MP polls: Cong issues 1st list of 144 names

Bhopal, (UNI) As election-bound Madhya Pradesh continues to move from ‘simmer’ to ‘boil’ vis-à-vis the political temperature, the principal-opposition Congress announced its massive maiden list of 144 candidates on Sunday. Among the prominent names is erstwhile chief minister Kamal Nath who will be trying his fortune from his traditional bastion Chhindwara. Most of the outgoing…

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170 Norwegians still stranded in Gaza: FM

Oslo, Oct 16 (UNI) There are still 170 Norwegian citizens who need assistance to leave Gaza, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Sunday, but excluding more chartered flights to take them back for the moment. In a press release, Norway’s Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt said the situation in Gaza is unclear and is getting…

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Ugandan president warns of retaliatory attacks following air strikes on ADF camps in DR Congo

Kampala, Oct 16 (UNI) Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Sunday warned of retaliatory terrorist attacks by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels following the military air strikes on their camps in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Museveni said in a statement that the military fighter-bombers on Saturday carried out the second airstrike on…

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Death toll rises to 2,670 in Gaza: ministry

Gaza, Oct 16 (UNI) The number of Palestinian deaths has risen to 2,670, with more than 9,600 injuries reported, according to the Gaza-based Health Ministry. Ashraf Al-Qudra, a spokesman of the ministry, said the Israeli attacks “continue with all brutality,” noting that the attacks have targeted residential neighborhoods and destroyed homes “on the heads of…

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