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Trump to sign order Friday designating English as official language of US
Washington: President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Friday designating English as the official language of the United States, according to the White House. The order will allow…
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UK HC grants Sanjay Bhandari’s appeal against extradition to India
London: The High Court in London on Friday granted Sanjay Bhandari’s appeal against his extradition to India, where the consultant in the defence sector is wanted to face charges of alleged tax…
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Rupee falls 19 paise to close at 87.37 against US dollar
Mumbai: The rupee depreciated 19 paise to close at 87.37 against the US dollar on Friday, as the strength of the American currency and a negative trend in domestic equities dented investor…
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10 injured in bomb blast in Pakistan’s Balochistan
Karachi: A bomb blast in Pakistan’s Balochistan province on Friday injured ten people including a security official, according to officials. The explosion took place on a main road in Quetta near a…
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Pentagon sets 30-day deadline to remove transgender troops from US military
Washington: The Pentagon has directed that service members and recruits with gender dysphoria be separated from the US military in accordance with an executive order issued a month ago by President Donald…
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6.1 magnitude earthquake strikes Nepal; tremors felt in India
Kathmandu: A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal in the early hours of Friday, with tremors felt in Bihar, Siliguri, and other neighbouring areas in India, shaking homes and waking residents. The National…
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‘Racist’ to ‘Trump’: Apple’s speech-to-text glitch sparks online buzz
Hyderabad: iPhone users have recently spotted a bug where Apple’s speech to text feature briefly suggests the word ‘Trump’ when users say the word ‘racist’ before switching back. The glitch has caused…
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India, UN sign MoU to renew Hindi UN project at world body
New York: India and the United Nations have signed a Memorandum of Understanding renewing a dedicated project at the world body to broadcast news from the UN in Hindi and enhance public…
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Indian student critical after US accident, desperate family seeks urgent visa
Mumbai: A Maharashtra family has made a desperate appeal to the Indian government for a visa after their 35-year-old daughter, Nilam Shinde, was left in a coma following a severe accident in…
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Trump’s ‘gold card’ to give US citizenship, will be on sale in two weeks
Washington: President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the proposed ‘Gold Card’ will come with a pathway for citizenship for those who buy it, tentatively priced at $5 million and that they could…
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Trump to impose 25 pc tariffs on EU, claims bloc was ‘formed to screw US’
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said that his administration has made a decision to impose 25 per cent tariffs on products from the European Union (EU), including cars and claimed that…
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Men in bikinis, Netanyahu sunbathing: Trump shares AI vision of Gaza’s future
United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday, February 25, shared an AI-generated video outlining his vision for the future of the Gaza Strip. The 33-second video clip titled ‘Trump’s Gaza’, posted on…
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Couple forced to sit next to dead passenger on Qatar Airways flight
An Australian couple were reportedly forced to sit beside the body of a passenger who recently died during a Qatar Airways flight Mitchell Ring and Jennifer Colin were travelling from Melbourne to…
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Israeli Ambassador slams media outlets, leaders backing radical Islamists
New Delhi: Israeli Ambassador to India Reuven Azar on Wednesday questioned those leaders and political parties, including in India, who only want to bat for Palestinian rights without raising their voice against…
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Sudan military plane crashes, killing at least 46 people
Khartoum: A Sudanese military aircraft crashed in the city of Omdurman, killing at least 46 people, military and health officials said on Wednesday. The Khartoum Media Office said the crash also injured…
