World
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Hyderabad to Vietnam flights now starting at Rs 11, book twice a week
Hyderabad: Here is some exciting news for Hyderabadis planning a holiday or visit to Vietnam soon. Starting March 18, Vietjet, Vietnam’s leading low-cost airline will launch a direct flight from the city to…
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Trump signs executive order to begin dismantling education department
Washington: US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to formally begin the process of dismantling the Education Department, saying that his administration is returning education back to the states. Beyond the…
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US Supreme Court to hear Tahawwur Rana’s plea seeking stay of extradition to India
New York: US Supreme Court justices will hear next month Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Rana’s renewed application, submitted to Chief Justice John Roberts, seeking a stay of his extradition to India. Rana, 64, is…
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Indian student in US faces deportation over ‘spreading Hamas propaganda’
New York: An Indian student enrolled as a postdoctoral fellow in the US faces deportation after federal authorities said he was “spreading Hamas propaganda” and has “close connections to a “suspected terrorist”,…
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Donald Trump expects India to lower tariffs ‘substantially’
New York: US President Donald Trump has said that he expects India to lower tariffs substantially, but will go ahead with his plan to charge a reciprocal rate. “I believe they’re going…
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US military launches fresh airstrikes on Yemen’s Hodeidah, Saada
Sanaa: The US military launched fresh airstrikes on Yemen’s Red Sea port city of Hodeidah and the northern Saada province, both of which are strongholds of the Houthis, on Thursday evening. It…
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UK says Israel’s total blockade of Gaza is likely breaking international law
London: Britain’s top diplomat, Foreign Secretary David Lammy, told the House of Commons on Thursday “it’s difficult to see how denying humanitarian assistance to a civilian population can be compatible with international…
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Turkey detains 37 over ‘provocative’ social media posts following arrest of Istanbul mayor
Istanbul: Turkish authorities detained 37 people for sharing “provocative” content on social media, the interior minister said Thursday, pressing ahead with a crackdown on dissenting voices that escalated with the arrest of…
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Elon Musk’s X sues Indian govt over censorship, IT Act violations
Bengaluru: Social media giant ‘X’ (formerly Twitter), owned by US billionaire Elon Musk, has sued the Indian Government by filing a lawsuit in the Karnataka High Court, challenging unlawful content regulation and…
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Indian student detained in US for opposing America’s foreign policy on Israel
New York: An Indian national enrolled as a postdoctoral fellow in the US has been detained by immigration authorities, said a media report, less than a week after a Columbia student from…
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Israeli strikes in Gaza a ‘dramatic step backward’ for peace: Macron
Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron condemned the resumption of Israeli strikes on Gaza, calling it a dramatic step backward for peace efforts, urging an immediate cessation of hostilities. “It is tragic for…
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US launches new round of airstrikes on Yemen’s capital, other provinces
Sanaa: A new round of US airstrikes struck Yemen’s capital Sanaa, wounding at least nine people, including seven women and two children. The strikes targeted a building under construction in Sanaa’s Geraf…
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Zelensky agrees to partial ceasefire with Russia, says US
Washington: Ukranian leader Volodymyr Zelensky has agreed to a partial ceasefire in the war against Russia that was discussed by US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, the White…
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UN staff killed, 5 others wounded in strike in Gaza Strip, UN says
Deir al-Balah: An international United Nations staffer was killed and five others were wounded in a strike Wednesday on a UN guesthouse in the Gaza Strip. Jorge Moreira da Silva, head of…
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We must identify new areas of cooperation: EAM on India-Mongolia diplomatic ties
New Delhi: India and Mongolia must identify “new areas of cooperation” which will produce a lasting impact on the future trajectory of their bilateral ties, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on…
