BENGALURU: Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Wednesday he hit Maharashtra Chief Deputy Minister Ajit Pawar for his comments on the merger of Belagavi and other Marathi-speaking areas in the state with Maharashtra. “I fully condemn Pawar’s statement, as it seeks to create conflict between people living in the border areas. …
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Amid a breakdown of relations and the absence of US diplomats in Venezuela, Washington appointed its first ambassador to the South American country for the first time in a decade. James Story’s nomination as Venezuela’s ambassador was confirmed Wednesday by voice vote in the United States Senate. Relations between the …
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Georgia’s election officials hope to release a report Thursday on a manual recount of the presidential race, and have repeatedly said they expect it to affirm Democrat Joe Biden’s narrow lead over Republican President Donald Trump. Click here for full coverage of the 2020 U.S. elections The manual recount of …
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Hafiz Saeed is the mastermind of the 11/26 Bombay attacks New Delhi: Hafiz Saeed, the mastermind behind the 11/26 Bombay attacks, has been sentenced to 10 years in two terrorism cases by a Pakistani court, the PTI news agency reported. This was not the first time that Hafiz Saeed, head …
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MUMBAI: SpiceJet Ltd shares are up nearly 50%, while Indigo advanced 29% in November so far after strong data from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation showing a continued recovery in domestic passenger traffic. From November 1 to date, SpiceJet is up 50.30% while InterGlobe Aviation Ltd is up 28.75%. …
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Indore Covid-19 Updates: The jewelry showroom – Anand Jewels – is being sanitized. Indore: A jewelry store in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore, one of the districts worst affected in the state by the novel coronavirus outbreak, was temporarily closed for cleaning and disinfection after 31 employees tested positive for the highly …
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Hyderabad: TRS Chairman and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao said on Wednesday that he would soon convene a conclave of opposition leaders to launch a united fight by criticizing the NDA government in the Center for divestment from PSU and the “anti-farmer” policies. Rao, addressing a joint TRS, MLA …
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War crimes: Australian forces illegally killed 39 unarmed civilians, according to a report. Canberra, Australia: Australia’s top general said on Thursday there was credible evidence that his special forces illegally killed 39 civilians and unarmed prisoners during the war in Afghanistan, referring the matter to a special war crimes prosecutor. …
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New Delhi: Foreign Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday that India chose not to participate in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) because a number of key concerns were not addressed. During a virtual discussion at the Center for European Policy Studies, the foreign minister speaking at RCEP said: “We …
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Prime Minister Modi expressed India’s strong support for multilateralism, described the UNSC as a necessity, but said it was under pressure. “The credibility and effectiveness of global institutions are questioned. The reason for this is that there have been no changes in these institutions despite the passage of time. These …
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