UK's New Covid Travel Rules Amid 'Omicron' Variant Scare

The UK government has announced that those travelling into the country will need to show a negative coronavirus test pre-departure as it reintroduces Covid-19 restrictions due to the Omicron variant.

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Russian Airliner Diverted To "Avoid" NATO Spy Plane: Moscow

A Russian airliner had to change course to avoid a NATO spy plane that was crossing its path above the Black Sea, Moscow authorities have said.

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UP Government Resorting To Lathi-Charge: Akhilesh Yadav

Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday hit out at the Uttar Pradesh government over the alleged lathi charge on the teachers who were taking out candle march in the state capital Lucknow.

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Like Farmers, "Sacrifices" Needed To Get Back Our Rights: Farooq Abdullah

National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday said the people of Jammu and Kashmir may have to make "sacrifices", as farmers protesting the new farm laws did, to restore its statehood and...

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52% Of Rajya Sabha Time Lost To Disruptions In 1st Week Of Winter Session

Over 52 per cent of Rajya Sabha's scheduled sitting time last week was lost to disruptions and protests, but high productivity on Thursday and Friday held out hope of a return to normal functioning.

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Blog: Blog: Vinod Dua, Who Shaped My Career And So Many Others'

June, 1992. I walk into Vinod Dua's office for an interview as a summer intern. My mother and Mr Dua's wife, Dr Padmavati, worked at a charitable clinic together. A chance conversation between them...

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Goa Polls: AAP Promises Remuneration Hike, Financial Aid To Women

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday announced that it will increase the remuneration provided to women in Goa under a state-sponsored scheme and also promised financial assistance to women not covered...

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"Love Of Symmetry": How Angela Merkel's Rhombus Gesture Became A Brand

Hands resting in front of the stomach, thumbs and fingertips touching to form a diamond shape -- Angela Merkel's "rhombus" hand gesture was her most recognisable trademark.

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Delhi Metro Plans To Install More Anti-Smog Guns To Curb Pollution

With the national capital battling high pollution levels, the Delhi Metro has planned to install more anti-smog guns at its project sites.

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Man Kills Wife With Spade In Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar: Police

A 38-year-old woman was allegedly killed by her husband following a dispute under Budhana police station limits on Sunday, police said.

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On Navjot Sidhu's Trade With Pak Comment, Fellow Congress Leader's Swipe

Congress MP Manish Tewari on Sunday hit out at Punjab Congress Chief Navjot Singh Sidhu over his statement on trade with Pakistan and said that it is "useless and futile" to hold any trade-related...

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"What Is Home Ministry Doing?" Rahul Gandhi On Nagaland Civilian Deaths

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday attacked the Centre over the killing of civilians during an anti-insurgency operation in Mon district of Nagaland, saying the government must give a "real...

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Meet Gattipally Shivpal, India's First Dwarf To Obtain A Driving License

Gattipally Shivpal, who hails from Hyderabad, has become the first dwarf in the country to obtain a driver's license.

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Maharashtra Omicron Patient Stable, Responding Well To Treatment: Official

The 33-year-old man from Maharashtra's Thane district, who had tested positive for the Omicron variant of coronavirus, is in a "stable" condition and is responding well to the medical treatment, a...

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Covid Vaccination Now Compulsory In Puducherry

The Union Territory of Puducherry has made it mandatory for all persons to get the COVID-19 vaccine with an aim to achieve cent per cent coverage and said those skipping it would face penal action...

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Projects In Uttarakhand Part Of Countrywide "Mahayagya": PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday kick-started the BJP's election campaign in Uttarakhand, inaugurating or laying foundations of projects worth over Rs 18,000 crore.

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Amit Shah Called, Can End Protest If Talks Go Well, Say Farmers

Union Home Minister Amit Shah called farmers' leaders last night to discuss the remaining issues following the success of their year-long campaign to repeal the three new agricultural laws, the...

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UP Woman Found Hanging, 3 Children Had Throats Slit

Three children with their throat slit and their mother hanging were found at a house in the Kulpahad area of the district on Saturday morning, police said.

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3 Of Family Killed As Car Collides With Bus Going To PM's Dehradun Rally

Three people of a family were killed, and two others injured, when the car they were travelling in collided with a roadways bus near Mohand village of the district, police said on Saturday.

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Delhi Police Directs Personnel To Be Prepared For Omicron

Amid rising concerns over ''Omicron'', the new variant of COVID-19, the Delhi Police has instructed its personnel and their family members to get fully vaccinated, besides following COVID-appropriate...

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Bengal Evacuate Thousands In Coastal Areas Ahead Of Cyclone Jawad

The West Bengal government on Saturday evacuated thousands of people in South 24 Parganas and Purba Medinipur districts and urged tourists in popular sea resorts to stay away from beaches.

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Government Warns 5 States, J&K Of Rising Covid Cases Amid Omicron Fears

The government wrote to five states - Odisha, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Mizoram, and the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir - to express concern over a rapid increase in daily new Covid cases...

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ICYMI: Jumping into an active volcano, and other ways to spend the festive season

Jumping into an active volcano is just one way to spend the festive season, in news you may have missed this week.

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Body Of UP Girl, Missing For 2 Days, Found In Trunk In Neighbour's Home

The body of a six-year-old girl who went missing on Thursday evening from her home in western Uttar Pradesh's Hapur town was found stuffed inside a trunk in a neighbour's house this morning.

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3 Killed, 1 Injured As Car Rams Into Matador In Uttar Pradesh

Three people were killed and one injured when their car rammed into a matador on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway, police said on Saturday.

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1 In 3 Indians Stepping Out Without Masks: Survey

Mask compliance continues to remain at its lowest in India despite concerns over detection of Omicron variant in the country, with only 2 per cent of surveyed citizens saying that people in their...

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Shiv Sena Asks Mamata Banerjee To Make Stand Clear On Congress-Led Alliance

In a snub to Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee the Shiv Sena on Saturday said keeping the grand old party away from national politics and creating an opposition alliance parallel to the UPA without it...

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This City Topped List Of Best Cities For Expats In 2021

Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur is the most preferred destination by expats to live and work abroad in 2021, according to a recent survey. Southern Spain's port city Malaga and Dubai ranked second and...

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Indonesia volcano: Residents flee as Mt Semeru spews huge ash cloud

Airlines have been warned about a plume of ash rising 15,000m from Mt Semeru in Java.

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Ghislaine Maxwell trial: Key moments from the first week

The socialite is accused of grooming girls for abuse by late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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Passenger Dies Onboard, US-Bound Air India Flight Returns To Delhi

An Air India flight headed to Newark in the US returned to Delhi airport three hours after take-off after a passenger died on board.

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Omicron-Infected Man Returned To Gujarat From Zimbabwe, India's 3rd Case

A man who returned from Zimbabwe has been found infected with the Omicron variant of coronavirus in Gujarat's Jamnagar, the state health department said. This is the third Omicron case in India.

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COVID-19 Delta Variant Still Dominant, Say Experts Urging Booster Shots

No one knows how effective vaccines will be in stopping people catching the newly discovered and fast-spreading Omicron variant of Covid-19 or how well they will protect against severe illness.

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Maharashtra Man "Strangles" Daughter, 7, After Argument With Wife: Report

Police today arrested a 33-year-old man from Mumbra in Maharashtra's Thane for allegedly strangling his seven-year-old daughter following an argument with wife, an official said.

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Case Against Cop After 578 Cartons Of Wine Go Missing In UP: Report

A case was registered against a woman Head Constable after 578 cartons of wine were found missing from Kairana Police Station warehouse, officials said on Saturday.

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Italian Uses Fake Arm In Bid To Get Vaccine Pass Without Getting Jabbed

The man wanted vaccine certificate without actually having the jab.

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Jaipur Family Of 9 Tests Positive, Some Just Arrived From South Africa

Nine members of a family in Jaipur tested positive for COVID-19, days after four of them returned from South Africa, putting the Health Department on alert amid concerns over the "Omicron" variant of...

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Centre Considering Evidence On Vaccination Of Children: Minister

The National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for Covid and the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation are considering scientific evidences related to vaccination of children between...

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Kangana Ranaut's Car Briefly Stopped In Punjab By Farmers Seeking Apology

Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut's car was stopped in Punjab's Kiratpur Sahib on Friday by protesters demanding an apology for her statements against farmers who had been campaigning against the...

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Minister's "Humiliation" Issue Rocks Bihar House Despite Probe Assurance

The issue of "humiliation" of a Bihar minister by a policeman, while he was on his way to the assembly the previous day, rocked the House again on Friday, when the government announced a "high-level...

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Ambani Bomb Scare Case: Bookie Moves Bombay Court Against Stay On Bail

Cricket bookie Naresh Gaur, arrested in the Antilia bomb scare case, has approached the Bombay High Court challenging a special court's order last month granting him bail that was later stayed for 25...

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Want To Stay At The Iconic 'Home Alone' House? Here's How You Can

The house will open its doors on December 12 and will be available with booby traps and a tarantula.

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Austria ruling party picks Nehammer for chancellor

Karl Nehammer is chosen as party leader and next chancellor in a bid to end days of turmoil.

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Omicron Scare: Only Fully-Vaccinated Allowed In Karnataka Malls, Theatres

People won't be allowed inside malls and theatres in Karnataka unless they are fully vaccinated. Karnataka today issued a fresh set of guidelines to combat the spread of Omicron in the state.

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Instead Of Coconut Cracking Open, The Brand-New UP Road Did

A BJP MLA in Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor called to inaugurate a 7-km road built at a cost of Rs 1.16 crore found herself in a spot when a coconut-cracking ritual ended up breaking up the road instead.

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"No Proposal For Banning NSO Group": Government In Parliament

The government has "no proposal for banning any 'NSO Group'" and has no information on whether or not the United States has blacklisted the Israeli firm that developed the Pegasus spyware, the junior...

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Uttar Pradesh Government "Only Changed Names Of Places": Samajwadi Party

Attacking the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government, Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav today said the way Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) changes the names of places,...

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Disallow Same-Sex Marriage Under Hindu Marriage Act: Plea In High Court

A plea came up before the Delhi High Court today seeking that same-sex marriages not be permitted under the Hindu Marriage Act as tying nuptial knots in Hinduism is allowed only between a man and...

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Omicron In Karnataka: Mapping How Bengaluru Doctor Got Infected - 5 Facts

Amid concern over two cases of Omicron detected in Karnataka, NDTV spoke to Dr Vishal Rao, member of the Genomic Surveillance Committee of the state Covid Task Force, on how the Bengaluru doctor may...

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Only CNG, Electric Trucks Allowed To Enter Delhi: Air Quality Panel

Amid the rising concerns over air pollution in Delhi-NCR, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Thursday released new guidelines to prevent further deterioration of the environment and...

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Namaz Disrupted In Gurgaon Again, Protesters Shout Slogans, 6 Detained

A group of right-wing activists and locals today again stopped Muslims from offering namaz at a designated open site in Gurgaon despite heavy police presence on the ground. Around six people were...

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Bills For 5-Year Tenures For Probe Agencies CBI, ED Chiefs In Lok Sabha

Two bills were introduced in the Lok Sabha to extend the tenures of Directors of the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate up to a maximum of five years from the present two years amid strong protests...

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Lizard Travels Over 7,000 Km From US To England By Hiding In Suitcase

The reptile has been taken in by an animal charity in England.

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Omicron coronavirus variant: Your questions answered

How long do symptoms last for, is it more harmful to children? Experts answer your questions.

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Ghislaine Maxwell: Employee told 'not to look Jeffrey Epstein in the eye'

A former housekeeper said Ghislaine Maxwell acted as "lady of the house" at Jeffrey Epstein's US home.

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Lamine Diack: Disgraced athletics boss dies in Senegal

The disgraced former head of world athletics governing body Lamine Diack dies in Senegal aged 88.

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Climate Change Threat Is Real: Maharashtra Minister Aaditya Thackeray

Maharashtra minister Aaditya Thackeray has said that the threat of climate change is a real one and that development and environment can go hand in hand provided that the development is sustainable.

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First Case Of 'Omicron' Variant Confirmed In France

French authorities said Thursday they had confirmed the first case of the Covid-19 Omicron variant on the mainland, a man in his 50s who recently returned from Nigeria.

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Opposition Asks Centre To Send Dam Safety Bill To Parliamentary Panel

Opposition parties, including the Congress, the Trinamool Congress and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), demanded from the government in the Rajya Sabha today that the Dam Safety Bill, 2019 be sent...

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Watch: Passengers Filmed Pushing Airplane Off Runway

The unusual sight of a group of people pushing an airplane off a runway is going viral on social media.

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Two Including Juvenile Arrested For Firing At Dentist In Delhi: Police

A 22-year-old man was arrested and his juvenile associate apprehended for allegedly firing at a dentist in southeast Delhi's Kalkaji area, police said on Thursday.

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Afghanistan: Hamid Karzai says the Taliban are his brothers

In a BBC interview, Hamid Karzai also calls on the international community to help rebuild Afghanistan.

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Victory For Meghan Markle As UK Tabloid Loses Appeal In Privacy Case

A British court dismissed an appeal by a tabloid paper against a ruling that it had breached the privacy of Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, by printing parts of a handwritten letter she wrote to her...

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Cyclone Jawad: 33 More Rescue Teams To Be Deployed At Required Places

Director-General of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Atul Karwal said that a total of 33 more teams are being deployed at the required places to deal with the situation arising out of the...

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'Omicron' Could Be Dominant In France Within Weeks, Says Adviser

Omicron could become the dominant COVID-19 variant in France by the end of January, the top scientific adviser said on Thursday, after both France and the United States reported their first cases and...

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Negative Covid Test 1 Day Before Travel: Tough US Rules From Next Week

President Joe Biden will announce Thursday that toughened new rules on Covid-19 testing for travelers to the United States will take effect next week, a senior administration official said.

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Congress's Ghulam Nabi Azad's 2024 Assessment: Don't See Party Winning

At a time the Congress is fighting questions around its leadership, its senior leader Ghulam Nabi Azad has all but declared his own party a write-off in the 2024 national election.

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Covid: South Africa new cases double in 24 hours as Omicron spreads

The new Omicron variant has now become dominant, the country's top medical scientists say.

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Ghislaine Maxwell: Defence lawyers seek to discredit key accuser

Ghislaine Maxwell's defence team try to poke holes in an alleged victim's testimony at her trial.

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Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla: My wife's vaccine death is fake news

In an exclusive interview, Albert Bourla hits out at the "rubbish" that has been published about him.

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Curious leopard enters classroom in India

The five-year-old leopard attacked a student before it was captured in the northern city of Aligarh.

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Arvind Kejriwal Responds To Punjab Chief Minister's 'Kale Angrez' Jibe

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday kept up the attack on his Punjab counterpart Charanjit Singh Channi over the "kale angrez" jibe, saying he may be dark-complexioned, but his intent is...

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Rise In Coverage During Door-To-Door Covid Vaccination Drive: Centre

The Centre's 'Har Ghar Dastak' campaign for door-to-door Covid vaccination has led to a 5.9 per cent rise in the first dose coverage and an 11.7 per cent hike in the second dose coverage till November...

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UK Approves GlaxoSmithKline Drug, Appears Effective Against Omicron

British regulators on Thursday approved GlaxoSmithKline drug sotrovimab to treat those at high risk of developing severe Covid-19 symptoms, with the manufacturer saying it "retains activity" against...

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Court Acquits Man Awarded Death Penalty In Gang-Rape, Murder Case

The Bombay High Court has refused to uphold the conviction and death penalty awarded to a man in the case of alleged gang-rape of two women and the killing of one of them in 2012.

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UP Seer, Facing Molestation Case, Attempts Suicide, Saved: Police

Police on Wednesday foiled an alleged suicide bid by a Vrindavan-based seer and the national president of Sri Krishna Janmabhumi Nirman Nyas, who is facing charges of molestation and extortion,...

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Home Alone house available to book on Airbnb

The home from the 1990 Christmas classic starring Macaulay Culkin will be available for one night only.

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Sena's Jab At Trinamool As Mamata Banerjee Meets Sharad Pawar, BJP Scoffs

As Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee is making political moves with an eye on the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National Vice President Dilip Ghosh today termed her...

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Why US abortion laws could be changed by Supreme Court ruling

If Roe v Wade is overturned, millions of American women will lose access to legal abortions.

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Nigeria boat capsize: At least 29 die in Kano state

The boat was carrying more than 50 people, most of whom were heading to an Islamic religious event

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Germany Reports Over 400 Covid Deaths, Highest Since Mid-February

Germany reported the highest number of deaths from coronavirus since mid-February on Wednesday as hospitals warned that the country could have 6,000 people in intensive care by Christmas, above the...

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Over 100 Former Afghan Forces Killed Or Disappeared By Taliban: Group

The Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on more than 100 killings from Ghazni, Helmand, Kandahar, and Kunduz provinces alone.

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"Weaponising Justin Bieber": Pop Star Caught In Saudi Rights Row

He probably never expected it, but Canadian pop star Justin Bieber has found himself at the heart of an ideological row between Saudi Arabia and rights activists that could rumble on for years.

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80% Foreign Aririvals Chose Rapid PCR Test At Delhi Airport Today: Report

On the first day of implementation of the new COVID-19 guidelines for international travellers, around 80 per cent of passengers opted for Rapid PCR test while others go with regular RT-PCR test.

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No Record Of Deaths During Protests Insult Of Farmers: Mallikarjun Kharge

Slamming the Centre for not having a record of farmers who died during the agitation against the farm laws, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge said it is an "insult" of farmers.

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Tel Aviv named as world's most expensive city to live in

Soaring inflation and supply-chain problems have pushed up prices in the 173 cities surveyed.

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Why Gambians won't stop voting with marbles

The Gambia has witnessed a flourishing of democracy but its curious election system remains unchanged.

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Days After Munawar Faruqui, Comedian Kunal Kamra Says His Shows Cancelled

This comes days after comedian Munawar Faruqui indicated he may not do any more shows, after at least 12 of his shows were cancelled in the last two months due to threats from right-wing groups.

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World Health Organisation Member States Launch Pandemic Accord Talks

World Health Organization member states agreed Wednesday to start work on building a new international accord setting out how to handle the next global pandemic.

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"What Is UPA? There Is No UPA": Mamata Banerjee's Warning Shot

There is no UPA alliance, says Mamata Banerjee after 2024 poll talks with Congress ally Sharad Pawar

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Taliban Urges US To Release Frozen Funds In Doha Talks

The Taliban renewed its call for the United States to release billions of dollars in frozen funds after two days of talks in Doha as aid-dependent Afghanistan grapples with economic crisis.

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"Temple Preps On For Mathura": Yogi Adityanath's Deputy Amid Mosque Row

Days before the anniversary of Bari Masjid demolition and with state elections starting in just over two months, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya has tweeted what appears to be...

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Mississippi: How a legal challenge could upend abortion rights

The Supreme Court is being asked to overturn the 1973 ruling that legalised abortion in the US.

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Nations Race To Trace Omicron - The New COVID-19 Variant

Governments around the world are urgently scouring databases for recent cases of COVID-19 infections, screening travellers and decoding the viral genomes of the new variant as they try to measure how...

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Saudi Arabia Reports First 'Omicron' Case In Gulf

Saudi Arabia has recorded the Gulf's first confirmed case of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in a citizen returning from North Africa, a health ministry official said Wednesday.

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Omicron Effect: Foreign Flights Won't Resume On Dec 15, Decision Later

The resumption of commercial international flights -- earlier scheduled for December 15 -- is likely to be postponed, with the authorities hitting brakes in view of the emergence of the new Covid...

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Man Arrested For Opening Fire On Being Denied Food At Wedding: Police

The Delhi Police has arrested a man for allegedly opening fire at a wedding after reportedly being denied food.

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Suspended MPs Should Express Remorse, Says Parliamentary Affairs Minister

Suspended Rajya Sabha MPs should express remorse to get reinstated into the House, said Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi as the 12 MPs began their sit-in protest against their suspension...

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Same Sex Couples Seek Live Streaming Of Their Plea To Recognise Marriage

The Delhi High Court Tuesday directed the Centre to respond to a plea by LGBTQ couples who are seeking live streaming of proceedings on a batch of petitions to recognise same-sex marriages under the...

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Amid Omicron Threat, Mumbai Delays Reopening Of Schools To Dec 15: Report

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said it has pushed the reopening of schools in the city to December 15, instead of December 1, in the wake of concerns over the emergence of COVID-19's...

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