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Trump fires another salvo over ‘funding’ to India; Congress asks PM to refute allegations by ‘friend’
New York: US President Donald Trump for the fourth time in recent days claimed that the Biden administration allocated USD 21 million funding to India for “voter turnout”, evoking a sharp response…
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‘You had one job’: Internet reacts to Indian national anthem played at ENG vs AUS match
The Champions Trophy 2025 has got social media buzzing, this time not with scores or player’s performance but because of a major blunder where the Indian national anthem was mistakenly played at…
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Hamas frees first 5 of 6 Israeli hostages to be released in the latest exchange
Gaza: Hamas freed the first five of six Israeli hostages due to be released Saturday even as heightened tension between the adversaries clouded the future of the fragile ceasefire deal. The five…
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Suspect in Berlin Holocaust Memorial stabbing wanted to kill Jews: Investigators
Berlin: The suspect in a stabbing attack at Berlin’s Holocaust Memorial that seriously injured a Spanish tourist is a Syrian refugee who allegedly wanted to kill Jews, investigators said on Saturday, February…
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India, Japan joint military exercise to be held from Feb 24-Mar 9
New Delhi: India and Japan are set to take part in a joint military exercise starting February 24, aiming to enhance interoperability between the two forces while undertaking joint urban warfare and…
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BNP leader attacked, beaten to death in Bangladesh
Dhaka: In yet another incident of lawlessness in Bangladesh under the current dispensation of Chief Advisor Mohammad Yunus, a Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Mohammad Babul Mia was brutally beaten to death.…
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Kash Patel takes oath as FBI director on Bhagwat Gita
Washington: Kash Patel took oath as the ninth director of the FBI on the Bhagavad Gita and spoke about how a first-generation Indian kid is living the American dream, reflecting on his…
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Federal Judge blocks Trump’s executive order targeting DEI programs
Washington: A federal judge has temporarily blocked a sweeping executive order issued by President Donald Trump that aimed to end government support for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. The ruling comes…
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Hamas to free 6 more Israeli hostages from Gaza Strip in latest step of ceasefire
Jerusalem: Hamas is set to free six more Israeli hostages Saturday from the Gaza Strip, but the exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners is shadowed by heightened tension between the adversaries that…
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Hamas hands over body of Shiri Bibas to ICRC, senior official says
Gaza: Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, handed over the body of Shiri Bibas, an Israeli hostage, to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), according to a senior Hamas…
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Northern Ireland’s first minister to boycott White House event over Gaza
Northern Ireland’s First Minister, Michelle O’Neill, has announced she will not attend the annual St Patrick’s Day event at the White House next month as a protest against President Donald Trump’s stance…
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Man who stabbed Salman Rushdie found guilty of attempted murder, assault
New York: A New Jersey man who stabbed renowned British-Indian author Salman Rushdie multiple times on a New York lecture stage has been convicted of attempted murder and assault by a jury…
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Judge allows Trump admin to cut thousands of USAID jobs
Washington: A federal judge has cleared the way for the Trump administration to pull thousands of US Agency for International Development staffers off the job. US District Judge Carl Nichols on Friday…
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Top US immigration chief removed as Trump pressures mass deportations
Washington, Feb 22 (AP) The top official in charge of carrying out President Donald Trump’s mass deportations agenda has been reassigned amid concerns that the deportation effort isn’t moving fast enough. Homeland…
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India calls Erdogan’s Kashmir remarks ‘unacceptable’
New Delhi: Nearly a week after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke on the issue of Kashmir during his visit to Pakistan, New Delhi on Friday, February 21, said such “unwarranted” statements…
