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Nobel Prize 2024: Winners announced in Medicine, Physics
The Nobel Prize 2024 announcements began on Monday, October 7, highlighting groundbreaking contributions to humanity. The prestigious awards, which include a medal, diploma, and a cash prize of $1.1 million, were established…
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WHO commends India for eliminating trachoma disease
New Delhi: The World Health Organization on Tuesday, October 8 felicitated India for eliminating trachoma — a bacterial eye infection that can cause irreversible blindness. India is the fourth country in Southeast…
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US SC halts ruling barring emergency abortions that violate Texas ban
Houston: The US Supreme Court has declined an appeal by the Joe Biden administration, halting a ruling that bars emergency abortions violating the related state law in Texas, which has one of…
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US: Journo sets himself ablaze over media coverage of Gaza conflict
Distressed over media coverage of Israel’s offensive against Gaza, a journalist in Washington DC set himself a blaze on October 5. Identified as Samuel Mena from Arizona, the journalist attended a pro-Palestine…
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‘Protect minority rights’: US urges Bangladesh interim govt
Washington: The United States said it wants to see the rights of the minority communities protected in Bangladesh as Hindus celebrate their largest festival of Durga Puja. The statement from the US…
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Demonstrators flood streets in Pakistan, mark 1 yr of Israeli aggression in Gaza
A huge pro-Palestine demonstration flooded the streets of Pakistan’s Karachi on Monday, October 7, marking the first anniversary of Israel’s military offensive in war-torn Gaza. The demonstration in which thousands including women…
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Holocast survivors rally for Gaza in London marking Oct 7 anniversary
Huge protests rocked central London on Saturday, October 5, marking the first anniversary of the Israeli aggression in war-torn Gaza. The protestors also raised their voices against the ongoing killings and invasion…
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Pakistan: 2 Chinese nationals among several killed in Karachi blast
Islamabad: Two Chinese nationals were killed, one Chinese national injured, and several Pakistani nationals were killed and injured in a terrorist attack in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi on Sunday night,…
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Over 900 Australians leave Lebanon on assisted departure flights
Canberra: More than 900 Australians have left Lebanon on assisted departure flights coordinated by the Australian government, according to official data. The government on Monday said that 904 Australian citizens, permanent residents…
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Confident that Modi-Muizzu talks will give new impetus to India-Maldives ties: EAM
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar called on Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu, who is in India on a bilateral visit, and expressed confidence that Muizzu’s talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
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Gaza militants fire three rockets into Israel
Jerusalem: Militants in the Gaza Strip launched a rocket attack on southern Israel on Sunday, October 6 according to a statement from the Israeli military. The rocket fire activated sirens in nearby…
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Jaishankar’s visit to Pakistan a ‘positive development’: Mahmood Kasuri
Lahore: Pakistan’s former foreign minister Khursheed Mahmood Kasuri has termed external affairs minister S Jaishankar’s upcoming visit to Islamabad a “positive development”, saying it may help ease tensions between the two neighbours.…
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More than 30 Imran Khan supporters arrested in Lahore
Lahore: Over 30 supporters of jailed former premier Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, including lawyers, were arrested after they managed to reach historic Minar-e-Pakistan premises late Saturday night demanding the release…
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YouTube reinstates all channels
New Delhi: Google-owned YouTube said in a latest update that it has reinstated all channels and most videos that were removed due to a technical glitch or a bug. After a bug…
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Fast-track green cards for Indian physicians: AAPI chief
New York: As the US gears to elect a new President in a month, the head of a leading organisation for Indian-origin physicians has called for the next administration to prioritise immigration…
