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NASA extends Diwali greetings with picture of ‘celestial festival of lights’
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NASA extends Diwali greetings with picture of ‘celestial festival of lights’

Guwahati, Nov 13: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) extended Diwali greetings by sharing a captivating celestial image captured by the Hubble Space Telescope on Monday.The US space agency refers to the globular cluster, situated 30,000 light-years away from Earth, as a...
Facebook reports global outage; users unable to post
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Facebook reports global outage; users unable to post

Guwahati, Nov 12: Several people across the globe have been facing issues with uploading posts on their Facebook pages since Sunday morning. Although the issue was noticed on Saturday evening, however, it became more prominent on the occasion of Diwali in India after several people from different...
Iceland declares state of emergency after 800 quakes within 14 hours
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Iceland declares state of emergency after 800 quakes within 14 hours

Guwahati, Nov 11: A state of emergency was declared in Iceland on Friday after a series of powerful earthquakes jolted the country within 14 hours. According to reports, around 800 earthquakes were reported in the country’s southwestern Reykjanes peninsula within 14 hours on Friday. The Department...
IDF kills top Hamas commanders in Gaza
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IDF kills top Hamas commanders in Gaza

Tel Aviv, Nov 10: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Friday announced that its troopers have killed several senior Hamas commanders in Gaza who participated in the October 7 massacre. The military said the commanders -- Ahmad Musa and Amr Alhandi -- were part of the militant group elite Nukhba...
39 journos, media workers killed in Gaza since war began
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39 journos, media workers killed in Gaza since war began

Gaza, Nov 9: Since Hamas launched its massive assault against Israel on October 7, at least 39 journalists and media workers have been killed in the Gaza Strip in the ensuing violence, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said in a report.In its update report issued on Wednesday, the New...
IDF captures key Hamas stronghold in Gaza after 10-hour-long battle
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IDF captures key Hamas stronghold in Gaza after 10-hour-long battle

Tel Aviv, Nov 9: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Thursday said that it has captured a key stronghold of the Hamas militant group in the Gaza Strip after a 10-hour-long10-hour-long battle. In a statement, the military said the Nahal Infantry Battalion captured the 'Outpost 17' stronghold in the...
India, Bhutan looking at new cross-border rail link between Banarhat-Samtse
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India, Bhutan looking at new cross-border rail link between Banarhat-Samtse

New Delhi, Nov 7: India and Bhutan have agreed on the final location survey of the first cross-border rail link between the two sides as part of enhanced connectivity for further strengthening bilateral ties. According to the joint statement issued late on Monday night after a meeting between...
Dropping atomic bomb on Gaza is ‘an option’, says Israel minister; suspended
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Dropping atomic bomb on Gaza is ‘an option’, says Israel minister; suspended

Guwahati, Nov 5: Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu said Sunday that one of Israel’s options in the war against Hamas was to drop a nuclear bomb on the Gaza Strip, in comments that were quickly disavowed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who also suspended the minister from cabinet meetings. A...
Nepal to supply relief materials to quake-hit areas
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Nepal to supply relief materials to quake-hit areas

Guwahati, Nov 5: The Nepali government decided on Sunday to distribute food and other relief materials to areas hit by a strong earthquake. A cabinet meeting also decided to provide free treatment to the injured, Xinhua news agency reported. The distribution of relief materials, including food and...
Militants attack Pakistan Air Force training base in Punjab province, 9 terrorists
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Militants attack Pakistan Air Force training base in Punjab province, 9...

Islamabad, Nov 4: Nine heavily armed terrorists attacked a Pakistan Air Force training base in Punjab province early Saturday and all of them were "sent to hell", the army said, a day after 17 soldiers were killed in three separate terror strikes in the country. The Mianwali Training Air Base...
Nepal quake death toll rises to 145
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Nepal quake death toll rises to 145

Kathmandu, Nov 4: The death toll from a strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake in Nepal has risen to 145 as the rescue operation is going on, government officials said on Saturday.The shallow quake hit Jajarkot and Rukum West districts at 1147 p.m. on Friday night, which also injured 140 others, Nepal...
6.4 magnitude earthquake hits Nepal, over 100 killed
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6.4 magnitude earthquake hits Nepal, over 100 killed

Guwahati, Nov 4: Over 120 people were killed and more than 100 were injured following a 6.4-magnitude earthquake that hit Nepal on Friday.The tremors of the powerful quake were felt in Delhi, with the epicentre being recorded near Jajarkot's Ramidanda in Nepal. According to reports, Jajarkot...
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