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Boko Haram kills 12 farmers in Nigeria Kano: Boko Haram jihadists on Saturday hacked 12 farmers to death as they worked on their fields in the volatile northeastern Nigerian state of Borno, civilian militia said. Lankans unhappy with infight in govt: Min Colombo: The internal squabbling between President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil...
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Moscow slams US for ‘fabricating’ election indictment
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US-backed Syria offensive kills 35 ISIS fighters
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Comoros Army starts operation to disperse rebels: Minister
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170 killed as violence rocks Afghan polls
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Trump believes Saudi Arabia’s explanation for Khashoggi’s death
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Turkey will ‘reveal whatever happened’
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Saudi admits Khashoggi killed in Istanbul consulate
21 October 2018 | AFP
3 hurt as CNG tank of auto being refuelled explodes in Mumbai
At least three persons were injured when the fuel tank of an autorickshaw suddenly exploded while it was being refuelled at a CNG station in Kandivali West here on Saturday morning, police said. The incident took place at the HPCL's CNG station near Milap Cinema on the busy S.V. Road, around...
Gold worth Rs 2.45 cr seized in Mizoram, 2 Myanmarese held
About 7.5 kg of smuggled gold worth Rs 2.45 crore was recovered from Mizoram and two Myanmarese were arrested in this connection, an official said on Saturday. Acting on a tip-off, officials of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) with the help of Assam Rifles, intercepted a vehicle coming from Aizawl...
Tribals to oppose ‘Statue of Unity' unveiling by Modi
As the BJP Governments, both at the State and the Centre, gear up for the unveiling of the tallest statue in the world — "Statue of Unity" of Sardar Patel — by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 31, thousands of tribals in villages near the site are bracing for...
Raja Bhaiya to announce his party on Nov 30
Independent MLA from Kunda, Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiya is likely to launch his new political party on November 30. The same day, his supporters will fete him for completing 25 years in politics. The party is proposed to be named as Jansatta Dal and Raja Bhaiya could contest the Lok...
UPA Govt, DMK helped get rid of LTTE: Lanka’s ex-Defence Secy
The DMK and its former president M Karunanidhi who passed away on August 7 got a clean chit from an unlikely source. Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, the former Defence Secretary of Sri Lanka, who led the Island Nation's final assault on LTTE during 2009 said that the DMK was quite understanding about...
Amit Shah to arrive in Lucknow on Oct 24
Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah will visit Lucknow on October 24 and hold review meeting with leaders of party’s State organisation and the Government, including Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The meeting, slated to begin in the morning hours, is expected to continue till evening of October 24. Besides Chief Minister Yogi...
Popular Lingayat seer Siddalinga passes away in Karnataka
Karnataka's popular Lingayat seer Siddalinga Swami passed away at Gadag in the state's northwest region, a member of his Thontadarya Mutt said on Saturday. He was 69. "Doctors at a private hospital declared Swamiji dead today (Saturday) morning after a massive cardiac arrest," the member told reporters at Gadag, about 390...
