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Priyanka Gandhi Vadra condemns NCW member's victim-blaming comment
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 8 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday hit out at a member of the National Commission for Women (NCW) for reportedly making victim-blaming remarks while talking about the Budaun gangrape.
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Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong arrested in Hong Kong under national se
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong, January 8 (ANI): Beijing's crackdown on pro-democracy protestors continues with impunity. Just a day after police arrested dozens of former lawmakers and opposition activists, Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong was arrested on Thursday (local time) over an alleged violat
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Scientists exemplify world's fastest optical neuromorphic processor for AI
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], January 8 (ANI): A Swinburne University of Technology led team has demonstrated the world's fastest and most powerful optical neuromorphic processor for artificial intelligence (AI) that can operate faster than 10 trillion operations per second and is capable of proces
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Philippines logs 1,776 new COVID-19 cases, total nears 484,000
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], January 8 (ANI/Xinhua): The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines on Friday reported 1,776 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the country's total tally to 483,852.
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ICRA maintains stable outlook for road sector
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 8 (ANI): Toll collections witnessed a marked improvement on the back of increased movement of both passenger and commercial vehicles which have picked up significantly over the last three months, thereby surpassing pre-Covid levels, according to ICRA.
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Russia registers 23,652 new coronavirus cases
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], January 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia's coronavirus tally has increased by 23,652 cases recorded over the past 24 hours, compared to the 23,541 registered the day before, the government's coronavirus response centre said in an update on Friday.
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No. 1 Test ranking 'is a pretty special thing', says NZ coach Stead
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Lincoln [New Zealand], January 8 (ANI): New Zealand coach Gary Stead said becoming the number one side in Test is a 'special thing' and added that it is all about playing consistent cricket.
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Shepherd killed by tiger in Ranthambore National Park
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], January 8 (ANI): A tiger mauled a shepherd to death in the Baler range of Ranthambore National Park on Thursday.
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India's democracy is strong, empowered: Om Birla
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], January 8 (ANI): While inaugurating the Outreach and Familiarisation program for Panchayati Raj Institutions here on Friday, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said the democracy in India is among the strongest and most empowered democracies of the world.
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BWF hands life ban to three Indonesian players for match-fixing
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Kaula Lumpur [Malaysia], January 8 (ANI): Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Friday banned three Indonesian shuttlers from all badminton-related activities for life after being found guilty of offences related to match-fixing, match manipulation and betting.
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Afghanistan: District police chief in Herat killed in Taliban attack
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Herat [Afghanistan], January 8 (ANI): Naqibullah Sultanzai, the police chief of Ghorian district, and four security force members, were killed in a Taliban attack on the center of the province on Thursday, Tolo News reported citing a local official.
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Ind vs Aus: Every batsman needs to contribute if we want to cement our pos
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Sydney [Australia], January 8 (ANI): With India losing two wickets in the final 90 minutes of play on Friday, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja feels a collective effort would be required from the batting department to cement the visitors' position in the third Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
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