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Pakistan cuts 1.5 lakh jobs, dissolves 6 ministries as part of IMF deal
Islamabad: To minimise administrative expenditures, cash-strapped Pakistan on Sunday announced to abolition of about 150,000 government posts, closing six ministries, and merging two others, as part of reforms agreed upon with the…
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Nepal floods: death toll reaches 148
Kathmandu: A total of 148 people have been confirmed dead in monsoon rain-induced landslides and floods in Nepal by Sunday afternoon, police said. The disasters have left 101 injured and 55 others…
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Death toll reaches 102 in Nepal floods & landslides
Kathmandu: The death toll from rain-triggered floodings and landslides across Nepal climbed to 102 on Sunday, police said. Large swathes of eastern and central Nepal have been inundated since Friday, with flash…
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India cautions against fatalism in ongoing Ukraine & Gaza conflicts
United Nations: Amid the ongoing Ukraine and Gaza conflicts, India on Saturday cautioned that the world cannot be “fatalistic” about the continuation of violence on a large scale, asserting that the international…
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Our quest for ‘Viksit Bharat’ will understandably be followed closely: Jaishankar at UNGA
United Nations: As India lands on the moon or dispatches vaccines worldwide, its quest for a ‘Viksit Bharat’ will be followed closely, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday. In his…
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Actions will ‘certainly have consequences’: India warns Pakistan
United Nations: India on Saturday warned Pakistan that its “policy” of cross-border terrorism will never succeed and its “actions will certainly have consequences”. “Many countries get left behind due to circumstances beyond…
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There is no place in Middle East that long arm of Israel will not reach: Netanyahu
Tel Aviv: Following the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in a precision strike by Israeli Defence Forces (IDF), Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a warning to Iran’s Ayatollah regime and asserted…
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Hezbollah leader Nasrallah killing brings ‘measure of justice’: Biden
Washington: US President Joe Biden on Saturday welcomed the killing of Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah as “a measure of justice for his many victims” and called for Israel and Lebanon to conclude…
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Pakistan: 6 killed, 10 injured in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa helicopter crash
Islamabad: A chartered helicopter crashed in Pakistan’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Saturday afternoon, killing six people on board while injuring 10 others, police officials said. The incident happened at about 1…
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Hezbollah confirms death of chief Hassan Nasrallah
Hezbollah has confirmed the death of its leader Hassan Nasrallah in a massive air attack on a densely populated neighbourhood of Beirut on Friday evening, September 27. In a statement, Hezbollah said, “His eminence, the master…
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EAM Jaishankar reaffirms India’s commitment to boost ties with BIMSTEC
New York: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has reaffirmed India’s commitment to wider engagement with the seven-nation grouping BIMSTEC in line with its Neighbourhood First and Act East policies. Jaishankar, who is…
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Sweden joins ISRO’s Venus Orbiter Mission
New Delhi: Sweden has officially joined ISRO’s Venus Orbiter Mission (VOM), approved last week by the Union Cabinet. The Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF) will reportedly provide ISRO with the Venusian…
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Kamala Harris promises tougher border security measures
Washington: Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris has vowed to impose tougher security measures at the border and fix America’s broken immigration system, as she sought to counter frequent political attacks on the…
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‘No knowledge of or participation in’ Israel’s Beirut attack: US
Washington: US President Joe Biden has said he is waiting for more information before commenting on Israel’s airstrikes in Beirut, reiterating that the US was not involved in the Israel Defense Forces…
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Meta fined $101.5 million for 2019 breach involving Facebook passwords
London: Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) on Friday fined Meta 91 million euros (around $101.5 million) for 2019 breach that exposed hundreds of millions of Facebook passwords. The Irish regulator announced its…
