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Conveys condolences over death of civilians at Gaza hospital
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday conveyed condolences to President of Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas over the deaths of civilians at a hospital in Gaza and reiterated India’s long-standing “principled position” on the Israel-Palestine issue. In a phone conversation, Modi, at the same time, shared with Abbas India’s “deep concern” over terrorism, violence […]
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Srinagar: Women from 18 states and union territories assembled here for a 10-day sale-cum-exhibition event for products made by self-help groups as part of a fair organised under the National Rural Livelihood Mission. However, more than monetary benefits, it is the opportunity to create an identity for themselves that is driving these women not only […]
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Amritsar: One can reach Amritsar from Delhi in four hours and Katra from Delhi in six hours once the Delhi-Amritsar-Katra expressway becomes operational, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday as he inspected the project here. This 669-kilometre Delhi-Amritsar-Katra greenfield expressway is being built at a cost of Rs 40,000 crore, said the minister for […]
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New Delhi: The Greenland ice sheet is expected to undergo abrupt losses if the global average temperature remains between 1.7 and 2.3 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, a study has said. However, subsequent cooling to below 1.5 degrees Celsius may mitigate ice loss, but only if the cooling takes place within a few centuries, the […]
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Washington: A pentagon report on China’s military power says Beijing is exceeding previous projections of how quickly it is building up its nuclear weapons arsenal and is “almost certainly” learning lessons from Russia’s war in Ukraine about what a conflict over Taiwan might look like. The report released on Thursday also warns that China may […]
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Jammu: A man was seriously injured after he was attacked by a wild bear in Poonch district on Thursday, officials said. The incident took place in the Adayee area when Mohmmad Bashir was passing through a forest while returning home from work, they said. After hearing Bashir’s cries for help, locals rushed to the spot […]
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New Delhi: India on Thursday once again voiced its opposition to China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as the project lacked respect for New Delhi’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said unlike in the past, India had not been invited by China to this year’s Belt and Road Forum. “I […]
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New Delhi: Discoms Jammu & Kashmir Power Corporation Ltd (JKPCL) and Rajasthan Urja Vidyut Nigam Limited (RUVNL) have agreed to purchase power from energy producer SJVN Ltd. “JKPCL and RUVNL have given their consent for purchase of 600 MW and 500 MW power, respectively, against a capacity of 1,000 MW at a tariff of Rs […]
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New Delhi: Google-owned YouTube will list credible news sources on a “Watch Page” which it will roll out in the coming months in India, a senior company official said on Thursday. “Thursday, I am thrilled to introduce ‘Watch Page’ for news… the Watch Page will recommend videos available from credible sources,” YouTube India, head of […]
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Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has set up a six-member committee to identify foreign nationals who are illegally staying in the Union Territory since January 2011. The home department in an order stated that the committee will prepare a monthly report and submit it by the seventh day of every month to the Union […]
