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Rajapaksas to launch political comeback bid in Sri Lanka
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s powerful Rajapaksa clan, which suffered political battering due to the country’s worst economic crisis in 2022, will launch its political comeback bid on Sunday by targeting the impending elections.…
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Cannes 2024: Payal Kapadia creates history, wins Grand Prix award
Cannes: Payal Kapadia has scripted history by becoming the first Indian filmmaker to win the Grand Prix award at the Cannes Film Festival for her film “All We Imagine as Light”. The…
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Mandatory national service for 18-year-olds if Tories win, Sunak vows
London: Eighteen-year-olds would be forced to carry out a form of national service if the Tories are voted back in at the July 4 election, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced.…
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Over 500 people sent to safe locations due to adverse weather in Sri Lanka
Colombo: Over 500 people have been sent to safe locations due to adverse weather conditions prevailing in Sri Lanka, an official said on Saturday. Director of the Disaster Management Center (DMC) Pradeep…
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Anasuya Sengupta becomes 1st Indian to win top acting award at Cannes
Cannes: Anasuya Sengupta became the first Indian to win a top acting award at the Cannes Film Festival on Friday night. The little-known actress who has worked mainly as a production designer…
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US Ambassador proposes ‘QUAD satellite’ with India-US partnership
Bengaluru: US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti has proposed to develop a “QUAD satellite” involving the partnership of India and the US. During his official trip to Bengaluru on Friday, he visited…
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Families of US school shooting victims sue Meta, Call of Duty game maker
New York: Meta and Call of Duty (CoD) game developer Activision have been sued by the families of the victims killed in a US school shooting over alleged promotion of the use…
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Ready to continue talks with Ukraine, but on previous agreements: Putin
Minsk: Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that his country is ready to continue negotiations with Ukraine, but only based on the agreements reached before. “Well, let them (negotiations) return, but not…
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Indian-origin truck driver who caused bus crash in Canada ordered to be deported
Toronto: An Indian-origin truck driver who caused a horrific bus crash in Canada involving a junior hockey team was on Friday ordered to be deported to India. Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, a truck…
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Labour party to field Hyderabad-origin techie Uday Nagaraju in UK elections
Hyderabad: Uday Nagaraju’s journey from a Hyderabadi IT professional to political contender is on the brink of making history as he prepares for an electoral battle in the UK general elections scheduled…
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ICJ orders ‘immediate halt’ to Israeli operations in Rafah
The Hague: The United Nations’ top court has ordered Israel to halt its operations in the southern Gaza city of Rafah and withdraw from the enclave, CNN reported. The International Court of…
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Covid pandemic reversed progress of last 10 years in global life expectancy: WHO
Geneva: The recent deadly Covid-19 pandemic reversed the last 10 years’ steady gain seen in life expectancy at birth and healthy life expectancy at birth (HALE) worldwide, according to a new report…
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Germany has no plans to recognise Palestinian state, says Chancellor Scholz
Berlin: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday that his government has no plans to officially recognise a Palestinian state. There is “no reason” to recognise the Palestinian Authority (PA) as a…
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Goldman Sachs to set up regional HQ in Saudi Arabia: Report
New York-based Goldman Sachs Group has reportedly obtained a license from the Kingdom’s Ministry of Investment to establish its regional headquarters in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh, Bloomberg reported. Goldman is the first…
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Vision of French nobleman Pierre de Coubertin has turned into great Olympic Games
More than 15 million tourists are expected to be in Paris during the course of the Olympic Games between July 26 and August 11. Over a period of more than a century,…
