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China sanctions 20 US defence firms over Trump’s Taiwan arms sales
Beijing: China on Friday imposed sanctions on 20 US defence firms in response to the Trump administration’s approval of a record USD 11.1 billion arms sales package to Taiwan. The Foreign Ministry…
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H1B visa: India conveys concern to US over cancellation of interviews
New Delhi: India on Friday said it flagged its concerns to the US over cancellation of pre-scheduled H1B visa interviews of large numbers of Indian applicants and that both sides are engaged…
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Palestinian descent Asfura elected president of Honduras
Tegucigalpa (Honduras): Trump-backed candidate and son of Palestinian immigrants Nasry Asfura, 67, won Honduras’ presidential election, the country’s electoral authorities said Wednesday, December 24, ending a weeks-long count that has whittled away…
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Hostilities against Bangladeshi minorities grave concern: India
New Delhi: India on Friday said the “unremitting hostilities” against minorities in Bangladesh is a matter of grave concern even as it reiterated that the upcoming parliamentary polls in that country must…
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UP govt asks to incorporate newspaper reading in schools
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has issued guidelines directing all secondary and basic primary schools in the state to incorporate newspaper reading as a mandatory daily activity for students. The initiative aims…
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Telangana: Farmers block Mahabubabad–Thorrur road over urea shortage
Hyderabad: Tension prevailed in Mahabubabad district headquarters on Thursday, December 25, as farmers staged a protest over the delay in urea distribution, blocking the Mahabubabad–Thorrur main road and bringing traffic to a…
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Madras HC asks centre to consider Australia’s social media ban
Madurai: The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has observed that the Centre could consider framing a legislation to regulate the use of internet by kids, similar to a law in…
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Why can’t Centre reduce GST on air purifiers: Delhi HC
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the Centre why it cannot reduce the GST charged on air purifiers to make it affordable for the common man in view of…
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SCR to run special MMTS trains in Hyderabad for New Year
Hyderabad: To facilitate safe and convenient travel for passengers celebrating the New Year, South Central Railway (SCR) has announced special MMTS services in the early hours of January 1 in the city.…
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Israel’s global brand ranking sinks to bottom for second time
Israel has ranked last in the 2025 Nation Brands Index (NBI), according to data released by BrandIL on Thursday, December 25, the second consecutive time it has happened and the steepest annual…
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Uttarakhand cops arrest men for assaulting Kashmiri shawl seller
Uttarakhand: Men who assaulted the Kashmiri shawl seller, Bilal Ahmed Ganie, were arrested on December 26, after a video of the assault reached Udham Singh Nagar’s Senior Superintendent of Police, Manikant Mishra,…
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Yemen separatists accuse Saudi Arabia of launching airstrikes against their forces
Aden: Separatists in southern Yemen accused Saudi Arabia on Friday of targeting their forces with airstrikes, something not immediately acknowledged by the kingdom after it warned the forces to withdraw from governorates…
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Doping offences may derail India’s chance of hosting Olympics
Over the last three years, Indian sports have acquired a notorious reputation across the entire world. For three successive years, India has recorded the highest number of doping offences globally. The number…
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Telangana HC summons top officials over unpaid contract dues
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has taken a stern view of the failure of senior state government officials to clear long-pending civil contract dues despite earlier assurances to the court. The court…
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Buried 18K Palestinian bodies since Oct 2023: Funeral director
A 65-year-old mortician in Gaza said he has buried at least 18,000 Palestinian bodies since the Israel-Palestine conflict re-emerged in October 2023. Yousef Abu Hatab, who witnessed one of the worst tragedies…
