World
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Liquidity from global equity markets fuelling fresh investment in gold
New Delhi: The risk on trade in global markets is witnessing a huge rally in equities as well as gold. There is an emerging view that the rally in gold is being…
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Will oppose any Israeli counterattack against Iran: US Prez Biden
Washington: US President Joe Biden has told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Washington will oppose any Israeli counterattack against Iran, local media reported. “You got a win. Take the win,” Biden…
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Markets likely to remain volatile on global concerns
New Delhi: Investors are closely monitoring Q4 earnings and geopolitical events, which are poised to shape market direction, says Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Geojit Financial Services. Escalating geopolitical tensions in…
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World cannot afford another war: UN chief on Iran’s attack on Israel
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned the “serious escalation” caused by the large-scale attack on Israel by Iran, cautioning that neither the region nor the world can afford another…
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Israel-Iran tensions: Biden to convene G-7 leaders’ meeting on response
Washington: The US, Canada and the UN have condemned the Iranian air attack on Israel, with President Joe Biden reaffirming America’s “ironclad commitment” to the Jewish nation and vowing to convene a…
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Second batch of Indian military personnel leave Maldives: Prez Muizzu
Male: The second group of Indian military personnel operating a helicopter has left the Maldives on April 9 under a bilateral agreement with India, President Mohamed Muizzu has announced. Muizzu announced this…
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19 killed in 2 days of Eid festivities in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province
Peshawar: The first two days of Eid festivities claimed 19 lives in different incidents in northwestern Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a rescue official said on Saturday. As many as 326 traffic accidents,…
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Indian-origin couple hid in backroom barricaded with dozens during Sydney attack
Sydney: An Indian-origin couple hid in a backroom and barricaded themselves with cardboard boxes along with dozens of others when a man went on a stabbing spree, killing six people before being…
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Over 2000 Indian Sikh pilgrims travel to Pakistan for Baisakhi
Lahore: As many as 2,400 Indian Sikh pilgrims arrived here in Pakistan’s Punjab provincial capital on Saturday via the Wagah Border to participate in the annual Baisakhi festival, an official said. Sardar…
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Canadian PM Trudeau extends Baisakhi & Puthandu greetings
Ottawa: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday greeted Sikhs on Baisakhi and Tamils on Puthandu, renewing his government’s commitment to building a “better, fairer, and more inclusive country for everyone”. In…
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Germany prevents entry of Palestinian doctor Ghassan Abu Sitta
The German authorities have prevented the Palestinian-British doctor Ghassan Abu Sitta from entering the country to participate in a Palestinian conference. He was scheduled to speak about the challenges faced by medics…
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Afghanistan receives over 8,000 foreign tourists in two years
Kabul: More than 8,000 foreign tourists visited Afghanistan over the past two years, local media TOLOnews reported Saturday, citing a government official. Under the rule of the Afghan caretaker government since August…
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Palestinian crisis gives chance to reform UN: S African minister Pandor
Johannesburg: The Palestinian crisis has presented an opportunity to reform the UN, to make it more representative and effective at the Security Council level, and to protect the innocent from harm in…
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Six killed in mass stabbing at Sydney mall, attacker shot
Sydney: Six people were fatally stabbed by an attacker who was later shot by the police in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs on Saturday. According to the New South Wales Police, emergency services were…
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Militants kill 11 people in Pakistan’s Balochistan province in latest terror attacks
Karachi: At least 11 people, nine of them from Punjab province, were shot dead by militants in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan in two separate incidents, authorities said on Saturday, as the region witnessed…
