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Janet Yellen’s India visit reflects profoundness of US-India relationship: USISPF
Washington: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s visit to India reflects the profoundness of bilateral ties, US India Strategic and Partnership Forum said on Saturday, asserting that the strong commercial relationship has fructified…
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Trump sues House panel probing Capitol riot over subpoena
Washington: Former US President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit against the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot. The lawsuit sought to block enforcement of a subpoena seeking Trump’s…
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Renowned Indian expert on Islamic Economics Nejatullah Siddiqui passes away in the U.S.
New Delhi: King Faisal Award-winning Indian Islamic economist Mohammad Nejatullah Siddiqui passed away in the U.S. on Saturday. According to information received from various sources he was unwell for a long time…
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VP Dhankhar visits National Museum in Phnom Penh, meets Cambodian Senate Prez
Phnom Penh: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar met Cambodian Senate President, Say Chuum on Saturday and discussed ways of bolstering ties among the parliamentarians of both countries via training programs. The official Twitter…
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7.0-magnitude quake hits east of Fiji Islands, no tsunami warning
Suva: An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 hit the eastern part of the Fiji Islands on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said. The epicentre, with a depth of 587.2 km, was…
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Taliban bans Afghan women from entering parks and gyms
Despite the promises and reassurances made by the Taliban after it took control of the country in August 2021, regarding the way women should be treated and their rights preserved, its decisions prove the…
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US President Biden, Egypt’s Sisi discuss regional, int’l issues
Cairo: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and his visiting US counterpart Joe Biden discussed a number of regional and international issues, the Egyptian Presidency said in a statement. Meeting on the sidelines of…
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Couple returns to Ukraine from UK due to ‘terrible’ living conditions
A couple that fled their Kyiv house when Russia invaded Ukraine has moved back due to the high expense of renting in the United Kingdom (UK). Joe and Irina Place claimed that…
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Trump goes after DeSantis, starts 2024 Republican primaries
Washington: The Republican primaries for the 2024 Presidential nomination are well and truly underway even though no one has actually declared their candidacy yet. Former President Donald Trump, who has been teasing…
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India shouldn’t feel threatened by presence of any superpower in Indian Ocean: SL Prez
Colombo: Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe reiterated that whatever superpower enters the Indian Ocean, there should not be any threat to India. Wickremesinghe said that Sri Lanka would not be a party…
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Finland receives record number of international students in 2022
Helsinki: Finland has received a record number of international students this year, an increase of approximately 54 per cent compared with the same period in 2021, the country’s immigration service, Migri, said.…
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Guterres calls for greater equality as world population hitting 8 bn
United Nations: As the world’s population is approaching 8 billion, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres gave a review of the mixed implications, urging the world community to seize opportunities and take actions to…