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Iran says it has developed hypersonic missile

Iran, 10/11: Iran has developed a hypersonic missile capable of penetrating all defence systems, General Amirali Hajizadeh, the commander of its Revolutionary Guards aerospace unit, claimed on Thursday.     Hypersonic missiles, like traditional ballistic missiles which can deliver nuclear weapons, can fly more than five times the speed of sound.   “This hypersonic ballistic…

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Hardik Patel, Ravindra Jadeja’s wife among 160 BJP candidates for Gujarat polls

Ahmedabad, 10/11: Patidar agitation leader Hardik Patel, who joined BJP from Congress earlier this year; cricketer Ravindra Jadeja’s wife Rivaba; and Manibhai Vaghela, the Congress turncoat who vacated Vadgam seat for Congress supported Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani, are among 160 candidates whose names were declared by BJP for contesting the upcoming Assembly polls.    …

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Aurobindo Pharma’s Sharath Reddy arrested in Delhi liquor policy case

New Delhi, 10/11: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested two company executives linked to liquor trade in the money laundering investigation being conducted by it into the now scrapped Delhi Excise policy case, official sources said Thursday.     Benoy Babu of Pernod Ricard and Sharath Reddy of Aurobindo Pharma have been arrested under sections…

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Ex-CM Vijay Rupani to not contest Gujarat Assembly Elections 2022

Ahmedabad, 9/11: Former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and ex-deputy chief minister part of his government, Nitin Patel, on Wednesday announced that they won’t be contesting upcoming Assembly elections. The BJP leadership had removed the two senior BJP leaders from their posts along with entire cabinet last year in an unprecedented move and current chief…

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It is a tough pill to swallow, says Williamson after semifinal loss in T20 World Cup

Perth, 9/11: A crestfallen New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson said losing the T20 World Cup semifinal was a “tough pill to swallow” but admitted that his team was not disciplined enough to challenge a far-superior Pakistan here on Wednesday.     New Zealand, last edition’s runners-up, were outclassed in the semifinal by Pakistan, who dished…

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Congress means instability, corruption: PM Modi in Himachal Pradesh

Shimla, 9/11: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday trained guns at the Congress in poll-bound Himachal Pradesh saying that the party has now become synonymous with corruption, scams and instability.     “In my experience, Congress means guarantee of instability, corruption and scams,” he said while addressing a rally in Kangra.   He added that…

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At least 6 dead as 6.3-magnitude earthquake hits Nepal, tremors felt across north India

New Delhi, 9/11: Strong tremors were felt across north India and parts of Nepal in the early hours of Wednesday after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck the Himalayan region near Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh along the Nepal border, killing at least six people and injuring five.     The National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said the epicentre of…

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