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Hyderabad man fails 33 times, passes metric exam after mass promotion due
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 30 (ANI): At a time when COVID-19 has impacted the education of students across the world, it appears to have been a boon for a 51-year-old Hyderabad man who failed in his class 10 examinations for the past 33 years but passed this year.
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With less crowd, more restrictions Muslims begin Hajj pilgrimage amid COVI
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Mecca [Saudi Arabia], July 30 (ANI): With face masks, sanitisers, less crowd and social distancing, this year Hajj pilgrimage is different owing to coronavirus pandemic.
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Prices of sacrificial goats for Bakrid hit amid pandemic
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir)[India], July 30 (ANI): Animal traders in Rajouri say they are unable to sell goats at viable prices, resulting in heavy losses for them this year during Bakr id, due to the ongoing COVID19 pandemic.
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Garth Brooks withdraws from CMA 'Entertainer of the Year' category
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 30 (ANI): American singer-songwriter Garth Brooks has withdrawn himself from consideration for the Country Music Association (CMA) Awards' Entertainer of the Year prize this year after having won it seven times.
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17-year-old Mumbai footpath dweller scores 40 percent in SSC exam
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 30 (ANI): Asma Sheikh, a 17-year-old footpath dweller, has scored 40 percent in this year's Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination, conducted by the Maharashtra state board.
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Jason Holder wants England to tour Caribbean
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], July 29 (ANI): West Indies skipper Jason Holder has called for England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to tour the Caribbean later this year in return for his team playing a three-match Test series in the bio-secure environment.
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Delhi violence: Court denies bail to 3 murder accused
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): A Delhi court on Monday dismissed the bail pleas of three persons accused in a case related to the killing of one Dilbar Negi during the violence that erupted in northeast Delhi in February this year.
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Delhi violence: HC allows two petitioners to withdraw pleas
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): The Delhi High Court, while hearing several petitions related to the northeast Delhi violence in February this year, on Monday allowed two petitioners to withdraw their pleas with the liberty to approach trial courts.
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'Atrangi Re': Sara, Akshay, Dhanush to start shooting for second schedule
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 27 (ANI): Aanand L. Rai's next project 'Atrangi Re' starring actors Sara Ali Khan, Akshay Kumar and Dhanush will commence its second shoot schedule from October this year in Madurai.
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What can be done to expedite trials against foreign Jamaat attendees, asks
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta what can be done to expedite the trials against the foreign nationals, who attended the Markaz Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Nizamuddin in March this year.
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UP: 4,797 held in illicit liquor trade cases in three months
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 26 (ANI): As many as 14,732 cases related to illicit liquor trade were registered and 4,07,366 litres of illicit liquor were seized in Uttar Pradesh from April to June this year, said additional chief secretary of the Uttar Pradesh Excise Department Sanj
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Nanjing continental tour meet cancelled due to coronavirus
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Quai Antoine [Monaco], July 26 (ANI): The organisers of the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting in Nanjing have announced that the competition will not go ahead this year.
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