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Telangana RTC conductor allegedly assaults officials, faces action

Telangana RTC conductor allegedly assaults officials, faces action ## Telangana RTC Employee Accused of Assaulting Senior Officials, Investigation Underway **Hyderabad, Telangana** – A serious incident has reportedly occurred within the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) involving... read more »

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Noida International airport to start commercial flights from June 15

Noida International airport to start commercial flights from June 15 **Noida International Airport Poised for Commercial Operations Following Inauguration** **New Delhi, India – [Date of Publication]** – The National Capital Region (NCR) is set to welcome a significant boost to its air travel... read more »

TVK election office set afire near Tiruc...

TVK election office set afire near Tiruchi

TVK election office set afire near Tiruchi **Election Office Torched in Srirangam Constituency** **Tiruchirappalli, [Date]** – Authorities are investigating a suspicious incident in which a temporary election office, established to support a candidate in the Srirangam Assembly constituency, was... read more »

Retrial for 'killer' of six Br...

Retrial for 'killer' of six British Red Caps murdered in Iraq mor...

Retrial for 'killer' of six British Red Caps murdered in Iraq more than 20 years ago ## Justice Renewed: Retrial Ordered in 2003 Iraq Ambush Case A significant development has emerged in the protracted legal proceedings surrounding the tragic deaths of six British military police... read more »

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Sudan, South Sudan vow to solve outstanding disputes

Sudan, South Sudan vow to solve outstanding disputes

KHARTOUM – Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Monday said all challenges which were hampering progress of the relations between Sudan and South Sudan have been removed, vowing to reach a... read more »

Nigerian militants raid northern city of Damaturu

Nigerian militants raid northern city of Damaturu

Suspected Boko Haram militants have engaged security forces in a lengthy gun battle and raided a hospital in the northern Nigerian city of... read more »

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US trains Iraqis for house-to-house battle against IS

TAJI BASE, Iraq: A team of camouflage-clad Iraqi soldiers lines up near the door of a one-storey house north of Baghdad with rifles ready, preparing to enter and search it. For now, there are no... read more »

Car bomb kills 37 at Yemen police academy

SANAA: A car bomb tore through dozens of Yemenis lined up at a police academy in Sanaa Wednesday, leaving 37 dead in the latest attack to highlight... read more »

Live: Sri Lanka votes in tightest election in decades

Sri Lankans began voting on Thursday in a tightly fought presidential election, with incumbent Mahinda Rajapakse seeking a record third term in office amid a... read more »

Syria conflict: 76,000 die in deadliest year – ac...

The year 2014 was the deadliest year yet in Syria’s four-year conflict, with over 76,000 killed, activists say. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human... read more »

Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksa regime losing its grip

Manmohan Singh’s letter to me does not address Tamil issue: President Rajapaksa

Delhi: Casino mogul James Packer must wish he could vote in Sri Lanka’s presidential elections next Thursday. Not only is the main challenger Maithripala... read more »

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As Iraq burns, world feels the heat

This is largely a battle between the three major groups of people in Iraq — Shias, Sunnis and Kurds. Shias and Sunnis are Islam’s major sects. Kurds are Sunnis but they’re a different... read more »

US military deploys assessment teams in Iraq

WASHINGTON: The US military began deploying assessment teams in Baghdad on Tuesday to evaluate the state of Iraqi security forces and decide how to... read more »

Kerry in Kurdistan to urge leaders to be part of nation...

US Secretary of State John Kerry struggles to keep Middle East peace talks on track

ARBIL: US Secretary of State John Kerry was in Iraqi Kurdistan on Tuesday to urge its leaders not to withdraw from the political process in Baghdad after their... read more »

John Kerry lands in Baghdad to press Iraqi leaders as i...

BAGHDAD: US secretary of state John Kerry landed in Baghdad on Monday to press Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to form a more inclusive government in response to... read more »

Israel kills Palestinian teen in escalating West Bank a...

HEBRON, West Bank: Israeli troops killed a Palestinian teenager in the occupied West Bank on Friday and arrested 25 people, pursuing a weeklong crackdown... read more »

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Now, Osama doc Shakeel Afridi booked in murder case for unauthorized surgery

Now, Osama doc Shakeel Afridi booked in murder case for unauthori...

Islamabad – Pakistan’s Khyber Agency has registered a murder case against Dr Shakeel Afridi, who helped U.S. in tracking slain Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden to his hideout in Abbottabad,... read more »

Sri Lankan president calls for national unity

Sri Lankan president calls for national unity

Colombo – Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has called for national unity to defeat any attempt to destabilise the country. Speaking in... read more »

NATO can’t slow down given complex threats

NATO can't slow down given complex threats

Budapest – Given the complex threats of terrorism, wea! pons of mass destruction and cyber warfare, NATO’s Deputy Secretary General Alexander... read more »

Nawaz Sharif assures Afghan negotiators help in peace

Nawaz Sharif assures Afghan negotiators help in peace

Islamabad – Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has assured the visiting Afghan High Peace Council President that his government will fully back the... read more »

Pak FIA fails to collect `concrete evidence` against Mu...

Pak FIA fails to collect `concrete evidence` against Musharraf in high treason case

Islamabad – The Pakistan Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) inquiry committee has failed to collect concrete evidence against former President... read more »

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Time for nuclear talks 'not unlimited': France tells Iran

Time for nuclear talks ‘not unlimited’: France tells ...

Paris – France warned Iran that negotiations over Tehran’s controversial nuclear programme could not go on forever, ahead of a fresh round of talks with major powers on the... read more »

British police reject Princess Diana murder claim

Did top secret `spy hit squad` plot Princess Diana...

London – Princess Diana’s death in the 1997 Paris car crash was planned and carried out by a top secret `spy hit squad`, known by the... read more »

Brazil says spying activities `completely different` fr...

Brazil says spying activities `completely different` from US’

London – Brazil’s Justice Minister, Jose Eduardo Cardoso has reportedly defended the country’s spying activities and said that they were... read more »

Missing Pussy Riot band member ‘transferred to penal co...

Missing Pussy Riot band member ‘transferred to penal colony in Siberia’

Washington – A jailed member of the Pussy Riot protest band, who went missing since she was moved to a new prison, is on her way to a new penal colony in... read more »

Spain, Britain forge joint declaration on Gibraltar

Spain, Britain forge joint declaration on Gibraltar

Madrid –  Spain and Britain have crafted a joint declaration on Gibraltar for presentation to the UN General Assembly, Spanish Foreign Minister Jose... read more »

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Update policies on Cuba: Obama

Update policies on Cuba: Obama

Washington – US President Barack Obama has called for updated policies on Cuba in the light of changing circumstances. “We have to be creative, and we have to be thoughtful, and we have... read more »

Obama calls Netanyahu amidst report of Iranian deal

Obama calls Netanyahu amidst report of Iranian dea...

Washington – US President Barack Obama reached out to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and updated him about the ongoing negotiations... read more »

Snowden leaks have helped Britain’s enemies: MI6 ...

US can access Britons' personal data under secret deal

London – The intelligence leaks from US analyst Edward Snowden have left Britain’s enemies “rubbing their hands with glee”, the head of... read more »

Obama says sorry to Americans dropped by insurers

Obama says sorry to Americans dropped by insurers

Washington – President Barack Obama has for the first time offered an apology to Americans who are losing health insurance plans he repeatedly said they... read more »

Modest relief for Iran if it halts activity: Obama

Modest relief for Iran if it halts activity: Obama

Washington – President Barack Obama has said that if Iran halts advances and reverses parts of its nuclear program, the United States would offer... read more »

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Chile police blast water cannons at student protesters

Chile police blast water cannons at student protesters ## Chilean Authorities Deploy Force Against Student Demonstrations Over Education Reform **Santiago, Chile** – Tensions escalated in... read more »

Iran war live: Trump urges Tehran to just give up, as oil prices surge

Iran war live: Trump urges Tehran to just give up, as oil prices surge **Geopolitical Tensions Ignite Oil Market, Prices Breach $120 Threshold** Heightened tensions in the strategically... read more »

NMC does away with ceiling on MBBS intake

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EPFO to launch new portal to track inoperative accounts

EPFO to launch new portal to track inoperative accounts **New Digital Gateway to Streamline Access to Dormant Provident Fund Accounts Announced** **New Delhi** – The Employees’... read more »

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Bihar govt removes Sanjay Gandhi's name from Patna zoo, dairy technology institute **Bihar Government Rebrands Key Institutions, Prioritizes Consumer Relief** **Patna, Bihar** – The Bihar... read more »