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Pakistan rejects US report on religious freedom
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday ‘categorically’ rejected the US State Department’s report on religious freedom in the country, saying ‘baseless’ assertions were made in it, media reported. Speaking during a weekly presser, spokesperson…
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Harry, Meghan were ‘pretty nervous’ during NY paparazzi car chase: Indian-American cab driver
New York: Prince Harry and his wife Meghan were “pretty nervous” as they were chased by paparazzi in New York, according to an Indian-American cab driver who drove the couple for about…
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Maha: 11 Bangladeshi nationals held for illegal stay in country
Thane: Police have arrested 11 Bangladeshi nationals, including four women, from Thane and Raigad districts in Maharashtra after they were found staying illegally in the country, an official said on Thursday. The…
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Telangana min KTR receives warm welcome at New York’s JFK Airport
Hyderabad: NRIs accorded a warm welcome to Telangana IT minister KT Rama Rao as he arrived at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, USA, for a week-long business tour. NRIs accorded…
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Indian-origin police officer becomes highest-ranking South Asian woman in NYPD
New York: Captain Pratima Bhullar Maldonado, an Indian-origin police officer has become the highest-ranking South Asian woman in the New York Police Department, a position she was promoted to recently. Maldonado runs…
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Saudi Arabia to get another Aramco stock offering
Saudi Arabia is gearing up for another multi billion dollar offering of Aramco stock which is gaining fresh momentum and the deal is expected to be one of the world’s largest share…
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2 Indian, Bangladeshi expats win Rs 22.43 lakh each in Big Ticket draw
Abu Dhabi: Two Indian and a Bangladeshi expatriates won the grand prize of 100,000 Dirhams (Rs 22,43,407) each in the Big Ticket Abu Dhabi weekly draw held on May 11. The winner…
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Imran Khan seeks independent probe into violence following arrest
Lahore: Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan Wednesday demanded an independent inquiry into the violence following his arrest last week as he distanced himself and his party from attacks on state and…
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UAE astronaut conducts space experiment to cure Alzheimer’s disease
United Arab Emirates (UAE) astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi, has conducted a space experiment— “Ring Sheared Drop” to cure Alzheimer’s disease on International Space Station (ISS), local media reported. Al Neyadi continues the…
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Imran responsible for May 9 mutinous attacks: Pak PM Shehbaz
Lahore: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday that the roots of the mutinous attacks on the state, its symbols and sensitive installations on May 9 lay in the contents of…
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‘Police have surrounded my house’: Former Pak PM Imran Khan
Lahore: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday claimed that the police have surrounded his house as he is addressing party workers via video link, media reported. Addressing his party workers,…
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Overseas travel ban lifted on Sri Lanka’s ex-President Mahinda Rajapaksa
Colombo: A Sri Lankan court here on Wednesday ordered the lifting of the overseas travel ban on former president and prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa. The Fort Magistrate’s Court imposed a ban on…
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Pakistan’s Punjab govt gives Imran Khan 24-hour deadline to handover ‘terrorists’
Lahore: The interim government in Pakistan’s Punjab province on Wednesday claimed that some ’30 to 40′ terrorists are hiding at the Lahore residence of former prime minister Imran Khan, giving him an…
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China seeks int’l search & rescue efforts after fishing vessel with 39 people sinks in Indian Ocean
Beijing: China on Wednesday sought the help of several countries to rescue 39 people who were on board a Chinese fishing vessel that sank in the Indian Ocean, the official media here…