rishi Ganga and Dhauliganga rivers, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has asked the state officials to stay alert and constantly monitor the water-level
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France reports 20,586 new COVID-19 cases, hospitalisations continue to fal
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Paris [France], February 7 (ANI/Xinhua): France reported 20,586 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the country's total number of infections to 3,317,333, according to health authorities.
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Chidambaram questions delay in release of Comedian Munawar Faruqui
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 6 (ANI): Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday questioned the delay in the release of comedian Munawar Faruqui by the Madhya Pradesh Police and jail authorities despite the order of interim bail granted by the Supreme Court yesterday.
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Fire at Mumbai's Mankhurd scrapyard doused
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 6 (ANI): The fire that broke out at godowns in Mumbai's Mankhurd scrapyard on Friday has been doused after the firefighting operations were carried out by the authorities.
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France reports 22,139 COVID-19 new cases, overall deaths top 78,000
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Paris [France], February 06 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of new confirmed coronavirus infections in France slowed for the second day in a row but stood well above the 5,000-case threshold to unwind restrictions, while deaths caused by the epidemic rose to 78,603, the health authorities said on F
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'Exercise maximum restraint': UN Human Rights Office on farmers' protests
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], February 6 (ANI): The United Nations human rights office on Friday called on Indian authorities and those protesting against the new agricultural laws to exercise maximum restraint stating that it is crucial to find "equitable solutions" with due respect to human rights for al
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