11 killed, 48 injured in Israeli strikes on Lebanon’s Tyr region

Tyr (Lebanon): At least 11 people were killed and 48 injured in Israeli strikes in Lebanon’s Tyr region, AFP reported, quoting Lebanon ministry. The strikes in the Tyr region come weeks after Israel had conducted earlier military operations in the area. According to Al Jazeera’s prior reports, the late October strikes caused damage to several heritage…

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Assam to conduct socio-economic study of indigenous Assamese Muslims

Dispur, 9/12: The Assam government said it will conduct a socio-economic assessment of indigenous Assamese Muslims of the state The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday. “A socio-economic assessment of indigenous Assamese Muslims will be conducted through the Directorate of Minority Affairs and Char Areas,”…

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PM Modi watches Thai version of Ramayana in Thailand

Bangkok: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday witnessed the Thai version of the Ramayana, Ramakien. Ekkalak Nu-ngoen, alongwith a group of students from the Faculty of Music and Drama, Bunditpatanasilpa Institute, Thailand presented the retelling of the epic through the fusion of two dance forms – Bharatanatyam from India and Khon from Thailand. The timeless epic…

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CM inaugurates IBM’S new Client Innovation Centre in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar, 16/10: CM Naveen Patnaik today inaugurated IBM’s Client Innovation Center (CIC) at O-Hub, Chandaka Industrial Estate in Bhubaneswar, further expanding IT ecosystem in the state. The new centre will position Odisha as a technology resource hub of India. The Innovation Centre will have capacity for 500 employees as the company is looking to expand…

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Banks recovered more than what I owed: Vijay Mallya moves Karnataka High Court

Bangalore, 6/2: Vijay Mallya moved the Karnataka High Court claiming that Kingfisher Airlines owed around Rs 6,200 crore in debt, and authorities had recovered the “principal debt amount multiple times over.” The fugitive businessman challenged the debt collection proceedings against the now-defunct Kingfisher Airlines in a case filed on February 3, Bar and Bench reported….

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Cryptocurrency will not be banned in India

New Delhi, 15/11: The Parliamentary Standing Committee meeting on the ongoing financial matters regarding the future of cryptocurrency has agreed that investment in digital currency cannot be banned. However, with members of the cryptocurrency market invited to the meeting, it is being considered to bring investment in digital currency under the purview of regulation. The…

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Members of fact-finding panel arrested on their way to Sandeshkhali

Kolkata, 25/2:Members of an independent fact-finding committee were arrested in Bhojerhat, South 24 Parganas on Sunday. They were on their way to Sandeshkhali to investigate alleged incidents of atrocities against women in the troubled area when the police stopped them. This comes after the police stopped them from entering Sandeshkhali, citing Section 144 being in…

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