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1 injured, 2 Moscow buildings damaged in drone attack, Vnukovo airport shut
Moscow: A man was injured and two buildings were damaged in Moscow city in the drone attack, allegedly carried out by Ukraine, due to which one of the city’s airport Vnukovo was…
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Indian-origin doctor jailed for sexually assaulting patient in UK
London: A 34-year-old Indian-origin doctor, who claimed to be a massage specialist and had sexually assaulted one of his patients in 2020, has been jailed for 18 months in England. Simon Abraham…
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Pakistan FM to visit UAE today to discuss bilateral ties
Islamabad: Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari will undertake an official visit to the United Arab Emirates on Sunday to discuss bilateral ties. During the visit, the foreign minister will hold a meeting…
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Earthquake strikes off Indonesia
Jakarta: A 5.0-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia’s eastern province of North Maluku, the country’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said. The earthquake happened at 18:19 Jakarta time (1119 GMT) with its epicentre at…
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Indian naval ship arrives in SL to enhance interoperability between 2 navies
Colombo: Indian naval ship ‘Khanjar’, an indigenously-built Missile Corvette of the Khukri class, arrived in Sri Lanka’s eastern port of Trincomalee on Saturday for a three-day visit to enhance the close ties…
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Canadian police say body found in river linked to Indian and Romanian migrants’ death
Toronto: Canadian authorities have found the body of a man connected to an investigation into the drowning of eight migrants, including members of an Indian family, in March when they were attempting…
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Third Indian-American enters 2024 US presidential race
Washington: Aerospace engineer Hirsh Vardhan Singh has become the third Indian-American vying for the Republican nomination for the 2024 US presidential race after former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley and entrepreneur Vivek…
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Indigenously-built Indian naval ship to visit Sri Lanka
Colombo: Indian naval ship ‘Khanjar’, an indigenously-built Missile Corvette of the Khukri class, will make a three-day visit to Sri Lanka’s eastern harbour of Trincomalee from Saturday to further people-to-people connect and…
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New Zealand Muslim Association AGM 2023 elects Shameel Sahib as President
Auckland: The AGM of NZMA was successfully held in Auckland, New Zealand on 23rd July 2023, during which a new team of officials was elected to the executive committee to oversee the…
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Saudi Arabia summons Denmark’s charge d’affaires over desecration of Quran
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has summoned the Denmark charge d’affaires in the Kingdom over recent desecration of copies of the Quran in Copenhagen. The ministry of foreign affairs said in…
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Singapore executes woman convict for first time in 20 years
Singapore: For the first time in 20 years, Singapore on Friday executed a woman convict who was found guilty of trafficking 30 grams of heroin in 2018. Singaporean national Saridewi Djamani, 45,…
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Pakistan inks deals with local, Chinese firms for Saudi-backed oil refinery
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Minister of State for Petroleum Musadik Malik said on Thursday that four Pakistani public entities signed three memorandums of understanding to raise the necessary local equity for a multibillion-dollar Saudi…
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US to hold second round of H-1B visa lottery for FY 2024
Washington: In a move that could benefit Indians, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will hold a second random lottery selection from the previously submitted H-1B visas for…
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Indian-origin fraudster jailed for 8 years for targeting elderly victims in UK
London: A 28-year-old Indian-origin fraudster who targeted elderly and vulnerable victims in a scam impersonating a police officer or a bank official has been sentenced by a London court to eight years…