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2 Indian-origin men arrested for stealing $109K from elderly woman in US
New York: Two Indian-origin men have been arrested for allegedly stealing over $100,000 from a 78 year-old woman in Massachusetts via a computer virus scam, police said. Nikit S Yadav, 22, and…
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Violence over Ram Navami procession in Bengal’s Howrah
Howrah: Violence broke out between two groups when a Ram Navami procession was taken out in West Bengal’s Howrah city, where several vehicles were torched and shops were ransacked on Thursday evening.…
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Israel launches Ofek-13 spy satellite
Tel Aviv: Israel has successfully launched the “Ofek-13” spy satellite into space at dawn on Wednesday. The Ofek-13 satellite, manufacutured by state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). It is the latest in a…
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Kuwait denies residency permit renewal of 5000 expats
Kuwait: Kuwait’s Interior Ministry has denied residency permit renewal applications for 5,000 expatriates who have stayed abroad for more than six months. The expatriates reportedly submitted their renewal applications online, citing “illness,…
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Nine US servicemen of elite unit killed in chopper collision
Washington: Nine US servicemen of the elite 101st Airborne Division – the US Army’s sole air assault formation – were killed when two Black Hawk helicopters crashed during a “routine training mission”…
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Assam woman raped in car by ‘friend’ in Gurugram
Gurugram: A 34-year-old woman from Assam was allegedly raped by a “friend” in a car near Hero Honda chowk here, police said on Thursday. According to the woman, a private firm employee,…
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MP Navneet Rana needles Thackeray, proclaims herself as ‘Hindu Sherni’
Mumbai: On Ram Navami day, independent MP from Amravati, Navneet Ravi Rana attempted to needle her bete-noire, former Chief Minister and Shiv Sena (UBT) President Uddhav Thackeray, here on Thursday. Almost a…
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2 Indian expats take home Rs 22 lakh each in UAE’s Big Ticket draw
Abu Dhabi: Two Indian expatriates won the grand prize of 100,000 Dirhams (Rs 22,36,540) each in the Big Ticket Abu Dhabi weekly draw held on Friday, March 24. The winner of the…
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Ram Navami celebrations marred by 11 deaths in MP, clashes in Maha
New Delhi: Ram Navami was celebrated across the country on Thursday with grand processions and special pujas, but the festivities were marred in Madhya Pradesh where 11 devotees died after falling into…
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Religion gives sense of duty, connects us with moral values: Adityanath
Gorakhpur: Religion gives a sense of duty and one should not mistake it just as a medium of worship, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Thursday, while greeting people on…
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Bhutan-India relationship facing Chinese challenge, says Congress
New Delhi: Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh on Thursday said that the Bhutan-India relationship is facing a Chinese challenge, which also poses a threat to the Siliguri Corridor – the land bridge…
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Ajay Banga poised to become World Bank chief unopposed
Washington: Indian-American business leader Ajay Banga is poised to become the next President of the World Bank after the nomination period closed and no country proposed an alternate candidate for the prestigious…
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Inebriated passenger vomits, defecates on IndiGo flight
In a bizarre incident, an inebriated IndiGo flight passenger reportedly vomited in the aisle and defecated around the toilet while traveling from Guwahati to Delhi. The incident happened on March 26. The…
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Saudi Arabia to renovate 1300-year-old Al-Safa mosque in Al-Baha
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s 13th century mosque built nearly 1,350 years ago, will be renovated as part of a project to safeguard the Kingdom’s heritage, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)…
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Israel passes law allowing police to search Palestinian homes without court orders
Israeli parliament (Knesset) on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, passed a bill that would allow police officers to storm and search Palestinian homes for illegal weapons without the need for court orders. The…
