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US police officer who killed Indian student sacked
Seattle: Nearly a year after Indian student Jaahnavi Kandula was killed in a police vehicle accident in Seattle, the officer responsible, Kevin Dave, has been fired from the Seattle Police Department. Kandula,…
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7.1 magnitude earthquake jolts Nepal; tremors felt across north India
New Delhi: A powerful earthquake of 7.1 magnitude struck Nepal on Tuesday morning, sending tremors across parts of North India, including Bihar, West Bengal, Sikkim and Delhi-NCR. The National Centre for Seismology…
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Trump renews his offer of making Canada 51st state of US
Washington: Hours after the resignation of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, US President-elect Donald Trump on Monday renewed his offer of making Canada the 51st state of the United States. Trudeau, 53,…
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US Congress to certify Trump winner of 2024 election
Washington: The US Congress on Monday will certify President-elect Donald Trump’s victory in the November 2024 election, peacefully wrapping up a ritual his supporters had tried to prevent in 2020 in the…
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India-Canada relations under spotlight after Trudeau resignation
New Delhi: As Justin Trudeau announced on Monday that he will step down as the Canadian Prime Minister and Liberal leader once his party has chosen a new leader, the countdown has…
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Canadian PM Justin Trudeau announces resignation
Ottawa: Justin Trudeau on Monday announced that he will step down as the Canadian Prime Minister and Liberal leader once his party has chosen a new leader. Trudeau, who has been the…
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Air crash deaths soar to 334 globally in 2024: German aviation association
Berlin: Global air crash fatalities rose sharply in 2024, with 334 lives lost in civil aviation accidents, German media reported on Monday, citing the preliminary data released by the German Aviation Association…
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Canadian PM Trudeau likely to resign this week as Liberal Party leader
Toronto: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is reportedly preparing to step down as leader of the Liberal Party, according to a media report citing three anonymous sources. The Liberal caucus is set…
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Five Indian-origin men charged with murder in New Jersey
New York: Five Indian-origin men have been arrested and charged with the murder of an Indian, whose bullet-ridden body had been found in a forest in New Jersey, according to officials. The…
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Bangladesh repatriates 95 Indian fishermen
New Delhi: Bangladesh on Sunday handed over to India 95 Indian fishermen while New Delhi released 90 Bangladeshi fishermen. The process of reciprocal repatriation of fishermen in each other’s custody came amid…
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UAE president interested in collaborating with Pakistan in mining, minerals sector
Islamabad: UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Sunday expressed interest in collaborating with Pakistan in the mining, minerals, and agriculture sectors. The UAE leader met Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in…
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Ethiopia earns over USD 216 million from horticulture exports
Addis Ababa: Ethiopia has earned more than $216 million from exports of horticultural commodities during the first five months of the current fiscal year, the country’s Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration…
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Zimbabwean boy wanders off from village, survives in National park for 5 days
An 8-year-old boy in Zimbabwe went missing from his village on December 27 as he wandered off into a national park and survived for 5 days before being traced. The boy was…
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4 people killed, 32 injured in blast in southwestern Pakistan
Karachi: Four people were killed and 32 injured when the banned separatist Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) outfit bombed a passenger bus in the restive Balochistan province of Pakistan on Saturday. The blast…
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Biden administration was one of most pro-India administrations in decades: Expert
Washington: The outgoing Biden administration was one of the most pro-India administrations in decades and will be a tough act to follow, an eminent expert has said, observing that Trump 2.0 administration…
