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Mumbai to witness mainly clear sky, temp...

Mumbai to witness mainly clear sky, temperatures to hover around 32 degrees...

Mumbai to witness mainly clear sky, temperatures to hover around 32 degrees Celsius ## Mumbai Braces for Continued Dry Spell with Pleasant Daytime Temperatures **Mumbai, India** – Residents of Mumbai can anticipate a predominantly clear sky and mild weather conditions over the coming days, as the... read more »

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Thunderstorm forecast for 14 Telangana d...

Thunderstorm forecast for 14 Telangana districts on March 20

Thunderstorm forecast for 14 Telangana districts on March 20 **Telangana Braces for Potential Thunderstorms as Weather Systems Converge** **Hyderabad, India – March 19, 2024** – Residents across 14 districts of Telangana are advised to prepare for the possibility of thunderstorms as weather... read more »

Supreme Court orders fresh HC hearing fo...

Supreme Court orders fresh HC hearing for a convict who complained of unfai...

Supreme Court orders fresh HC hearing for a convict who complained of unfairness after a 20-year bail and reduced prison term **Supreme Court Mandates Re-evaluation of Convict’s Plea Amidst Procedural Concerns** **New Delhi** – The Supreme Court of India has directed a high court to conduct... read more »

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Dolores Huerta, sexual violence survivors speak out against Cesar Chavez

Dolores Huerta, sexual violence survivors speak out against Cesar Chavez ### Calls for Re-evaluation of Cesar Chavez’s Legacy Amidst Disturbing Allegations **San Francisco, CA –** A growing chorus of activists and political figures is demanding a critical re-examination of the legacy of... read more »

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Kobane: Syrian Kurds ‘launch operation against IS’

Fighting has continued overnight around the Syrian border town of Kobane, with reports of Kurdish forces launching an operation against Islamic State At least 12 people were killed in protests by... read more »

Egypt: Army offensive kills 16 militants in Sinai

El-ARISH, Egypt: Egyptian military officials say troops have killed 16 members of an al-Qaida-inspired militant group in the restive Sinai... read more »

China sacks 160,000 government employees who did not ex...

BEIJING – China has taken 160,000 “phantom” government staff off its official payroll who were receiving salaries despite not doing any work. A total... read more »

Nepal bus crash kills 29 people and injures dozens

An overloaded bus in western Nepal has fallen off a road and plunged into a gorge, killing 29 and injuring dozens, the BBC reported. Most of the passengers in... read more »

Islamic State video shows beheading of British hostage ...

LONDON: British taxi driver Alan Henning, who skipped Christmas with his family to raise funds to purchase ambulances and medical equipment and join an aid... read more »

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UN Security Council extends sanctions on Liberia

UN Security Council extends sanctions on Liberia

United Nations – The UN Security Council Tuesday extended by another year the sanctions on Liberia in connection with the country’s civil war. In an adopted resolution, the council... read more »

UN chief concerned over religious violence in Syria

UN chief concerned over religious violence in Syri...

United Nations – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expressed concern over the targeting of people based on their religion, community or ethnic... read more »

Several dead in Iraq bomb blast

Several dead in Iraq bomb blast

A car bomb near a cafe in central Iraq has killed at least eight people in the latest in a series of attacks. Monday’s blast in the town of Buhriz,... read more »

Saudi militants behind attack on Defence Ministry: Yeme...

Saudi militants behind attack on Defence Ministry: Yemen

Saudi militants were behind the massive car bombing and assault on Yemen’s military headquarters that killed more than 50 people, including an Indian nurse... read more »

Probe human rights abuses in Cote d’Ivoire: UN

Probe human rights abuses in Cote d'Ivoire: UN

United Nations – The UN Friday called for investigations into serious human rights abuses committed in Cote d’Ivoire by the Dozo, traditional... read more »

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Pakistan opposes new permanent seats in UNSC

Islamabad – Pakistan has opposed the creation of new permanent seats in the 15-member UN Security Council during the two-day UN General Assembly debate on Security Council reform. “There... read more »

New Pak Taliban chief’s appointment was backed by Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar

New Pak Taliban chief’s appointment was backed by ...

Islamabad – New Pakistani Taliban chief Mullah Fazlullah’s appointment has been allegedly backed by Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad... read more »

Nawaz Sharif to appoint new Pak army chief on Nov. 28

Nawaz Sharif to appoint new Pak army chief on Nov. 28

Islamabad – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will make a decision regarding the appointment of new army chief on November 28, an official... read more »

Violence in Bangladesh over crackdown on opposition

Violence in Bangladesh over crackdown on opposition

Dhaka – Demonstrators and police clashed in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka and elsewhere in the country after six senior opposition figures were... read more »

Brisk start to voting in Maldives presidential poll

Brisk start to voting in Maldives presidential poll

Male – Hundreds of people lined up outside polling stations in over 200 islands to elect a new president for the Maldives here Saturday. As many as 470... read more »

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US lawmakers Murphy, Casar push legislation to regulate prediction markets

US lawmakers Murphy, Casar push legislation to regulate prediction markets ### **Congressional Push to Curb Insider Trading in Prediction Markets Gains Momentum** **Washington D.C.** – A... read more »

How Invisalign Became the Worlds Biggest User of 3D Printers

How Invisalign Became the Worlds Biggest User of 3D Printers Joe Hogan, Align Technologys plastics-nerd CEO, says you shouldnt eat with your aligners and that you dont need to wear your... read more »

Parliamentary panel suggests a raise to EPF pension, says 1,000 inadequate to meet basic n...

Parliamentary panel suggests a raise to EPF pension, says 1,000 inadequate to meet basic needs **Parliamentary Committee Advocates for Substantial Increase in EPF Pension Amidst Concerns... read more »

Electric RTC buses will reduce daily CO2 emissions of 1,200 tons: TGSRTC MD Nagi Reddy

Electric RTC buses will reduce daily CO2 emissions of 1,200 tons: TGSRTC MD Nagi Reddy **Telangana State Road Transport Corporation Charts Ambitious Path Towards Greener... read more »

TMC to contest 291 of 294 seats in Bengal polls, confident of win...

TMC to contest 291 of 294 seats in Bengal polls, confident of winning over 226, says Mamata Banerjee **Trinamool Congress to Field Candidates in 291 West Bengal Constituencies; Mamata Banerjee... read more »