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US court upholds USD 5 million verdict against Trump in sexual abuse case
Washington: A US federal appeals court has upheld a jury’s decision ordering President-elect Donald Trump to pay $5 million for sexually abusing and defaming writer E. Jean Carroll. The verdict, reached after…
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Pakistan joins United Nations Security Council in 2025
United Nations: Pakistan joins the UN Security Council on Wednesday subtly changing the balance in the world organisation’s highest decision-making body and getting a virtual veto power over sanctioning terrorists it harbours.…
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State funeral of former US President Jimmy Carter to be held on Jan 9
Washington: Former President Jimmy Carter’s official state funeral will be held on January 9 in Washington D.C., the same day as a national day of mourning announced by President Joe Biden on…
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NIA court sentences Bangladeshi man to 7 yrs in jail for radicalising Muslim youths
Bengaluru: A Bangladeshi man has been sentenced to seven years of rigorous imprisonment by an NIA court here for radicalising Muslim youths and raising funds for terror activities. Jahidul Islam alias Kausar…
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Foreign delegation urges India to act against minority oppression in Bangladesh
New Delhi: A delegation of Hindus and other religious minorities from the United States, Canada, and Europe held a discussion on the current situation of minorities in Bangladesh at the Foreign Correspondents’…
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Vietnam’s birth rate hits record low in 2024
Hanoi: Vietnam’s birth rate hit a record low in 2024 with the total fertility rate dropping to just 1.91 children per woman, marking the third consecutive year below replacement level. The decline…
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Tragic end to search for missing Indian student in Scotland
The search for a 22-year-old Indian student in Scotland, Santra Elizabeth Saju, has come to a tragic conclusion. Scotland Police have found a body in the Almond River near Newbridge, Edinburgh, which…
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Former US President Jimmy Carter dies at 100
Washington: Former US President Jimmy Carter died on Sunday at the age of 100. He was the oldest living President of all time and was the third US President to visit India.…
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Dutch airline makes emergency landing in Norway after hydraulic failure
A KLM Royal Dutch airline flight performed an emergency landing at the Sandefjord Airport in Norway after reportedly experiencing a hydraulic failure. The flight took off from Oslo airport on Saturday, December…
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Azerbaijan’s President claims plane that crashed was shot at from Russia
Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev stated on Sunday, December 29 that the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan this week, killing 38 people was damaged by gunfire from the ground in Russia.…
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South Korea plane crash: Acting Prez declares 7 day mourning period
South Korea’s Acting President Choi Sang-mok announced a national mourning period until January 4, following a devastating plane crash that claimed at least 179 lives. This marks the deadliest aviation disaster in…
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Tornadoes hit US’ Texas
Houston: At least one person died and six others were injured after multiple tornadoes and severe storms ripped through the Greater Houston metropolitan area in the US state of Texas, authorities said.…
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Eight illegal Bangladeshi immigrants deported: Delhi Police
New Delhi: The Delhi Police has deported eight Bangladeshi nationals who were residing in the Rangpuri area of the national capital, an official said on Sunday. Those deported are Jahangir, his wife…
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Baba Vanga’s predictions include start of end of world in 2025
Hyderabad: Blind Bulgarian clairvoyant Vangelia Gushterova who is popularly known as Baba Vanga has made chilling predictions for 2025. The predictions include the beginning of the end of the world in that…
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Video: South Korea plane crash: 179 dead, two rescued
Seoul: A passenger jet carrying 181 people erupted in flames after going off the runway and hitting a wall at an airport in South Korea’s southwestern county of Muan on Sunday, likely…
