Devotees praying al-Fajr at the Kaaba in the Grand Mosque complex in Mecca. (AFP) Riyadh: Saudi Arabia would have allowed about 1,000 pilgrims living in the state to perform the Hajj this year, a minister said on Tuesday that it was announced that the ritual would return due to coronovirus. …
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The Meteorological Department of India (IMD) has issued an ‘Orange Alert’ for Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta and Idukki districts of Kerala in view of heavy rains during the monsoon season on 26 June. An ‘Orange Alert’ for Wayanad and Kozhikode districts has also been placed on 27 June. IMD’s Orange Alert …
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A flat bridge near the Indo-China border in Munsiyari area of Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand collapsed a day after a flat truck excavator was trying to cross it despite warnings not to do so, police On Tuesday booked the driver for negligence and damages. Bridge. On Monday, the bridge fell …
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As Apple made several announcements at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), many Android users took to various social media platforms to remind iOS users that they were ‘always using’ new ‘features’. From ‘picture-in-picture’ mode to ‘new’ home screen widgets, Android users accused iOS counterparts of ‘stealing’ most features. Apple Introduces …
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Coronavirus: Manish Sisodia said that the government has written to Lt. Governor Anil Baijal. Those who test positive for coronovirus should not visit the quarantine center for evaluation, the Delhi government said today, objecting to the Centre’s new guidelines. The government has written to Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal requesting him …
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New Delhi: Out of 50,000 ‘Made in India’ ventilators approved under the PM CARES fund to help Kovid-19 patients, nearly 3000 have been built and delivered to more than 1,300 different states, in an official statement It has been said on Tuesday. On 14 May, the PM CARES Fund Trust …
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Indian stocks extended gains till the fourth day today when they closed nearly 1.5% higher. Financial shares gained 2.8% with the Nifty Banking Index. The NSE Nifty 50 index rose 1.55% to close at 10,471 on Tuesday and the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex rose 500 points to 35,464. Larsen & …
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Officials said on Tuesday that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has summoned senior government leader and former Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh in connection with an FIR registered in November 2019 for alleged misuse of government money worth Rs 332 crore. Singh has been asked to appear before …
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According to US intelligence assessments, a senior Chinese general authorized his army to attack the Indian Army in the Galwen River Valley last week, resulting in a brutal clash that killed dozens of people and tensions between two Asian powerhouses extended. General Zhao Zongki, the head of the General Theater …
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