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Hijab row: Karnataka declares three-day holiday for universities, colleges
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 8 (ANI): A three-day holiday has been declared in all the universities under the Department of Higher Education and colleges under the department of Collegiate and Technical Education (DCTE) in view of the Hijab row, announced Minister of Higher Educat
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10 arrested in Gujarat's Mundra port drug haul, MoS Home Nityanand Rai in
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 8 (ANI): Union Minister for State for Home affairs Nityanand Rai on Tuesday informed the Lok Sabha that 10 accused persons were arrested in a case relating to the seizure of narcotic substances at Mundra port in Gujarat last year.
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Campaigning ends for first phase of UP assembly polls
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 8 (ANI): The election campaign for the first phase of assembly polls in western Uttar Pradesh ended on Tuesday evening.
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US' Afghan evacuation efforts were resisted by White House, diplomats for
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US] February 8 (ANI): The State Department and the White House hindered efforts by US military leaders to prepare evacuation of embassy personnel and allies from Afghanistan for weeks before Kabul's fall, said a media report citing an Army investigative report.
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UN's first tranche worth USD 32 mln arrives in Kabul amid crippling humani
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 8 (ANI): To prevent the collapse of Afghanistan's economy, the first tranche worth USD 32 million sent by the United Nations in cash arrived in Kabul on Tuesday, said Afghanistan's Central Bank-Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB).
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Will Smith returns to Oscars after 15 years with Best Actor nomination
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 8 (ANI): Hollywood actor Will Smith has received his third and fourth Oscar nominations today, earning his place on the Best Actor list for his role in 'King Richard', and sharing in the film's Best Picture nomination with Tim White and Trevor White.
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Delhi's self-taught vets treating, rescuing injured birds
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 8 (ANI): Two brothers from Delhi named Nadeem Sehzaad and Mohammed Saud are self-taught vets who treat injured birds of prey. They have been rescuing birds for the last 19 years and so far, they have rescued 23,000 birds.
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Canberra, its allies will lose next decade unless they oppose Beijing in S
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], February 8 (ANI): Canberra and its allies will "lose the next decade" unless they stand up against Beijing in the South China Sea, said Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton.
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'Writing with Fire' documentary is now India's official entry to Oscars 20
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 8 (ANI): As the 2022 Oscar nominations were announced on Tuesday, Delhi-based filmmaker duo Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh-directed 'Writing with Fire' has been nominated for the Best Documentary Feature award, which is India's first entry in this category.
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Fuel demand boosts oil marketing companies' petroleum product sales: Fitch
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 8 (ANI): Transportation fuel demand shows signs of improving to pre-pandemic levels from FY23 as visible from petroleum product sales for the OMCs (oil marketing companies) which increased between 8 per cent -11 per cent during the nine months ended December of fi
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Alec Baldwin resumes work for first time after 'Rust' shooting incident
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 8 (ANI): Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin has finally returned to work, ending his three-and-a-half-month hiatus from acting since the 'Rust' shooting incident, which claimed the life of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
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PKL: Raiders help Patna Pirates overcome U Mumba
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 8 (ANI): Raiders Sachin and Guman Singh helped table-toppers Patna Pirates beat U Mumba 47-36 in Match 103 of Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) season eight.
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