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Israeli forces kill Hamas Nukhba Platoon commander Sabah in New Year strike
News | Jan 02, 2025, 10:22 AM ISTThe Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed the death of Hamas' Nukhba Platoon commander, Abd al-Hadi Sabah, in a recent drone strike. The strike took place in the Khan Yunis area of southern Gaza, where Sabah was leading the Nukhba Platoon within Hamas' Western Khan Yunis Battalion.
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New Orleans attack: 15 killed as vehicle rams into crowd, FBI finds explosive device, suspect dead
World | Jan 02, 2025, 06:07 AM ISTThe incident is said to have happened at around 3.15am local time, at the intersection of Bourbon Street and Iberville.
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No new year in Gaza! Israeli strike on refugee camp kills 12, mostly women and children
World | Jan 01, 2025, 04:08 PM ISTGaza's Health Ministry reported that seven people, including a woman and four children, were killed, and over a dozen others were injured. Another overnight strike in the densely populated Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza claimed the lives of a woman and a child.
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South Korea plane crash: Emotional scenes unfold as grieving families visit accident site
World | Jan 01, 2025, 03:41 PM ISTAll but two of the 181 people aboard the Boeing 737-800 operated by South Korean budget airline Jeju Air died in Sunday's crash.
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Ethiopia tragedy: Truck carrying overcrowded wedding guests plunges into river, 66 killed
World | Dec 31, 2024, 01:27 PM ISTLemma Lagide, the medical director at Bona General Hospital in the southern Sidama region, reported that 64 people died at the scene, while two others passed away at the hospital. He added that patients requiring advanced critical care were transferred to a larger hospital in Hawassa.
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'Stop, Stop, Stop': Close call as two planes nearly collide during takeoff at LA Airport | Video
World | Dec 31, 2024, 12:39 PM ISTA plane-spotting live stream captured the incident, including audio of an air traffic controller urgently instructing the Key Lime Air flight to "stop, stop, stop." The flight came to an immediate halt and resumed after a brief pause.
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US Embassy takeover: The 444-day Iran hostage crisis that overshadowed Jimmy Carter's presidency
World | Dec 30, 2024, 03:04 PM ISTThe 1979 US Embassy takeover in Tehran may have ended after 444 days, but both America and Iran still remain captive to a crisis that began 45 years ago. All thanks to Jimmy Carter's sharp diplomacy.
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Who are the only two survivors of South Korean plane crash?
World | Dec 30, 2024, 02:31 PM ISTThe jet operated by Jeju Air had 181 passengers and crew. Of those, a total of 179 people perished in the crash and ensuing fire; only two crew members survived, officials said.
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'War may sometimes be a necessary evil...': TOP 7 quotes by Jimmy Carter
World | Dec 30, 2024, 02:21 PM ISTJimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, endured humbling defeat after one tumultuous term and then redefined life after the White House as a global humanitarian, has died. He was 100 years old.
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Jimmy Carter: A man who drove America from Cold War pressures to 444-day hostage crisis in Iran
World | Dec 30, 2024, 08:50 AM ISTBusinessman, Navy officer, evangelist, politician, negotiator, author, woodworker, citizen of the world-- Carter forged a path that still challenges political assumptions and stands out among the 45 men who reached the nation’s highest office.
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Entertainment Wrap : Salman Khan and Rashmika's 'Sikandar' movie's teaser out
News | Dec 28, 2024, 04:44 PM ISTSalman Khan and Rashmika Mandanna's 'Sikandar' teaser will be released today. Meanwhile, Priyanka Chopra shared glimpses of her Christmas celebration with Nick Jonas and Malti Marie. Varun Dhawan's Baby John failed to gain momentum, as it earned below Rs 4 cr on Day 3.
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Sports Wrap: Afghanistan trail by 491 runs after day 2 of first test in Bulawayo
News | Dec 28, 2024, 12:51 PM ISTAfghanistan trailed by 491 runs after Day 2. India avoided follow-on, Reddy and Washington solid. Sachin Tendulkar accepted MCC membership. All that and more in our Sports Wrap for today.
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Astrology: Horoscope Today, December 28, 2024: Know your zodiac-based predictions
News | Dec 28, 2024, 11:47 AM ISTHoroscope Today, December 28, 2024: Today is Trayodashi date of Paush Krishna Paksha and Saturday. Trayodashi Tithi will last till 3:33 pm today. Anuradha Nakshatra will remain till 10:13 pm tonight. Also, Shani Pradosh fast will be observed today.
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Astrology: Horoscope Today, December 28, 2024: Know your zodiac-based predictions
News | Dec 27, 2024, 05:42 PM ISTHoroscope Today, December 28, 2024: Today is Trayodashi date of Paush Krishna Paksha and Saturday. Trayodashi Tithi will last till 3:33 pm today. Anuradha Nakshatra will remain till 10:13 pm tonight. Also, Shani Pradosh fast will be observed today.
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'Manmohan Singh tried very hard to establish peace with Pakistan, but...': Former deputy NSA | READ
World | Dec 27, 2024, 03:06 PM ISTDuring his tenure as prime minister, Manmohan Singh "tried very hard" to establish "some kind of peace" with Pakistan, but it didn't work, former deputy NSA and his then close aide Pankaj Saran said on Thursday. Singh, the architect of India's economic reforms, died here on Thursday night at the age
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Who was Abdul Rehman Makki and why was he blacklisted by UN?
World | Dec 27, 2024, 01:57 PM ISTMakki, the brother-in-law of JuD chief Hafiz Saeed, was handed six months imprisonment in terror financing in 2020 by an anti-terrorism court. Makki, deputy chief of JuD, had been keeping a low profile after being sentenced to terror financing.
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'India has lost a great man': From Putin to Macron, global tributes pour in for former PM Singh
World | Dec 27, 2024, 11:04 PM ISTUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed heartfelt condolences on Dr. Manmohan Singh's passing, describing him as a "champion of the US-India strategic partnership."
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'India has never been, and will never be...': When US Congress gives standing ovation to Dr Singh
World | Dec 27, 2024, 11:57 AM ISTManmohan Singh had promised the US and the world on July 19, 2005: "We have never been, and will never be, a source of proliferation of sensitive technologies."
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Privilege of working closely with Manmohan Singh, made strategic corrections to foreign policy: EAM
World | Dec 27, 2024, 08:57 AM ISTThe external affairs minister added, "The privilege of working closely with Dr Manmohan Singh was immense. His kindness and courtesy will always be remembered."
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US: Mass shooting at Phoenix airport leaves several wounded, gunman and girl arrested
World | Dec 27, 2024, 12:06 PM ISTAfter the gunfire, a man and a girl were detained in an airport parking garage nearby. Police haven’t revealed why the group was at the airport, and whether they were travelling or were there for some other reason.