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Joe Biden slams Trump for his comments on Nikki Haley’s husband
Washington: US President Joe Biden has slammed his predecessor Donald Trump for dragging Indian-American Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley’s husband into the swirl of personal attacks. Haley’s husband Major Michael Haley, a…
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Pakistan: Rejected ballots exceed victory margin in 24 constituencies
Islamabad: The number of rejected ballots was greater than the margin of victory in at least 24 National Assembly constituencies, according to an interesting statistical nugget from Pakistan’s recent general elections. The…
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US: Woman gunned down after shooting at Lakewood church in Houston
Houston: The woman shooter, aged between 30-35, was gunned down after she started shooting at pastor Joel Osteen’s Lakewood church in Houston on Sunday, CNN reported quoting Houston Police Chief Troy Finner.…
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Petitions flood Pak courts as losing candidates backed by PTI challenge poll results
Islamabad: Pakistan courts have been flooded with petitions by losing candidates who challenged the provisional results in their constituencies within days after the highly polarised general elections in the country, it emerged…
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India to launch UPI services in Mauritius, Sri Lanka on Monday
New Delhi: India’s Unified Payment Interface (UPI) services will be rolled out in Sri Lanka and Mauritius at a virtual ceremony on Monday that will be witnessed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
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Asif Zardari pitches Bilawal Bhutto for PM post in coalition talks
Islamabad: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif told his party leaders that former president Asif Zardari has demanded prime minister’s slot for his son and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal…
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Nine Pakistanis killed in shooting in Iran
Tehran: Nine Pakistani nationals were killed in an armed attack in Sikran, located in Iran’s Sistan and Baluchistan province on Sunday, a provincial security source said, a media report said. The incident…
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Pakistan biz tycoons shift business to Dubai amid political uncertainty
Karachi: During the past 20 months, Pakistani businessmen and rich individuals have not only been investing heavily in Dubai’s real estate but also establishing export-import trading houses there, media reported. “This is…
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Rishi Sunak says ‘totally up for the fight’ to win UK general election
London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said he is “totally up for the fight” of pitching his policies to the electorate to win another term for the governing Conservative Party as…
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US lawmakers ask Biden administration not to recognise Pak poll results
Washington: Several US lawmakers, from both sides of the aisle, have urged the Biden administration not to recognise election results of Pakistan until alleged irregularities are investigated, media reported. “Claims of interference…
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Man pleads guilty to murdering Indian teenage wife in UK
London: A 24-year-old Indian man charged with the murder of his 19-year-old wife at a home in south London last year has pleaded guilty to the crime. Sahil Sharma was arrested at…
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4.7-magnitude quake rocks Japan’s Noto region
Tokyo: A 4.7 magnitude earthquake with jolted Japan’s Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture, the weather agency said here on Sunday. The temblor hit the region at 12:36 p.m. local time (0336 GMT)…
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Yemen’s Houthis hold funeral for 17 militants killed in US, UK strikes
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthis held a funeral for 17 militants, who were killed in recent US and British airstrikes, targeting Houthi sites. “The 17 heroes were killed in the American and British aggression…