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India slams US media report linking RAW officer to Pannun plot
New Delhi: A day after The Washington Post named an Indian official for allegedly plotting to eliminate Sikh extremist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, India on Tuesday said the report made “unwarranted and unsubstantiated”…
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US shooting claims lives of 3 police officers in Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte: Three law enforcement officers lost their lives in a devastating shooting incident at a residence in Charlotte, North Carolina. Among the fallen were a deputy US Marshal and two local task…
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IMF approves immediate disbursal of USD 1.1 bn loan tranche to Pakistan
Washington: The International Monetary Fund has approved an immediate disbursal of USD 1.1 billion to Pakistan as part of a bailout package and said the country needs to take tough measures to…
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Iran rejects speculation about nuclear cooperation with North Korea
Tehran: The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Monday rejected speculation about nuclear cooperation with Pyongyang following the arrival of a North Korean business delegation in Tehran. The group, headed by Minister for External…
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India taking Pannun’s assassination plot allegations seriously: US
Washington: India is taking the allegations regarding the assassination plot of Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in the US seriously, the White House has said but refrained from commenting on the…
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Pakistan’s right-wing Islamic leader says Imran’s party has right to hold rallies
Islamabad: Pakistan’s leading right-wing Islamic leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Monday came out in support of his erstwhile rival Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, saying the opposition party has the right to hold rallies and…
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Inspired by steadfastness of Gazans: French coach Patrice Baumel embraces Islam
Renowned coach of the Mouloudia Algiers football club, Frenchman Patrice Baumel embraced Islam and changed his name to Amir. A video clip widely circulated on social media platforms showed Baumel pronouncing Shahadah,…
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After Canadian student visa, IELTS now loses importance in PR
The Canadian government that recently ended the monopoly of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) for student visas under the Student Direct Stream (SDS) category has removed the language testing requirement…
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation set to open first regional office in Riyadh
Riyadh: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is set to establish its first regional headquarters within Mohammed Bin Salman Nonprofit City, ‘Misk City’, in Riyadh. The new regional office will streamline Gates…
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Australian PM calls leaders’ meeting amid gendered violence crisis
Canberra: Australia’s Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, has called an emergency meeting of the country’s leaders to address a crisis of violence against women. Anthony Albanese will on Wednesday hold a meeting of…
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I’m a big fan of China, have lots of fans there: Elon Musk
New Delhi: Tesla CEO Elon Musk, on his ongoing visit to China, said that he is a big fan of the country and that many people are his admirers there. The billionaire…
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Watch: Protestors replace US flag with Palestinian at Harvard University
Washington: Amid the campus demonstrations in the US, anti-Israeli protesters at Harvard University raised the Palestinian flag at the Ivy League school in a spot usually reserved for the American flag, New…
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Blinken arrives in Saudi; to push for Gaza ceasefire talks
Riyadh: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Riyadh on Monday as part of his travel to Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Israel. In Saudi Arabia, Blinken will participate in a Ministerial…
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Houthis strike again: Oil tanker damaged, US drone shot down
Sana’a: Yemen’s Houthis have struck again, with reports emerging of an oil tanker damaged and a US drone shot down amid escalating tensions over Israel’s offensive in Gaza, Al Jazeera reported. In…
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Pak PM Sharif meets IMF chief in Riyadh, discuss new loan programme
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday met the International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva and discussed a new loan programme for the cash-strapped country, Sharif’s office said. In a meeting on…
