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Biryani, Indian Rojak among top eight popular foods in Singapore
Singapore: Biryani and Indian Rojak are among the top eight popular dishes that Singaporeans enjoy and want to preserve it in the multi-racial island nation. Biryani, still popularly cooked by the third-generation…
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Trump calls for special counsel to be ‘defunded’
Washington: Donald Trump has called for special counsel Jack Smith, who is overseeing the twin criminal investigations into the former US President’s handling of classified documents and activities related to the January…
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Pak govt announces countrywide protests over Holy Quran desecration on July 7
Islamabad: The Pakistan federal government will observe Yaum-e-Taqaddus-e-Quran on July 7 to hold countrywide protests against the desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden and convene a joint parliamentary session a day…
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India-assisted solar energy to light SL’s black-out declared religious sites, govt institutes
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera has announced that government institutions and religious sites in the country will be powered by solar energy with the support of Indian loan assistance. Wijesekera…
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Core committee of Shinde meets to discuss political developments
Mumbai: The core committee of the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena met here on Tuesday night to discuss the political situation in Maharashtra after NCP leader Ajit Pawar joined the Sena- BJP government…
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Iran becomes new permanent member of SCO
New Delhi: Iran on Tuesday became the new permanent member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) at an India-hosted virtual summit of the grouping. In his opening remarks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
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Imran Khan’s party leadership prepares ‘peaceful’ protests in case he is arrested
Lahore: Pakistan’s former premier Imran Khan’s party is devising a “peaceful” protest strategy in case he is arrested in the next two weeks, a media report said on Tuesday. The 70-year-old Pakistan…
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Husband jailed for life for murdering Kerala nurse, two kids in UK
London: A 52-year-old man, who pleaded guilty to the triple murder of his nurse wife from Kerala and their two children last year, has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum…
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PTI prepared for Imran Khan’s arrest in a fortnight
Islamabad: PTI Chairman Imran Khan has told his party leaders about his possible arrest within the next two weeks. Accordingly, a strategy has been devised for protest in the event of Khan’s…
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Russian society uniting against attempted armed rebellion: Putin
New Delhi: The Russian society is uniting against the attempted armed rebellion and the people have demonstrated their responsibility to protect the country, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday, days after…
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Taliban orders shutting down of beauty salons in Afghanistan
Kabul: The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has ordered the shut down of all beauty and hair salons across the war-torn nation, in the regime’s latest restriction against women. A Vice and Virtue…
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Pace of UNSC reform ‘very frustrating’: Council president
United Nations: UN Security Council President Barbara Woodward has said that the pace of the Council reform process has been “very frustrating” and that her country backs moving on to text-based negotiations.…
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Woman jailed for killing elderly Indian-origin patient in UK
London: A 56-year-old woman who pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of an elderly Indian-origin patient while both were patients at a UK hospital has been sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment. Philomena Wilson,…