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President Putin’s position is absolutely stable: Russian diplomat
New Delhi: President Vladimir Putin’s position is absolutely stable and there is no change in overall situation in Russia, a senior Kremlin diplomat said on Monday, days after a brief rebellion against…
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Diwali to become school holiday in New York City
New York: Diwali, the festival of lights, is set to become a school holiday in New York City, Mayor Eric Adams announced on Monday. Thousands of New Yorkers celebrate Diwali each year…
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New images show Chinese spy balloons over Asia: BBC
London: The British media on Monday reported new evidence of China’s spy balloon programme, including flights over Japan and Taiwan, months after US-China relations were derailed when one such airship was shot…
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Texas airport worker dies after being ‘ingested’ into Delta plane engine
Houston: In a freak accident, an airport worker in the US State of Texas was killed after being sucked into a passenger plane engine. The worker’s death occurred at about 10.25 pm…
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Trolls attack Pak-origin US journalist for asking PM Modi about minorities’ rights
Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the US and his meeting with US President Joe Biden, Twitterati went berserk after a Pakistan-origin US journalist, Sabrina Siddiqui, for asking ‘somewhat difficult’ questions…
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Nearly 200 Russian soldiers killed in a day: Ukrainian military
Kiev: The Ukrainian military has claimed that nearly 200 Russian soldiers were killed and a variety of equipment had also been destroyed in the past one day. Although the claim was not…
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Want good political, economic relations with world: Taliban
Kabul: Taliban leader Mawlawi Hibatullah Akhundzada in a message on the arrival of Eid-al Adha, said the Taliban wants good political and economic relations with the world, “especially with Islamic countries, and…
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India, US friendship among most consequential in world: Biden
Washington: President Joe Biden has said the friendship between the US and India was among the most consequential in the world as the two countries signed several major deals to further elevate…
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Cash-strapped Pakistan’s Parliament approves Rs 14.48 trillion budget for 2023-24
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Parliament on Sunday approved the Rs 14.48 trillion budget for 2023-24 after new taxes were added to it as dictated by the IMF as a condition to release the remaining…
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SL Minister holds talks with his Chinese counterpart over economic crisis
Beijing: Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabry on Sunday held talks with his Chinese counterpart Qin Gang here on the future trajectory of the bilateral ties and his country’s serious economic crisis…
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7 fatalities, 42 injured in bus collision in Pakistan’s Sindh
Islamabad: At least seven people were killed and 42 others injured in a collision between two passenger buses in the Sindh province of Pakistan on Sunday, officials said. Benazirabad Deputy Inspector General…
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PM Modi tours Egypt’s iconic Pyramids built by ancient Pharaoh’s
Cairo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday made an unscheduled trip to the Pyramids of Giza, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World built more than 4,000 years ago and…
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UK: Indian-origin doctor jailed for dark web child abuse site
London: A 33-year-old Indian-origin psychiatrist from London has been jailed for six years for helping to run a dark web site dedicated to the sexual abuse of children. Kabir Garg, who was…