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New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee today favoured a constructive debate on simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assemblies and funding of polls to eradicate money power. The Government, he said, is also committed to combating…
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Los Angeles: Actor-filmmaker Ben Affleck has announced that he would not serve as director on the upcoming Batman standalone film "The Batman". The 44-year-old star, who is also producing the project, said he would just like to focus on…
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Houston: Storing solar power for nighttime use actually increases both energy consumption and emissions compared with sending excess solar energy directly to the utility grid, according to a new study. Homes with solar panels do not…
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New Delhi: BHIM has become one of the most popular mobile payment apps within days of launch, President Pranab Mukherjee said today, exuding confidence that soon-to -be unveiled biometric Aadhaar payment system will usher in a…
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United Nations: The UN Security Council will hold urgent talks today on Iran's test-firing of a medium-range missile, diplomats said. The United States requested the emergency consultations after the Israeli ambassador to the United…
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Riyadh: Two Saudi sailors were killed during a Yemeni rebel boat attack in the Red Sea, the Saudi-led coalition has said, reporting a rare naval engagement in its nearly two-year war. The coalition yesterday said three Huthi rebel boats…
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Cairo: The 69th death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi was observed at a special event organised by the Indian embassy here. The Maulana Azad Centre for Indian Culture (MACIC), which comes under the cultural wing of the Indian embassy…
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Thane: Ten persons, including four employees of Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation in neighbouring Palghar district, have been booked for alleged irregularities resulting in losses to the civic body, the ACB has said. An open inquiry was…
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Washington: US President Donald Trump is expected to sign a new executive order aimed at strangulating work-visa programmes, including the H1B and L1 visas used by Indian IT professionals, as part of a larger immigration reform effort, a…
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has predicted that by 2020 the number of breast cancer cases will jump to an alarming figure and one in every eight women would run the risk of developing the disease in her lifetime. Tina Sapra, senior…
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