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Another quake measuring 6.4 strikes Puerto Rico, significant damage feared
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 7 (Sputnik/ANI): A 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit Puerto Rico on Tuesday, the second temblor to rattle the US territory in two days, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
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JNU Rector appeals students to withdraw strike
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 7 (ANI): Jawaharlal Nehru University's Rector, Chintamani Mahapatra on Tuesday appealed to the students to withdraw their strike against hostel manual and fee hike. He also said that the situation is under control on the campus and emphasised that the administration's
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Nationwide bank strike on Wednesday against Centre's labour reforms
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 7 (ANI): Services at various bank branches and ATMs are likely to be affected as hundreds of employees will go on a bank strike across the country on Wednesday.
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UNESCO asks US, Iran to protect cultural sites
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Paris [France], Jan 07 (ANI): The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has asked Iran and the US to observe conventions obliging states to protect cultural sites after President Donald Trump threatened to strike Iranian culturally important locations.
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West Bengal government employees to report for duty on January 8 during na
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Jan 6 (ANI): Amid call for a nationwide strike on January 8 against policies of central government, West Bengal government on Monday said all state government offices shall remain open on the day.
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BJP to rake up 'anti-national' stand taken by CM Kejriwal in Delhi polls
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 6 (ANI): The assembly polls in Delhi will be fought between the people of city and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who needs to be exposed for his opposition to the citizenship law and seeking proof of Balakot air strike among other things, said Union Minister Prakash
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JNU violence a fascist surgical strike on student community, says Mamata B
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Howrah (West Bengal) [India], Jan 6 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday condemned JNU violence and called it a "fascist surgical strike on the student community".
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US attacks in Iraq significantly escalate regional geopolitical risk: Mood
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [USA], Jan 6 (ANI): The recent US drone strikes in Iraq that killed Iranian Maj Gen Qassim Suleimani and Iraqi Popular Mobilisation Forces Deputy Head Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis among other Iranian and Iraqi officials mark a significant escalation of tensions, according to Moody's Inv
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Nepal's foreign ministry alerts embassies amid rising tensions in Middle E
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Jan 5 (ANI): The Nepal Foreign Affairs on Sunday alerted its missions overlooking Iran and Iraq as tensions in the region heightened following the killing of Iran's top military general Qasem Soleimani in a US-led drone strike.
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15 lakh electricity workers to hold nationwide boycott on Jan 8
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 5 (ANI): The electricity workers here have announced a nationwide boycott from work on January 8 to protest against privatisation of electricity, the unification of electricity corporations and to restore the old pensions.
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Sydney Sixers defeat Adelaide Strikers by seven wickets in BBL
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Coffs Harbour [Australia], Jan 5 (ANI): Sydney Sixers defeated Adelaide Strikers by seven wickets in the ongoing Big Bash League (BBL) at International Sports Stadium here on Sunday.
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5.8 magnitude earthquake strikes Mexico
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Mexico City [Mexico], Jan 5 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale struck southern Mexico on Saturday night (local time), the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.
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