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PM Modi, Zelensky pay tribute to children lost in Russia-Ukraine conflict
Kyiv: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accompanied by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, visited the Martyrologist Exposition at the National Museum of History of Ukraine in Kyiv on Friday to honour the memory of…
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Indian-registered bus with 40 passengers plunges into Nepal river
Kathmandu: At least 18 Indian pilgrims who arrived in Nepal from Maharashtra for a 10-day tour were killed after a tourist bus veered off the highway and fell 150 metres into the…
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Volcano erupts in Iceland, 6th since December 2023
Helsinki: A new volcano erupted on Thursday on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwest Iceland, marking the sixth eruption in the area since December 2023. The eruption began at 9:26 pm local time…
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Indian-Americans launch website for Kamala Harris campaign
Chicago: Electrified by the fact that someone among their community has become the Democratic presidential candidate, a group of enthusiastic Indian-Americans have launched a new website – DesiPresident.com, with the tagline ‘Kamala…
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India, US enter into Security of Supply Arrangement
Washington: India and the US have entered into a bilateral, non-binding Security of Supply Arrangement (SOSA) that will enable both countries to acquire the industrial resources they need from one another to…
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5 Telugu origin men arrested for prostitution ring in US
Hyderabad: Seven Indian nationals, including five Telugu natives, were arrested for soliciting prostitution in Denton county, Texas, US, between Wednesday, August 14 and Thursday, August 15. In a sting operation conducted by…
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2 killed, 5 injured as school van attacked in Pakistan’s Punjab
Islamabad: Two students were killed and five others injured when a school van was attacked in Pakistan’s east Punjab province on Thursday morning, police said. The incident happened in the Attock district…
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3 teens charged with alleged assault in Australia
Sydney: Three teenage boys, aged 16 to 17, have been charged following an alleged assault of a man in Australia’s State of New South Wales (NSW). The NSW police said in a…
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UAE accepts credentials of Afghanistan’s Taliban envoy
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has accepted the credentials from the official of the Taliban-headed interim government in Afghanistan to serve as envoy of the “Islamic Republic of Afghanistan” to Abu Dhabi.…
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Indian doctor held in US for filming thousands of nude videos of kids, adults
An Indian doctor has been arrested for allegedly secretly filming thousands of nude videos of children, the adults in the United States (US). The 40-year-old doctor has been charged with multiple crimes…
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PM Modi to hold bilateral talks with Polish counterpart Tusk
Warsaw: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to hold a bilateral meeting with his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk on Thursday. He will also call on Poland’s President Andrzej Duda, and thereafter hold…
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Video: Russian President Putin kisses Quran in visit to Chechnya mosque
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to the newly constructed “Prophet Isa” mosque in Chechnya on Wednesday, August 21, sparked widespread reactions after visuals from the event went viral on social media. During…
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3 more cases filed against Hasina in Bangladesh’s international crimes tribunal
Dhaka: At least three more cases were filed on Wednesday against Sheikh Hasina at Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal, accusing the deposed prime minister of committing crimes against humanity and genocide during the…
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Iran gets new govt as Parliament confirms Pezeshkian’s ministers
Tehran: Iran’s Parliament on Wednesday confirmed all 19 ministers proposed by President Masoud Pezeshkian, setting the stage for his government to begin work. Former deputy foreign minister and nuclear talks negotiator Abbas…
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UK university leads digitisation project for post-Partition documents
London: Coventry University in the UK is leading a new research initiative that will involve around 20,000 images, prints and documents from two decades following India’s Partition in 1947 being digitised. The…
