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SL President leaves on first-ever visit to China for BRI meet
Colombo: On the heels of China’s announcement on the debt treatment agreement for nearly $4.2 billion debts, Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe left for China on Sunday night. The main purpose of…
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Dwarka dacoity: Criminals, posing as ED officials, loot man of Rs 3 cr; 3 arrested
New Delhi: Three men have been arrested in connection with Friday’s sensational dacoity in Delhi’s Dwarka, where members of a gang, passing themselves off as ED officers, looted Rs 3 crore from…
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Samruddhi Expressway accident: Case registered against truck driver, 2 RTO officials
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Hours after 12 people were killed in an accident involving a minibus and a container truck on Maharashtra’s Samruddhi Expressway on Sunday, the police registered a case against the truck…
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Israel moves hundreds of tanks close to Gaza fence as ground invasion looms
Gaza: Israeli tanks have begun positioning themselves on the border fence with Gaza as the military build-up continues amid relentless bombardment of the besieged Palestinian enclave, media reports said. Tens of thousands…
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New Zealand election 2023: Christopher Luxon prepares for coalition negotiations
Auckland: The newly elected New Zealand Prime Minister, Christopher Luxon, has expressed his intention to conduct coalition negotiations behind closed doors, in contrast to past practices. The National Party, securing just under…
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Palestine’s tech and startup industry bleeding amid Israel-Hamas war
Jerusalem: The Israel-Hamas war has blown apart Palestine’s growing tech and startup industry that has seen several top-notch companies emerging from Gaza despite being one of the most economically challenged regions in…
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ISRO ‘very busy’ with various exploration missions in pipeline: Chairman
Chennai: ISRO has lined up a series of exploration missions including to Mars, Venus and to the Moon again, apart from the maiden human spaceflight programme, Chairman S Somanath said on Sunday.…
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Uddhav committed sin by joining hands with socialists who had insulted Bal Thackeray: Shinde
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday alleged Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray has committed a “sin” of pandering to socialists who had insulted and opposed party founder Bal Thackeray…
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7 dead, 8 injured in collision between truck, vehicle in Rajasthan
Jaipur: Seven people died and eight sustained injuries in a collision between a truck and a vehicle in Rajasthan’s Dungarpur district on Sunday, police said. The accident occurred near the Ratanpur border…
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Olympic Games host selection a process of continuous dialogue, says IOC official
Mumbai: Making a formal expression of interest to stage Olympic Games is just the start of a long process which involves continuous dialogue between the prospective hosts and the Future Host Commission…
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‘Please save Gaza, I beg you. It’s dying’: UN staff appeals for help of Palestine
United Nations: Staff and personnel working with the UN agency for Palestine refugees on Sunday described the situation in the Gaza Strip as “catastrophic” amidst Israeli bombardment and appealed for immediate supplies…
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Mahua Moitra slams BJP trollers after personal photos appear online
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Sunday said that she was “most amused” to see some of her personal photos being circulated on social media, while blaming BJP trollers for…