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Sunday, April 28, 2019

Cyclone Fani 1,300 km southeast of Andhra coast

\ Thunderstorm accompanied with gusty winds, with wind speeds reaching 40 to 50 km/hr and lightning is likely to occur at isolated places in all districts of coastal Andhra Pradesh on Monday and Tuesday

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Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar (BCIM) Economic Corridor no longer listed under BRI umbrella

\ South Asia is covered by three major undertakings—the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor (CMEC), the Nepal-China Trans-Himalayan Multi-dimensional Connectivity Network, including Nepal-China cross-border railway, as well as the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).

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Live | General Election 2019: In central U.P., the Pasi vote is up for grabs

\ Here are the day's election-related developments at a glance

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CBI raids Nandyal Jana Sena MP’s house

\ S.P.Y. Reddy had availed loans to the tune of ₹ 500 crore from numerous banks including State Bank of India and Syndicate Bank as per sources

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More than 270 died from overwork-related illnesses in Indonesia elections

\ As of Saturday night, 272 election officials had died, mostly from overwork-related illnesses, while 1,878 others had fallen ill, said Arief Priyo Susanto, spokesman of the General Elections Commission (KPU).

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UAE gives birth certificate to girl born to Hindu father and Muslim mother

\ As per the marriage rules for expatriates in UAE, a Muslim man can marry a non-Muslim woman but a Muslim woman cannot marry a non-Muslim man.

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Karnataka contractor dies in accident at Pamidi

\ A 50-year-old contractor, Manjunath Iyengar, hailing from Chintamani in Karnataka died on the spot when his car collided head-on with a lorry at Pamid

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Sri Lanka bombings: Tamil medium teacher among 106 suspects held

\ Muslims account for 10 per cent of the population and are the second-largest minority after Hindus. Around seven per cent of Sri Lankans are Christians.

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CBI takes over Pollachi sexual abuse case

\ The Central Bureau of Investigation on Saturday formally took over the probe into the sensational Pollachi sexual abuse and blackmail case. The centra

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CBI takes over probe in Pollachi sexual harassment case

\ The gang is believed to have sexually harassed and blackmailed a large number of women in Tamil Nadu which triggered an outrage in the state.

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Iran’s Zarif plans North Korea visit: Iranian state TV

\ “The date of this trip will be set and announced soon,” the television quoted Mr. Zarif as saying. It gave no further details.

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Wooing tourists to scenic Kavvayi island

\ DTPC, Payyannur municipality wooing tourists

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Alva’s teams win ball badminton championship

\ It was held recently in Doddaballapur

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Morning digest: Cyclone Fani to reach TN coast on April 30, Sri Lanka bans local Islamist extremist outfit NTJ, and more

\ A select list of stories to read before you start your day.

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Cyclone Fani: Depression over Bay of Bengal intensifies into cyclonic storm

\ Cyclone Fani is very likely to reach near the coasts of north Tamil Nadu and south Andhra Pradesh by the evening of April 30.

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San Diego-area synagogue shooting leaves 1 worshipper dead, 3 wounded

\ San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore said police and FBI were investigating Earnest's “possible involvement” in an unsolved predawn arson on March 24 at the Islamic Center of Escondido, a town about 15 miles (24 km) north of the synagogue attacked on Saturday. No one was hurt at the mosque fire.

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