World
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UK university leads digitisation project for post-Partition documents
London: Coventry University in the UK is leading a new research initiative that will involve around 20,000 images, prints and documents from two decades following India’s Partition in 1947 being digitised. The…
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At least 28 Pakistani pilgrims killed in Iran bus accident
Tehran: At least 28 Pakistanis were killed and 23 others injured after a bus carrying pilgrims to Iraq met with an accident in Iran’s Yazd city, Pakistan’s envoy to Tehran said on…
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Azerbaijan applies for BRICS membership
Baku: Azerbaijan has formally applied to join the BRICS group, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry has announced. The bid follows Azerbaijan’s expression of interest at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Astana in…
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Kamala Harris will be a great president, says her husband
Chicago: Kamala Harris will be a great president who entire America will be proud of, her husband Douglas Emhoff has said, as he talked about her strong character and empathy as well…
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Hope is making a comeback, says Michelle Obama as she bats for Harris
Chicago: Hope is making a comeback in America, former first lady Michelle Obama has said as she made an impassioned case for Kamala Harris and described her as the most qualified person…
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We hope for early return of peace: PM Modi ahead of Ukraine visit
New Delhi: Ahead of his visit to Ukrainian capital Kyiv, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said he was looking forward to sharing perspectives with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on a peaceful resolution…
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Elect Kamala Harris as next president: Bernie Sanders to US voters
Chicago: Senator Bernie Sanders on Tuesday urged the people of the United States to elect Vice President Kamala Harris as the next president of the country. Delivering a prime-time address at the…
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Man spends 36-yrs in Bangladeshi jail on false case, returns to Tripura
Agartala: A 62-year-old Indian on Tuesday returned to Tripura after serving 36 years in Bangladesh jail, officials said. A police official said that Bangladesh Police and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) handed over…
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India, Malaysia reset ties; elevate relations to comprehensive strategic partnership
New Delhi: India and Malaysia on Tuesday elevated their ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim held extensive talks focusing on resetting…
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9 more cases filed against Sheikh Hasina, her aides in Bangladesh
Dhaka: At least nine more complaints were filed on Tuesday against deposed former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her aides, taking the number of cases against her to 31, including 26 on…
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ICC shifts Women’s T20 World Cup from trouble-torn Bangladesh to UAE
New Delhi: The highly-anticipated ninth edition of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup will now take place in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) continuing to host the…
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Telangana athletes in Indian MMA team travelling to Pakistan for championship
Hyderabad: A team of Mixed Martial Artists (MMA) athletes from India is travelling to Pakistan for the Asian championship. The team comprising athletes from Hyderabad and Telangana is participating in the IMMAF…
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English Premier League kicks off as club football is back
After a three-month break, club football kicks off again in Europe. While the first league games in England, Spain, and Italy are done, the German Bundesliga will kick off next weekend. The…
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Hindus in Pakistan celebrate Raksha Bandhan, Rakhi tied to Bilawal Bhutto
Peshawar: The Hindu community in Pakistan, especially those in the north-western city of Peshawar and the southern city of Karachi celebrated the Raksha Bandhan festival with enthusiasm even as a Hindu Senator…
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Ex-Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia’s bank accounts to be unfrozen after 17 years
Dhaka: Tax authorities in Bangladesh have decided to unfreeze the bank accounts of Bangladesh Nationalist Party Chairperson Khaleda Zia, 17 years after they were blocked. The National Board of Revenue (NBR) on…
