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Pak to offer permanent residency scheme for rich foreign nationals to boost weak economy
Islamabad: Pakistan has decided to offer a permanent residency scheme for wealthy foreign nationals, including Sikhs living in the US and Canada, Afghans and Chinese, to attract investment and boost its flagging…
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Republic Day parade: Foreign dignitary as chief guest unlikely
New Delhi: Approximately 24,000 people will be permitted to attend the Republic Day parade on January 26 this year given the COVID-19 situation in the national capital, sources in the defence establishment…
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Ixigo shows Hyderabad for Bhagyanagar on website, apologizes for technical error
Hyderabad: Ixigo has landed in controversy after its website listed Hyderabad Airport when a user searched with the keyword “Bhagyanagar”. Sharing the screengrab, the user tweeted, “Hey @ixigo who the hell gave…
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IMD launches ‘Climate Hazard & Vulnerability Atlas of India’
New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday launched ‘The Climate Hazard & Vulnerability Atlas of India’ that has been prepared for 13 most hazardous meteorological events that lead to loss…
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Zuckerberg, Pichai signed ‘big deal’ to carve up ad market: Report
San Francisco: A serious anti-trust complaint in the US has reportedly revealed that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai were allegedly involved in an ad collusion plot,…
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Three killed in Andhra road accident
Amaravati: Three people were killed after two motorcycles collided head-on in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor district, police said on Saturday. The accident took place later Friday night near Madanapalle town. The victims were…
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Russia arrests top hackers at US govt’s request, won’t extradite
Moscow: Russia has arrested several members of the well-known hacker group called REvil at the request of the US government after it was established that the infamous group was involved in several…
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Hyderabad: Nizam era stepwell being restored in Bansilalpet
Hyderabad: A Nizam era stepwell at Bansilalpet, Secunderabad is being restored, repaired, and renovated. This well was the source of drinking water supply to people in Bansilalpet and its surrounding areas in…
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Syria joins BRI as West slams Beijing for its debt trap tactics
Damascus: Amid rising accusations against China for trapping countries in massive debts with larger infrastructure plans, Syria has joined Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative which Beijing says will open broad horizons of…
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UN fund for vulnerable children in Bangladesh, Pakistan
New Delhi: Education Cannot Wait (ECW) has announced a total of $91.7 million in catalytic grant financing for new and expanded Multi-Year Resilience Programmes in Bangladesh, Pakistan, Burundi, Lebanon, Libya, and Sudan. All…
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Establish grievance redressal mechanism for farmers in distress: Goyal
New Delhi: Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday asked the Food Corporation of India (FCI) to establish a grievance redressal mechanism so that the government can rapidly react to the farmers and farmer…