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Elect Kamala Harris as next president: Bernie Sanders to US voters
Chicago: Senator Bernie Sanders on Tuesday urged the people of the United States to elect Vice President Kamala Harris as the next president of the country. Delivering a prime-time address at the…
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Man spends 36-yrs in Bangladeshi jail on false case, returns to Tripura
Agartala: A 62-year-old Indian on Tuesday returned to Tripura after serving 36 years in Bangladesh jail, officials said. A police official said that Bangladesh Police and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) handed over…
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India, Malaysia reset ties; elevate relations to comprehensive strategic partnership
New Delhi: India and Malaysia on Tuesday elevated their ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim held extensive talks focusing on resetting…
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9 more cases filed against Sheikh Hasina, her aides in Bangladesh
Dhaka: At least nine more complaints were filed on Tuesday against deposed former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her aides, taking the number of cases against her to 31, including 26 on…
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ICC shifts Women’s T20 World Cup from trouble-torn Bangladesh to UAE
New Delhi: The highly-anticipated ninth edition of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup will now take place in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) continuing to host the…
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Telangana athletes in Indian MMA team travelling to Pakistan for championship
Hyderabad: A team of Mixed Martial Artists (MMA) athletes from India is travelling to Pakistan for the Asian championship. The team comprising athletes from Hyderabad and Telangana is participating in the IMMAF…
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English Premier League kicks off as club football is back
After a three-month break, club football kicks off again in Europe. While the first league games in England, Spain, and Italy are done, the German Bundesliga will kick off next weekend. The…
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Hindus in Pakistan celebrate Raksha Bandhan, Rakhi tied to Bilawal Bhutto
Peshawar: The Hindu community in Pakistan, especially those in the north-western city of Peshawar and the southern city of Karachi celebrated the Raksha Bandhan festival with enthusiasm even as a Hindu Senator…
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Ex-Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia’s bank accounts to be unfrozen after 17 years
Dhaka: Tax authorities in Bangladesh have decided to unfreeze the bank accounts of Bangladesh Nationalist Party Chairperson Khaleda Zia, 17 years after they were blocked. The National Board of Revenue (NBR) on…
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Gunshots, airport chaos: Dhaka residents recall memories of unrest at peak
Dhaka: Software engineer Tawhidul Alam says the “historic day of August 5” is indelibly seared in his memories — the sea of humanity in the streets of Dhaka and a chain of…
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Kamala Harris Thanks Biden in DNC Remarks, ‘Forever Grateful’
Chicago: In her first remarks at the Democratic National Convention that kicked off on Monday night (local time) in Chicago, Vice President and Democratic nominee for the upcoming US Presidential Polls, Kamala…
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Imran Khan applies to become Oxford University chancellor from jail
Islamabad: Jailed former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has applied to become the next chancellor of Britain’s Oxford University, his party said on Monday. The Oxford alumnus “formally submitted” the request via…
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Pakistani HC halts graft case verdict against Imran Khan, wife
Islamabad: A high court in Pakistan Monday temporarily barred a trial court from issuing its verdict in an alleged case of corruption against jailed former premier Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra…
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Turkey’s surface-to-surface cruise missile makes long-duration flight test
Ankara: Turkey’s long-range surface-to-surface cruise missile, “Kara Atmaca”, has completed its most extended and longest-duration flight test, a senior official has said. Haluk Gorgun, head of the Presidency of Defense Industries, announced…
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Kazakhstan Consul hosts business meeting in Hyderabad
In a move to strengthen diplomatic ties between India and Kazakhstan, Dr Nawab Mir Nasir Ali Khan, the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Hyderabad for Telangana and Andhra Pradesh,…
