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Afghanistan: 4 arrested, 33 kg illicit drugs seized
Charikar: Four people were arrested along with 33 kg of illicit drugs from Afghanistan’s Parwan province, police said. The contraband, which included hashish, was seized during routine operations conducted by police on…
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82 Pakistani pilgrims issued Indian visa to attend annual Urs
Islamabad: The Indian High Commission in Islamabad has issued visas to at least 82 Pakistani pilgrims, allowing them to travel to India via the Wagah-Attari border for the five-day annual Urs celebrations…
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UK’s ex-min claims blocking India FTA over visa demands: Reports
London: Britain’s former business and trade secretary Kemi Badenoch, who is the frontrunner to succeed Rishi Sunak as Conservative Party chief and Opposition Leader, has claimed that she blocked the India-UK free…
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US, Germany say Sinwar’s death ‘can create momentum to end conflict’ in Gaza
Berlin: The US and Germany have said that the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar can “create a momentum to end the conflict in the Gaza Strip”. In a joint statement on…
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Defence Secretary Austin reaffirms US, NATO’s long-term commitment to Ukraine
Brussels: United States Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin has reaffirmed the US and NATO’s long-term commitment to a free and sovereign Ukraine. “Like countries of goodwill around the world, our NATO allies…
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Pannun murder plot: Gupta pleads not guilty, seeks Hindi lawyer
New York; Nikhil Gupta who has been accused of trying to hire a hitman to attack Khalistani leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun has reiterated his innocence and asked a federal judge for a…
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War in Ukraine: Russia grateful for concern expressed by PM Modi, says Putin
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was grateful for the concern expressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the war in Ukraine. Asked at a media interaction here whether he saw…
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Iran accused of killing about 200 Afghan refugees, UN seeks probe
An Iranian human rights organisation has accused the Iranian border police of killing or seriously injuring between 200 and 260 Afghan refugees at the Iran-Afghanistan territorial borderline. This report issued by Halvah…
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Bangladesh cuts egg import duties, from 25 to 5 pc
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s National Board of Revenue (NBR) Thursday, October 18 drastically cut import duty on eggs from 25 percent to 5 percent to help rein in prices. The egg import duty cut…
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Tensions between India, Canada have implications on Sikhs: NAPA
Chandigarh: The recent diplomatic tensions between India and Canada, particularly surrounding the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, have had profound implications for the Sikh diaspora, the North American Punjabi Association (NAPA) said…
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Qatar, US discuss joint efforts for Gaza ceasefire
Doha: Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed the latest joint mediation efforts for a ceasefire…
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Nawaz Sharif reaches out to New Delhi after Jaishankar’s trip to Islamabad
Lahore: India and Pakistan should “bury” the past and look at the future to live like good neighbours, former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Thursday, in remarks seen as an…