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UK crime agency busts drugs gang with Indian-origin operatives
London: An organised criminal gang involving Indian-origin operatives has been busted after a two-year investigation by the UK’s crime agency, which said it will continue probing their links to “politically exposed individuals…
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Move to ban jailed former PM Imran Khan’s party ‘concerning’: US
Washington: The US has voiced “concern” over the Pakistan government’s move to ban jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party and emphasised that Washington would continue to “monitor these decisions and further…
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French star footballer Kylian Mbappé officially joins Real Madrid
Kylian Mbappé has officially joined Real Madrid, marking the culmination of a long-awaited transfer saga. The French superstar, who was previously with Paris Saint-Germain, was unveiled at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium on…
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Indian-American Republican Party leader recites ‘ardas’ at RNC
Milwaukee: Indian-American Sikh Republican Party leader Harmeet Kaur Dhillon on Monday recited ‘ardas’ at the Republican National Convention here in the presence of the party’s presidential nominee Donald Trump. Amidst tight security,…
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19-year-old student emerges as youngest billionaire in the world
A 19-year-old Livia Voigt has emerged as the youngest billionaire in the world. With a net worth of USD 1.1 billion, she is at the 2,648th position in the list of the…
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Trump makes first public appearance with bandaged ear at Republican National Convention
Milwaukee: Former US president Donald Trump, wearing a bandage partially covering his right ear, made his first public appearance at the Republican National Convention here since surviving an assassination attempt. Trump, 78,…
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Spotlight on Usha Vance, Indian-American wife of Trump’s running mate
Milwaukee: Indian-American lawyer Usha Chilukuri Vance has burst into the national spotlight after her husband, JD Vance, was named by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump as his running mate. Usha, 38, would…
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PM Modi’s Moscow visit: India conveys displeasure over Ukraine Prez’s remarks
New Delhi: Days after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Moscow, India has conveyed to Kyiv its displeasure over the remarks, diplomatic sources said on Monday. It…
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UNICEF, WHO call for step-up in child vaccinations stalled after Covid pandemic
United Nations: Two UN agencies have called for a catch-up in child immunisation, warning global vaccinations of children stalled last year, leaving 2.7 million unvaccinated or with insufficient inoculations. The latest World…
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Trump picks Senator Vance, married to an Indian-American, as his VP nominee
Washington: Former US President and the putative Republican nominee for the White House, Donald Trump has named J.D. Vance, a first-time Senator from Ohio whose wife is an Indian-American, as his nominee…
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US urges India to use ties with Russia to end war in Ukraine
Washington: The United States on Monday urged India to use its longstanding relationship with Russia to urge President Vladimir Putin to “end his illegal war and to find a lasting peace” in…
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US judge dismisses ‘classified documents’ case against Trump
The criminal case accusing former US President Donald Trump of mishandling classified information was dismissed on Monday, July 5, after the appointment of Special Counsel Jack Smith was reportedly found unconstitutional. A…
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Jaishankar meets German diplomat; focus on Scholz’s October visit to India
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday held talks with Germany’s state secretary of foreign office Thomas Bagger with a focus on German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s visit to India in…
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Pakistan: Human rights body ‘shocked’ at govt’s move to ban Imran Khan’s party
Islamabad: Pakistan’s leading human rights body on Monday expressed “shock” at the government’s decision to ban former prime minister Imran Khan’s party and warned that the measure was an “enormous blow” to…
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Acts of terrorism need to be identified, punished: Jaishankar
Astana: With terrorism becoming a threat to regional and global peace, the perpetrators, facilitators, financiers and sponsors of heinous acts of terrorism “need to be identified and punished,” External Affairs Minister S…
