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Ex-Twitter board member sues Elon Musk’s X for USD 20 million
New York: Billionaire Elon Musk-run X social media platform has been sued by a former Twitter board member for $20 million. Omid Kordestani, former Twitter (now called X) executive chairman, has sued…
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EAM Jaishankar to call on Maldives’ President, Defence Minister today
Male: India’s External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar, who is on a three-day official visit to the Maldives, will call on Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu on Saturday to “further enhance” the partnership…
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Plane with 61 people crashes in Brazil, no survivors; video surfaces
Sao Paulo: A plane carrying 61 people crashed near Sao Paulo in Brazil on Friday, killing all on board, Brazilian regional airline Voepass has said in a statement. The aircraft crashed in…
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Deposed Hasina’s stay in India a matter for herself, New Delhi: BNP
Dhaka: Bangladesh Nationalist Party, the arch-rival of ousted Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League, on Friday said her decision to stay in India was entirely hers and that of the Indian authorities but cautioned…
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Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari blames judiciary for revival of Imran Khan’s party
Islamabad: Pakistan’s former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Friday lashed out at the top judiciary for “resurrecting” jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party through a decision about its iconic…
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Russia declares federal emergency in Kursk region
Moscow: Russia has declared a state of emergency in the Kursk region due to the tense situation there, Ministry of Emergencies said on Friday. On August 9, an extraordinary meeting of the…
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Olympics: Pak ecstatic over Nadeem’s gold; India celebrates success in hockey
The events of Thursday, August 8, at the Paris Olympic Games, turned out to be unforgettable for both India and Pakistan. The Indian hockey team bagged its second successive Olympic medal by defeating Spain…
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Ready to work with interim govt in Bangladesh, says China
Dhaka: Citing that friendship between China and Bangladesh runs “long and deep,” Beijing said on Friday that it “stands ready” to work with the newly formed interim government in Bangladesh to promote bilateral…
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Asaduddin Owaisi questions efforts to repatriate Indians from Russia-Ukraine war
Owaisi questions FM on steps to bring back Indians duped into Russia- Ukraine war
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Mamata congratulates Muhammad Yunus for taking charge of Bangladesh’s interim govt
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday congratulated Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus on taking charge of the interim government in Bangladesh. The Trinamool Congress supremo further expressed hope that the…
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Leading biotech firm Amgen to setup its new site in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Amgen, a leading American multinational biotechnology company has announced plans to open a new technology and innovation site called Amgen India in Hyderabad. The site, which will come up in HITEC…
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Bangladeshis welcome new interim govt with hope for normalcy
Dhaka: People in Bangladesh have welcomed the new interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, hoping it would restore order, end repression and hold a fair election to facilitate a democratic…
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Revanth visits Apple HQ in California, pitches Hyderabad, Telangana
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy on Friday, August 9, visited Apple Park, the corporate headquarters of Apple Inc. in Cupertino, California and Reddy said that he made a strong pitch to…
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Bangladesh unrest: Over 7k Indian students have returned to India, says govt
New Delhi: More than 7,200 Indian students have returned to India in the past couple of weeks ending August 1 in view of the situation in Bangladesh, the Rajya Sabha was informed…
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Putin signs law to legalise crypto mining in Russia
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law, officially legalising cryptocurrency mining in the country from November 2024, according to a document published on the government portal of legal information. Under…
