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Indian envoy joins Maldives prez in ‘5 mn Trees Plantation Programme’
Male: India’s Ambassador Munu Mahavar to Maldives joined President Mohamed Muizzu in his ambitious ‘5 Million Trees Plantation Programme’ on Wednesday, the World Environment Day. President Muizzu inaugurated the ‘5 Million Trees…
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Malaysian Haj pilgrim dies of heart attack inside Makkah’s Grand Mosque
A Malaysian pilgrim died of a heart attack inside the Grand Mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, 12 hours after arriving to take part in the upcoming Haj 1445 AH-2024 pilgrimage. He was…
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US won’t send military advisors to Ukraine for training purpose: White House
Washington: The US will maintain its policy of not sending military advisors to Ukraine, a top US national security official said. “As we’ve said several times on the record, we are not…
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YouTube expands shopping features in South Korea to help creators make more money
Seoul: Global streaming giant YouTube has expanded its shopping features in South Korea to help creators generate additional revenue through their videos, company officials said on Wednesday. YouTube unveiled its shopping affiliate…
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Netanyahu congratulates Modi, hopes Indo-Israel ties reach ‘new heights’
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu congratulated his counterpart Narendra Modi on his party’s victory in India’s general election, expressing hopes that Indo-Israel ties surge to “new heights”. According to the results…
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Pakistani actress Saboor Aly honoured with UAE Golden Visa
Renowned Pakistani actress Saboor Aly is the latest celebrity to be honoured with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Golden Visa. Twenty-nine-year-old actress recently handed over the visa by officials from the General…
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Islamabad HC stays execution of 5 former Pakistan Navy officers
Islamabad: A top court in Islamabad has stayed the execution of five former Pakistan Navy officers previously sentenced to death through a general court-martial decree. Islamabad High Court (IHC) Judge Babar Sattar…
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US commends India’s parliamentary elections, stays neutral on results
Washington: The US on Tuesday praised India’s parliamentary elections as the “largest exercise of democracy in history”, while refraining from commenting on the outcomes of the polls. State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller…
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Guterres congratulates Indian people for ‘massive exercise of democracy’
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres congratulates the people of India for the “massive exercise of democracy”, his Associate Spokesperson Florencia Soto Nino said on Tuesday. “We, of course, want to congratulate…
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SL Prez, Nepal PM congratulate PM Modi on victory of BJP-led NDA coalition
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ on Tuesday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the victory of the BJP-led NDA coalition in the general…
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Claudia Sheinbaum elected as Mexico’s first woman President
Mexico: Climate scientist and former mayor of Mexico City, Claudia Sheinbaum, has been elected as the first woman to be elected as President of Mexico. She will also be the first Jewish…
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Two US restaurants attacked in Iraqi capital
Baghdad: Dozens of “protesters” on Monday evening stormed two American restaurants in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, causing damages, a security source said. Angry protesters broke into a KFC restaurant on Palestine Street…
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Israeli operations force 1 mn people to flee Rafah: UN agency
Gaza: A UN agency said on Monday that the Israeli operations in the southernmost Gazan city of Rafah have forced more than 1 million people to flee. The United Nations Relief and…
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4 injured as mob attacks polio team in Pak’s Balochistan province
Karachi: Four people, including a woman and a policeman, were injured when a mob armed with sticks and batons attacked a polio vaccine team in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province on Monday, police…
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Christian man critically injured by mob in Pakistan’s Punjab province dies
Lahore: An elderly Christian man who was critically injured last week by a violent mob over a blasphemy allegation in Pakistan’s Punjab province has died, police said on Monday. An enraged mob…
