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Pro-Palestine activists climb roof of Australia’s Parliament House
Canberra: A group of four Pro-Palestine protesters ascended to the roof of Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday morning where they hung banners on the facade of the building accusing the government…
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5.4 magnitude earthquake jolts Japan
Tokyo: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4 on Thursday struck Chiba prefecture, just east of Tokyo, said the country’s weather agency. The temblor occurred at around 12.12 p.m. local time…
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Agreed to redouble efforts: Jaishankar after talks with China’s Wang Yi
Astana: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Thursday agreed to redouble efforts through diplomatic and military channels to resolve the remaining border issues in eastern Ladakh…
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Biden not considering stepping down from election race: White House
Washington: US President Joe Biden, currently facing one of the worst crises of his decade-long political career after a subpar debate performance against his GOP rival Donald Trump last week, is not…
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UN chief wants to see Imran Khan’s current situation ‘evolve’ in positive way
Islamabad: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres wants to see Imran Khan’s current situation “evolve in a much more positive way”, his spokesperson said, days after a UN panel termed cases against Pakistan’s jailed…
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Consulate to help Indian students find internships at US companies
New York: In a new initiative to support Indian students here, the Consulate General of India in New York has developed a special platform for them to find internship opportunities at companies…
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2024 Olympics: India’s hockey team is good but single goalkeeper may be a drawback
Hockey is the sport in which India has bagged the maximum number of medals at the Olympic Games. Starting with its first ever gold medal at the Amsterdam Olympics in 1928, India…
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Donald Trump to build luxury tower in Saudi Arabia
Donald Trump’s Organisation has signed a deal with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s real estate developer, Dar Global, to build a luxury residential tower in Jeddah. Targeting the luxury Saudi Arabian market and…
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Indian cricket team’s special flight from Barbados delayed further
Bridgetown: The T20 World Cup-winning Indian cricket team’s departure from the Caribbean island has been delayed as the charter flight is yet to arrive here. An Air India special charter flight named…
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Employer arrested for Indian farm worker’s death in Italy
Rome: Italian police have arrested the owner of the agriculture company who dumped a 31-year-old Indian worker on the road without medical assistance after his arm was severed by heavy farm machinery,…
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India warns against UNSC mandates not rooted in ‘current realities’, calls for its reform
United Nations: Calling for a reform of the UN Security Council, India has cautioned against its peacekeeping mandates as “not representative of current realities”. Intelligence Bureau Director Tapan Kumar Deka said: “We…
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Trump gets sentencing reprieve as court agrees to delay till after Republican convention
New York: By invoking the Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity, former US President Donald Trump has won a timely reprieve by getting the court to agree to delay his sentencing till…
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No topic off-limits for Modi’s upcoming talks with Putin: Kremlin
Moscow: Given the “very trusting nature” of the relationship between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, no topic was off-limits for the two leaders when they meet here soon,…
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Pakistan holds ‘good’ meeting with Taliban in Qatar amid strained ties
Islamabad: Pakistani diplomats held a “good” meeting with the representatives of Afghanistan’s Taliban-led interim government in Qatar this week during which they discussed bilateral and regional issues, in what was seen as…
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Pak court grants pre-arrest bail to Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi in corruption case
Islamabad: A Pakistani anti-corruption court on Tuesday granted pre-arrest bail to jailed ex-prime minister Imran Khan’s wife and former first lady Bushra Bibi in a case of alleged corruption. Khan and Bibi,…
