Macron, Xi to agree 'irreversibility' of Paris climate agreement

French President Emmanuel Macron and Chinese President Xi Jinping will sign an agreement that includes wording on the "irreversibility" of the Paris climate agreement, an official from the French presidential office said on Tuesday.

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U.S. not 'safe' for refugees, rights groups argue in Canadian court

The United States is unsafe for would-be refugees and a Canada-U.S. agreement that compels asylum seekers to first apply for U.S. sanctuary ought to be ripped up, lawyers for refugees and rights groups argued in a Canadian federal court on Monday.

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Fall of Berlin Wall: How 1989 reshaped the modern world

The wave of revolutions in Central and Eastern Europe helped shape the continent for decades to come.

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Trump speaks with Egypt's Sisi, backs talks on disputed Ethiopia dam

U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday and voiced support for negotiations between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan over a giant hydroelectric dam on Ethiopia's Blue Nile, the White House said.

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Tourist lost at sea off Greek island 'survived by eating sweets'

Kushila Stein was rescued north of Crete after 37 hours at sea in a rubber dinghy.

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NRC: Six-member committee of Congress party to assess situation

NRC: Six-member committee of Congress party to assess situation

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Trump speaks with Egypt's Sisi, backs talks on disputed Ethiopia dam: White House

U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday and voiced support for negotiations between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan over a giant hydroelectric dam on Ethiopia's Blue Nile, the White House said.

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Mexico's drug gangs churning out deadly fentanyl-laced pills: DEA

Mexican drug cartels are making "mass quantities" of fake prescription pills containing the synthetic opioid fentanyl with the intention of selling them to users throughout North America, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) said on Monday.

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Guatemala's next president to cut ties with Maduro's Venezuela

Guatemalan President-elect Alejandro Giammattei said on Monday that he will break off all diplomatic relations with the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro when he takes office on Jan. 14.

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Impeachment Transcripts Go Public, Envoy Says Felt Threatened By Trump

Witness transcripts in the impeachment probe into Donald Trump were made public for the first time Monday, with the former US ambassador to Kiev telling investigators she felt threatened by the...

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Pakistan Releases Song Ahead Of Kartarpur Corridor Inauguration

Pakistan on Monday launched a special song ahead of the inauguration of the corridor connecting Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Gurdaspur in India to Darbar Sahib Gurdwara in Kartarpur, Pakistan this week.

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Trump administration begins Paris climate pact exit

The Trump administration said on Monday it filed paperwork to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement, the first formal step in a one-year process to exit the global pact to fight climate change.

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North Korea says U.S. terrorism report shows 'hostile policy' that makes talks difficult: KCNA

North Korea hit back at a U.S. State Department report released last week, saying the report's description of North Korea as a sponsor of terrorism is an example of a "hostile policy" by the United States that is preventing denuclearization talks from progressing, state news agency KCNA said on Tuesday.

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South African drought town's warning to the world

How one small town is struggling through South Africa's worst drought in living memory.

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Impeachment Transcripts Go Public, Envoy Says Felt Threatened By Trump

Witness transcripts in the impeachment probe into Donald Trump were made public for the first time Monday, with the former US ambassador to Kiev telling investigators she felt threatened by the...

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Impeachment Transcripts Go Public, Envoy Says Felt Threatened By Trump

Witness transcripts in the impeachment probe into Donald Trump were made public for the first time Monday, with the former US ambassador to Kiev telling investigators she felt threatened by the...

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Strong 6.0 Earthquake Strikes Chile, No Reports Of Casualties

A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake shook Chile on Monday, rattling buildings in the capital while a big anti-government demonstration was under way.

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The Story Of 5 Canadian Sisters Raised In A 'Baby Zoo'

Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe started spreading the news right after he helped to deliver five identical girls in a farmhouse in Corbeil, Canada, on the morning of May 28, 1934.

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Warning Of "Heavy Rain'' In Maharashtra From Wednesday For Cyclone "Maha"

The Maharashtra Government has issued heavy rain and thundershowers warning for north Konkan and north-central part of the state from November 6-8 due to cyclone ''Maha''.

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McDonald's CEO Out After "Consensual Relationship" With Employee

McDonald's announced Sunday that CEO Steve Easterbrook was out after showing "poor judgment" by engaging in a "consensual relationship" with an employee.

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Trump Leaves Door Open To Shutting Down Government Before Thanksgiving

President Donald Trump said Sunday that he will not commit to keeping the federal government open past a late-November funding deadline, raising the specter of a shutdown battle as House Democrats...

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McDonald's CEO Out After "Consensual Relationship" With Employee

McDonald's announced Sunday that CEO Steve Easterbrook was out after showing "poor judgment" by engaging in a "consensual relationship" with an employee.

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Trump Leaves Door Open To Shutting Down Government Before Thanksgiving

President Donald Trump said Sunday that he will not commit to keeping the federal government open past a late-November funding deadline, raising the specter of a shutdown battle as House Democrats...

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McDonald's CEO Out After "Consensual Relationship" With Employee

McDonald's announced Sunday that CEO Steve Easterbrook was out after showing "poor judgment" by engaging in a "consensual relationship" with an employee.

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Powerful 'Putin's chef' Prigozhin cooks up murky deals

Yevgeny Prigozhin allegedly pumps out fake news and hires mercenaries - but he once sold hot dogs.

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No-one understood our idea, but now it's worth over $1bn

Howie Liu's firm AirTable wants to make spreadsheets so simple anyone can use them.

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Death Stranding: Hideo Kojima explains his new game

We speak to Hideo Kojima for a world exclusive documentary on the maverick game designer.

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'My husband squeezed my hand to say he wanted to live, then I found a way to save him'

Tom Patterson was dying from a drug-resistant superbug, until his wife mobilised experts in phages.

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Trans and a triplet: Coming out brought our family closer together

Josh came out as transgender 18 months ago and had support from from his family, friends and school.

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Capturing the heart of Nigeria - and Mandela's socks

How a self-educated boy rose to become a celebrated photographer recording key historical moments.

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Trump Leaves Door Open To Shutting Down Government Before Thanksgiving

President Donald Trump said Sunday that he will not commit to keeping the federal government open past a late-November funding deadline, raising the specter of a shutdown battle as House Democrats...

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McDonald's CEO Out After "Consensual Relationship" With Employee

McDonald's announced Sunday that CEO Steve Easterbrook was out after showing "poor judgment" by engaging in a "consensual relationship" with an employee.

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On this day India's Human-Computer, Shakuntala Devi was born

On this day India's Human-Computer, Shakuntala Devi was born

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Britain set for 1970s public spending levels as parties woo voters: report

The size of the British state is heading back to levels not seen since the 1970s, and taxes will have to rise, a think-tank said on Monday, as the two main political parties promise higher public spending ahead of a Dec. 12 election.

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California fires: Trump threatens to pull federal aid funds

The president tweeted that California's governor had done a "terrible job of forest management".

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33 Injured As Paris-London Bus Overturns In France

Thirty-three people were injured on Sunday, at least four seriously, when a Paris-London bus with passengers from nine countries overturned in northern France, local authorities said.

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Delhi Bus Marshal Allegedly Beaten Up By Cop After Argument, Case Filed

A Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus marshal was allegedly beaten up by a policeman in Burari after an argument, police said on Sunday.

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33 Injured As Paris-London Bus Overturns In France

Thirty-three people were injured on Sunday, at least four seriously, when a Paris-London bus with passengers from nine countries overturned in northern France, local authorities said.

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33 Injured As Paris-London Bus Overturns In France

Thirty-three people were injured on Sunday, at least four seriously, when a Paris-London bus with passengers from nine countries overturned in northern France, local authorities said.

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Delhi Bus Marshal Allegedly Beaten Up By Cop After Argument, Case Filed

A Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus marshal was allegedly beaten up by a policeman in Burari after an argument, police said on Sunday.

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RCEP Free Trade Pact Will Deal Body Blow To Indian Economy: Sonia Gandhi

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday launched a blistering attack on the government on the state of economy, saying signing the RCEP agreement will result in "untold hardship" for farmers,...

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Iceland's Last McDonald's Burger That Won't Rot, Even After 10 Years

One of Northern Europe's arguably most distinctive exports is "slow TV": real-time recordings of train journeys, ferry crossings or the migration of reindeer, which regularly draw record audiences.

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Iceland's Last McDonald's Burger That Won't Rot, Even After 10 Years

One of Northern Europe's arguably most distinctive exports is "slow TV": real-time recordings of train journeys, ferry crossings or the migration of reindeer, which regularly draw record audiences.

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2 Pak nationals to be hung for 2008 CRPF camp attack

A local court in Rampur awarded capital punishment to four men, including two Pakistani nationals, for the attack on a CRPF camp in Rampur in 2008 in which seven jawans of the paramilitary force & a civilian were killed. ​​​The 4 convicts include Imran Shahzad, a resident of Bhimhar in PoK; Mohammad Farooq, a resident of Kangriwala area in Pak’s Gujranwala.

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Sharad Pawar Party Wants Sena Government "Minus BJP" In Maharashtra

The NCP on Saturday said it will take a "positive view" if the Shiv Sena is ready to form a "people's government as envisaged by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj" minus the BJP.

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BJP, Sena Must Come Together To Give Maharashtra Farmers Aid: Ajit Pawar

The BJP and Shiv Sena should come together and form government to provide relief to farmers hit by untimely rains, NCP leader Ajit Pawar said on Saturday even as he stressed his party will sit in the...

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Unattended Bag That Created Panic At Delhi Airport Claimed By Passenger

An unattended bag triggered panic on Friday at the Delhi airport on the suspicion of containing RDX, but officials later said it was claimed by a passenger who had forgotten it outside the Terminal-3.

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Iceland's Last McDonald's Burger That Won't Rot, Even After 10 Years

One of Northern Europe's arguably most distinctive exports is "slow TV": real-time recordings of train journeys, ferry crossings or the migration of reindeer, which regularly draw record audiences.

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"My 82-Year-Old Bones Hurt": Jane Fonda After Night In Jail Over Protest

One of the first things Hollywood star Jane Fonda did in jail was give up her red coat. The wraparound, floor-sweeping garment - colored the exact shade of a winterberry - earned fame of its own over...

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"My 82-Year-Old Bones Hurt": Jane Fonda After Night In Jail Over Protest

One of the first things Hollywood star Jane Fonda did in jail was give up her red coat. The wraparound, floor-sweeping garment - colored the exact shade of a winterberry - earned fame of its own over...

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US Judge Blocks Trump's Health Insurance Rule For Prospective Immigrants

A federal judge in Oregon on Saturday temporarily blocked a Trump administration proclamation that would have required prospective immigrants to prove they would have US health insurance within 30...

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Landlords in Nigeria can demand $20,000 rent up-front

Young Nigerians struggle to rent decent accommodation as a huge lump sum payment is needed.

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"My 82-Year-Old Bones Hurt": Jane Fonda After Night In Jail Over Protest

One of the first things Hollywood star Jane Fonda did in jail was give up her red coat. The wraparound, floor-sweeping garment - colored the exact shade of a winterberry - earned fame of its own over...

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US Judge Blocks Trump's Health Insurance Rule For Prospective Immigrants

A federal judge in Oregon on Saturday temporarily blocked a Trump administration proclamation that would have required prospective immigrants to prove they would have US health insurance within 30...

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"My 82-Year-Old Bones Hurt": Jane Fonda After Night In Jail Over Protest

One of the first things Hollywood star Jane Fonda did in jail was give up her red coat. The wraparound, floor-sweeping garment - colored the exact shade of a winterberry - earned fame of its own over...

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Obituary: Anwar Congo, the mass killer who re-enacted his crimes

Anwar Congo, who died last week, was an executioner during Indonesia's brutal anti-communist purge.

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'My mother gave me away to give me a better life'

New documentary Queens of Amathus tells stories of women who migrated to Birmingham from Cyprus.

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US Judge Blocks Trump's Health Insurance Rule For Prospective Immigrants

A federal judge in Oregon on Saturday temporarily blocked a Trump administration proclamation that would have required prospective immigrants to prove they would have US health insurance within 30...

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Airbnb Bans "Party Houses" After Deadly Halloween Shooting In California

Airbnb's boss announced Saturday that the online platform, which offers private homes for rent for short periods, is banning "party houses" after a deadly shooting at a Halloween event in California.

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Airbnb Bans "Party Houses" After Deadly Halloween Shooting In California

Airbnb's boss announced Saturday that the online platform, which offers private homes for rent for short periods, is banning "party houses" after a deadly shooting at a Halloween event in California.

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Airbnb Bans "Party Houses" After Deadly Halloween Shooting In California

Airbnb's boss announced Saturday that the online platform, which offers private homes for rent for short periods, is banning "party houses" after a deadly shooting at a Halloween event in California.

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Syria conflict: The 'war crimes' caught in brutal phone footage

Mobile phone footage allegedly shows violence and killings targeting Kurdish fighters in Syria.

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Chhath Puja: Chhath Puja: All You Need To Know About the Festival

Chhath Puja 2019: On Chhath Puja, women perform the morning puja by standing in a water body and offering water to the Sun and Chhathi Maiyya, believed to be Sun's sister. The Chhath Puja fast is kept...

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White House Official Who Heard Trump-Ukraine Call Was Told To Keep Quiet

Several days after President Donald Trump's phone call with the leader of Ukraine, a top White House lawyer instructed a senior national security official not to discuss his grave concerns about the...

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Mutiny, music and a marriage in Telangana

Mutiny, music and a marriage in Telangana

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‘Havana Syndrome’ of US diplomats may have been caused by paranoia

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Turkey-Syria offensive: What are ‘safe zones’ and do they work?

Turkey's declared one in north-east Syria - but as history shows, they're not always a good thing.

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White House Official Who Heard Trump-Ukraine Call Was Told To Keep Quiet

Several days after President Donald Trump's phone call with the leader of Ukraine, a top White House lawyer instructed a senior national security official not to discuss his grave concerns about the...

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PM Modi to attend ASEAN-India, East Asia and RCEP summits during 2-day Thailand visit

PM Modi to attend ASEAN-India, East Asia and RCEP summits during 2-day Thailand visit

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The dangerous lives of food delivery drivers

When it comes to deliveries - drivers risk intimidation and serious injury to bring us our food.

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The nun who walks death row inmates to the gallows

A Singaporean Catholic nun's calling led her to walk down death row with 18 inmates.

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Elon Musk Says He Is Disconnecting From Twitter

Tesla chief Elon Musk fired off a tweet on Friday indicating that he is disconnecting from Twitter, perhaps in favor of popular news and discussion platform Reddit.

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Cooking With Kettle: 3 Easy Dishes You Can Prepare In Hostel Using A Kettle

From making it to the mess before it shuts to inventing new dishes amidst those midnight hours, one thing that comes to the rescue at almost all times is the electronic kettle. Surprised?

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President Xi goes to Iowa? Trump floats farm state to seal trade deal

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday suggested he could sign a long-awaited trade agreement with China in the farm state of Iowa, which has been hard hit by tariffs in a nearly 16-month trade war between the world's largest economies.

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European snub to North Macedonia fuels frustration in Balkans

The refusal to open EU membership talks with North Macedonia sends a grim message to the Balkans.

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Told To Get Rid Of Pet Dog, Tamil Nadu Woman Allegedly Commits Suicide

Upset over being told by her father to part with her pet dog, whose continuous barking annoyed neighbours, a 24-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide at her home in the outskirts of Tamil Nadu's...

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Elon Musk Says He Is Disconnecting From Twitter

Tesla chief Elon Musk fired off a tweet on Friday indicating that he is disconnecting from Twitter, perhaps in favor of popular news and discussion platform Reddit.

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Elon Musk Says He Is Disconnecting From Twitter

Tesla chief Elon Musk fired off a tweet on Friday indicating that he is disconnecting from Twitter, perhaps in favor of popular news and discussion platform Reddit.

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Trump and the US military: Friends or foe?

What does the death of the IS leader and withdrawal of troops from Syria show about relations?

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Rugby World Cup final: Five things fans shouldn't do while in Japan

Here are some tips for fans and tourists to avoid a cultural upset on Rugby World Cup final day.

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Elon Musk Says He Is Disconnecting From Twitter

Tesla chief Elon Musk fired off a tweet on Friday indicating that he is disconnecting from Twitter, perhaps in favor of popular news and discussion platform Reddit.

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Energy Secretary Perry refuses to testify before Trump impeachment inquiry: spokeswoman

Energy Secretary Rick Perry will refuse to appear before a closed session of House of Representatives committees investigating President Donald Trump for possible impeachment, an Energy Department spokeswoman said on Friday.

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Happy Chhath Puja: Dala Chhath Wishes, Images, Photos, WhatsApp Status

Chhath Puja 2019: The Chhath Puja begins with certain rituals and practices that involve Nahay Khay, followed by Lohanda and Kharna, Sandhya Argh and Suryodaya

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Energy Secretary Perry asked to testify in Trump impeachment inquiry

U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry and White House budget office acting Director Russell Vought have been asked to testify next week in the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, an official working on the inquiry said on Friday.

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Kajol's ROFL 'Aashirwad' For Mithai Blues Is All Of Us Post-Diwali

Kajol's caption doubled as a statement on the post-Diwali guilt of having eaten too many sweets.

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Deepa Jayakumar Moves Court Against Aunt Jayalalithaa's Biopic Makers

The biopic on former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa, starring Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut, appeared to be heading for a legal tangle, with the late leader's niece moving the Madras High...

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German Chancellor Arrives In Delhi; To Hold Talks With PM Modi Today

German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived in New Delhi on Thursday night on a two-day visit during which she will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on a host of bilateral issues, with nearly...

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Ambulance Carrying Pregnant Woman Overturns In Delhi

An ambulance carrying a pregnant woman and her relative overturned in south Delhi's Saket area on Thursday morning after the driver lost control of the vehicle, police said.

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