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US government sues Arizona state over makeshift border wall
Washington: The US federal government is taking Arizona and its top officials to court, demanding the state remove a makeshift border wall along the Mexico border constructed of garish shipping containers, but…
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Sri Lanka’s GDP contracts 11.8% in Q3
Colombo: Amid the ongoing economic crisis, Sri Lanka’s Department of Census and Statistics said that the island nation’s estimated gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by 11.8 per cent year-on-year in the third…
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World sees Pakistan as epicentre of terrorism: S Jaishankar
United Nations: The world sees Pakistan as the epicentre of terrorism and Islamabad should clean up its act and try to be a good neighbour, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said, recalling…
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Valiant Mumbai nurse tells UNSC of lasting toll of 26/11 night of hospital terror
United Nations: A Mumbai nurse who came face to face with the 26/11 terrorists at a hospital and protected 20 newborns gave a moving testimony before the UN Security Council about the…
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Bilawal Bhutto launches vituperative personal tirade against PM Modi
United Nations: Pakistans Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has called for cooperation between New Delhi and Islamabad on terrorism, but veered off into a personal vituperative tirade against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
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US Congress passes massive military spending bill
Washington: The US Congress has passed the annual defence authorisation bill worth nearly $858 billion. Late Thursday night, the Senate approved the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2023 and…
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7 British-Indians win 2022 Young Dentist Award in UK
London: Seven British-Indians have received the Young Dentist Award in recognition of their excellence in dentistry across the whole of the UK. The 2022 Dentistry Awards, feted as ‘dentistry’s biggest party’, took…
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Ukraine’s Kherson without power after heavy Russian shelling
Kiev: The entire central Ukrainian city of Kherson was left without electricity after heavy Russian shelling targeted critical infrastructure and also resulting in two deaths, authorities said. Kherson, one of the first…
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US govt releases new group of JFK assassination documents
Washington: The US government released a new group of records related to the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy (JFK). The National Archives posted more than 13,000 documents containing newly released…
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US House passes bill for vote on Puerto Rico’s status
Washington: The US House of Representatives passed legislation that would set a vote on Puerto Rico’s political status. The bill titled the Puerto Rico Status Act — went through the House in…
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Indian-American duo to pay over $420,000 to settle kickback charges
New York: An Indian-American couple has agreed to pay $422,789 to resolve allegations that they received illegal kickbacks in return for referring patients for laboratory testing. Dr Vijesh Patel and his office…
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India to launch database on crimes against peacekeepers to fight impunity
United Nations: India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has announced that New Delhi will be setting up a comprehensive database to monitor crimes against peacekeepers and aid the fight against impunity. Citing…