UN says Syria agrees to open 2 new crossings for quake aid

United Nations, February 14 Syria’s president agreed to open two new crossing points from Turkiye to the country’s rebel-held northwest to deliver desperately needed aid and equipment to help millions of earthquake victims, the United Nations announced Monday. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed the decision by Syrian leader Bashar Assad…

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Visakhapatnam: DCI strengthening its fleet to meet country’s dredging requirements, says Chairman

‘The corporation currently has nine dredgers with a handling capacity of 59,000 cubic metres per day. It placed an order for procuring a Beagle Series-12 Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger with a capacity of 12,000 cubic metres at a cost of ₹850 crore’ Read More | Source: The Hindu…

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IS looks to recruit cadre of banned PFI, sets off alarm

Mukesh RanjanNew Delhi, February 13In what has set alarm bells ringing for security agencies, the ISIS has asked the cadres of Popular Front of India (PFI), banned recently under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), to join the global terror outfit under its ‘black flag’.Terror alertISIS’ Afghanistan unit has made…

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Mother-daughter duo ‘immolate’ themselves during anti-encroachment drive in UP’s Kanpur Dehat

Kanpur (UP), February 13In a tragic incident, a 45-year-old woman and her 20-year-old daughter allegedly died after they immolated themselves during an anti-encroachment drive in a village in Kanpur Dehat district of Uttar Pradesh on Monday.Pramila Dixit (45) and her daughter Neha (20) allegedly took the extreme step in the…

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IIT-Bombay student’s death sparks row; caste discrimination alleged

New Delhi, February 13Mystery shrouds death of Darshan Solanki, an 18-year-old BTech student of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay ndash; who died after a fall from the seventh floor of his hostel building in Mumbai’s Powai on Sunday.Solanki hailed from Ahmedabad. Though the police have registered a case…

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