NATO chief says Brazil, China and India could be slammed by sanctions over continued business with Russia

Washington, 16/7: NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte warned on Wednesday that countries such as Brazil, China and India could be hit very hard by secondary sanctions if they continued to do business with Russia. Rutte made the comment while meeting with senators in the U.S. Congress the day after President Donald Trump announced new weapons…

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Bishan Singh Bedi’s last rites attended by bevy of Indian cricketers

Amritsar, 24/10: Cricketing fraternity, including Kapil Dev and Virender Sehwag, attended the last rites of legendary Indian spinner Bishan Bedi here on Tuesday. Bedi died here on Monday after a prolonged illness. He was 77. The big names of Indian cricket including World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev, Madan Lal, Sehwag and Kirti Azad were there…

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Cuttack limping back to normalcy as shops open after curfew lifted and internet restored

Cuttack: Cuttack City is gradually limping back to normalcy as shops and commercial establishments have started to reopen after the district administration lifted the curfew restrictions and restored internet services. The Cuttack district administration had imposed a 36-hour curfew restriction, suspended the internet services and banned the usage of WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and other social…

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Flash floods, landslides devastate J&K’s Poonch; at least a dozen dead, many missing

Srinagar, 19/7: At least a dozen people were killed and several others remained missing after torrential overnight rain triggered flash floods and landslides across Jammu and Kashmir’s border district of Poonch on Sunday, officials said. Surankote tehsil along the Line of Control (LoC) bore the brunt of the disaster, where cloudburst-like rainfall turned seasonal streams…

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Curfew imposed, internet suspended in Manipur as protesters go on rampage

Guwahati, 16/11: Curfew was clamped in several Manipur districts from 4.30 pm on Saturday after protesters went on a rampage in the Meitei-dominated Imphal Valley districts following recovery of six bodies, suspected to be those who went missing in Jiribam district on November 7. Protesters, mainly women, attacked the houses of some MLAs in Imphal,…

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Kharge accuses Adani of interfering in state politics

Kalaburagi,15/11: Expressing displeasure against entrepreneur Gautam Adani, AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge alleged that the chairman of Adani Group has been supporting reactionary and regressive governments. Addressing press persons here on Thursday, Kharge said that the billionaire businessman does not want political parties to function on principles and ideology.

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Bhubaneswar: Fire breaks out in Tosali Bhavan in Satyanagar

The fire broke out in front of the Lokayut’s office, sparking fears that government files could be destroyed. Bhubaneswar: A fire broke out in Tosali Bhavan, Satyanagar, between 10 am and 10:15 am today, causing panic among government office workers. The fire engulfed three rooms of the Lokayut Record Room, with flames and smoke billowing…

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Karnataka Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar and MCL Chennaraj Hattiholi meet with accident in Karnataka

Karnataka: In an accident in Karnataka a minister and a MCL have sustained injuries, said reliable reports on Tuesday. The Karnataka Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar and MLC Chennaraj Hattiholi have been injured.Reports further said that both of them have managed to escape with minor injuries. Their car met with an accident near Belagavi. The accident happened while…

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