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Kannur Corporation to launch online septic tank cleaning booking system
The Kannur Corporation is planning to launch an online booking and monitoring system for septic tank cleaning services within the next two weeks, becoming the first local body in the State to introduce such a system. Mayor P. Indira said the service would be available on demand to all residents within the jurisdiction of the…
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Bihar Guv. Hasnain and MoS Margherita attend Ali Khamenei’s funeral ceremony in Tehran
Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita and Bihar Governor Syed Ata Hasnain as part of an official Indian delegation attend the funeral ceremony of Iran’s slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. | Photo Credit: PTI Union Minister of State Pabitra Margherita and Bihar Governor Syed Ata Hasnain attended the funeral ceremony of Iran’s…
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Migrant workers alone cannot be blamed for Perumbavoor’s drug menace: Chennithala
Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala taking part in the anti-drug mass rally in an open vehicle during the State government’s Operation Toofan campaign against drug abuse in Perumbavoor. | Photo Credit: R.K. Nithin Migrant workers alone cannot be blamed for Perumbavoor’s drug menace, Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala said on Friday (July 3), issuing a strong warning…
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Iran prepares for weeklong funeral of late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in war
Iran prepared on Friday (July 3, 2026) for the dayslong funeral of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with banners across Tehran urging the public to rise up in support of the Islamic Republic after the devastating war that killed the 86-year-old cleric. The country’s theocracy plans to see millions flood the streets of…
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UN issues ‘red alert’ over ‘catastrophe’ in Sudan’s El-Obeid
UN rights chief Volker Turk issues a “red alert” on Friday (July 3, 2026) on the unfolding “catastrophe” in the Sudanese city of El-Obeid, where the United Nations fears an imminent paramilitary assault. Addressing an urgent debate at the UN Human Rights Council, Mr. Turk urged world leaders to take immediate action to prevent atrocity…
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‘AI can make access to healthcare affordable’
Artificial Intelligence has the potential to make healthcare more accessible, affordable, and efficient while transforming medical research and patient care, renowned gastroenterologist D. Nageshwar Reddy said, delivering the 16th foundation day lecture at the ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, here on Friday. He said AI should be viewed as a tool to augment, rather than…