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Bangladesh records highest daily dengue cases
Dhaka: A total of 1,221 people were diagnosed with dengue fever in Bangladesh the highest number in a single day so far this year, according to the Ministry of Health. This was…
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Jaishankar reaches Washington DC, to meet Blinken
Washington: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will meet his US counterpart Tony Blinken on Tuesday, during which they are expected to discuss a wide range of bilateral and global issues, including the…
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Preventing all-out war: Biden to discuss Middle East crisis with Netanyahu
Washington: US President Joe Biden has said that he would speak with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as tensions in the Middle East increase following Israel’s assassination of Hezbollah Chief Hassan Nasrallah.…
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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…
