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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…
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Diwali needs to be declared a federal holiday says US Congresswoman Grace Meng
Washington: Diwali, celebrated by millions of Americans from various faiths and religions including Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists and Jains, should be declared a federal holiday, Congresswoman Grace Meng has said. Meng, a lawyer-turned-politician,…
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2 Indian-origin ministers likely to sue Singapore PM’s brother for defamation
Singapore: Singapore’s Indian-origin ministers K. Shanmugam and Vivian Balakrishnan have sent lawyers’ letters to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s brother, Lee Hsien Yang seeking an apology and damages for defamation. Yang, who…
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Dismembered remains of missing millionaire crypto influencer found in suitcase
San Francisco: The dismembered remains of missing millionaire crypto influencer Fernando Perez Algaba, 41, were found inside a suitcase by a group of kids in Argentina, leading police to start a murder…
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Indian consulate in Chicago trying to locate depressed Hyderabad women
New York: The Consulate General of India in Chicago is trying to locate a woman student hailing from Hyderabad who is reported to be depressed, starving and has said that all assistance…
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Trump faces more charges in classified documents case
Washington: US special counsel Jack Smith, who is probing Donald Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified documents after leaving the White House, has brought on additional charges against the former President in the…
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Bangladesh working to enable its people to watch more Indian films in theatres: Minister
Kolkata: Bangladesh is working to enable its people to watch more Indian films in theatres, the country’s Information and Broadcasting Minister Muhammad Hasan Mahmud said on Thursday. Inaugurating the 5th Bangladesh Film…
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Venture Capital Investment declines to $77.4B: KPMG Report
New Delhi: Venture capital investment globally declined slightly to USD 77.4 billion across 7,783 deals in the June quarter as investors continued to hold back from making large mega-deals amidst uncertainties, a…