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Kremlin says there’s no immediate prospect of resuming peace talks with Ukraine
The Kremlin said on Thursday that there is no immediate prospect of resuming peace talks with Ukraine. | Photo Credit: AP The Kremlin said on Thursday that there is no immediate prospect of resuming peace talks with Ukraine, though it said that Russia remains open to the idea of negotiations. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said…
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Tirupati’s bus shelter inauguration evokes nostalgia
Tirupati MLA Arani Srinivasulu, TUDA Chairman C. Divakar Reddy, SAAP Chairman A. Ravi Naidu, AP Greening and Beautification Corporation chairperson M. Sugunamma, TDP in-charge JB Srinivas, YSRCP leader D. Sidda Reddy at the inauguration of the renovated bus shelter at Town Club Circle in Tirupati on Thursday. The facility was developed in memory of the…
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Breaching the target: On India’s retail inflation
India’s retail inflation breached the RBI’s 4% target for the first time under the new CPI series, rising to 4.38% in June from 3.93% in May and about 2.7% a year earlier. The latest print reflects a broader pass-through of price pressures that had, until recently, remained concentrated at the producer level, largely driven by…
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PWD installs additional borewell in Walajah court after water crisis disrupts proceedings
High-powered pump sets will be installed to operate the new borewell that has been dug to a depth of 400 metres, say officials. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT : The Public Works Department (PWD) has installed a high-powered borewell in the District Munsif cum Magistrate Court at Walajah town in Ranipet on Thursday to provide an…
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Bangladeshi diplomat appointed head of UN mission in Afghanistan
A senior Bangladeshi diplomat has been appointed as head of the United Nations mission in Afghanistan. Rabab Fatima, the former Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations, has been appointed by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as his new Special Representative for Afghanistan and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan…
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Iran slams ‘barbaric’ U.S. attack after hospital evacuated due to nearby strike
Tehran on Thursday (July 16, 2026) accused the United States of carrying out a “barbaric attack” after a cancer hospital in Iran’s southwest was forced to evacuate due to nearby strikes. “This barbaric attack, reminiscent of Israel’s atrocities against healthcare facilities, caused severe suffering and anxiety upon the hospitalised children,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei…