World
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Trump expected to be arraigned in court on April 4: Reports
Washington: Former US President Donald Trump is expected to be arraigned in court on the afternoon of April 4 following his indictment in connection with a $130,000 pay-out to adult film actress…
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Tate Brothers released from detention, placed under house arrest
Former kickboxing champion Andrew Tate has been released from detention and placed under house arrest in Romania, along with his brother Tristan Tate. The two brothers were detained by Romanian authorities in…
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Russia vows to build on privileged strategic partnership with India
New Delhi: Russia on Friday described India and China as “friendly sovereign global centres of power” and vowed to give particular importance to comprehensive deepening of ties and enhancement of coordination with…
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Sunak questioned as wife’s firm set to benefit from UK budget policy
London: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been facing the heat after it emerged that his wife Akshata Murthy has shares in a childcare agency, which stands to gain from a new…
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Richard Branson’s rocket company Virgin Orbit lays off 85 pc of workforce
San Francisco: Virgin Orbit, the rocket company founded by British billionaire Richard Branson, has laid off nearly 85 per cent of its workforce — about 675 employees — after it failed to…
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Georgia suffers negative population growth in 2022
Tbilisi: Georgia witnessed a negative population increase in 2022, according to a report released by the country’s statistics authority. The report, issued by the National Statistics Office on Thursday, indicated that the…
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Trump 1st US ex-prez indicted; charged over hush money to porn star
New York: Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury over hush money payments made to a porn star during his 2016 campaign, making him the first former US president to…
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Michael Schumacher’s formula one Ferrari to be auctioned
Think of fast sports cars and driver. The one name which immediately comes to mind is Michael Schumacher and Formula One Ferrari. That Formula One Ferrari which made Michael Schumacher a household…
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Indian-American Ajay Banga sole nominee to lead World Bank
Washington: The World Bank has said that Indian-American Ajay Banga is the only candidate nominated for the President’s position as the nomination period closed on March 29. The World Bank announced that…
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UK PM Rishi Sunak ‘aware’ of security review at Indian mission in London
London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is aware of India’s security concerns following violent clashes at its mission in London and a security review is underway, Downing Street said on Thursday. The…
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2 Indian-origin men arrested for stealing $109K from elderly woman in US
New York: Two Indian-origin men have been arrested for allegedly stealing over $100,000 from a 78 year-old woman in Massachusetts via a computer virus scam, police said. Nikit S Yadav, 22, and…
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Nine US servicemen of elite unit killed in chopper collision
Washington: Nine US servicemen of the elite 101st Airborne Division – the US Army’s sole air assault formation – were killed when two Black Hawk helicopters crashed during a “routine training mission”…
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Ajay Banga poised to become World Bank chief unopposed
Washington: Indian-American business leader Ajay Banga is poised to become the next President of the World Bank after the nomination period closed and no country proposed an alternate candidate for the prestigious…
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4,327 Afghan refugees return from Iran in last two days
Kabul: At least 4,327 Afghan refugees have returned to the country from neighbouring Iran over the past two days, the Ministry for Refugees and Repatriation Affairs on Thursday said in a statement.…
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Turkey pledges to supply natural gas to Hungary
Ankara: Turkey is ready to supply natural gas to Hungary through the Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline Project (TANAP), Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. “As of now, we are ready to provide…
