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Focus to resolve remaining issues along LAC: Jaishankar on India-China ties
New Delhi: India will focus on resolving the remaining issues along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday, amid the over four-year border…
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India vs Mini India: Rohit & Co eye better batting show against USA
New York: India’s batting prima donnas would want to unchain themselves from the vagaries of a much-maligned drop-in track and chance their arms freely against an impressive-but-inexperienced USA in their group league…
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Singapore Airlines offers compensation to passengers of turbulence-hit SQ321 flight
Singapore: Singapore Airlines on Tuesday offered monetary compensation and a full refund of the airfare to the 211 passengers onboard the flag carrier’s turbulence-hit London to Singapore flight last month, which led…
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Plane carrying Malawi Vice President goes missing; search operation underway
Lilongwe: Vice President of Malawi, Saulos Chilima and nine other people have gone missing after the plane failed to land at a scheduled time on Monday, reported CNN. The presidential office and…
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Gaza violence: BRICS expresses ‘grave concern’ over ‘unprecedented’ escalation
New Delhi: The BRICS nations on Monday expressed grave concern over the “unprecedented” escalation of violence in the Gaza Strip as a result of Israeli military operations and reaffirmed their support for…
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UN Security Council passes US-drafted Gaza ceasefire resolution
The UN Security Council (UNSC) on Monday, June 10, passed a United States (US)-drafted resolution calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. The resolution was approved by 14 countries, with Russia…
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Haj 2024: Nigerian pilgrim gives birth in Makkah
Makkah: A 30-year-old Nigerian pilgrim has given birth to a healthy baby boy named Mohammed at the Maternity and Children’s Hospital in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. This marks the first birth of a…
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India welcomes Egypt, Iran, UAE, Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia joining BRICS
Moscow: India on Monday wholeheartedly welcomed Egypt, Iran, UAE, Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia joining the BRICS as their representatives attended for the first time a key meeting of the grouping hosted by…
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Indian-origin man killed in Canada; Targeted killing suspected
Ottawa: A 28-year-old Indian-origin man was shot dead in a suspected “targeted killing” in Canada’s British Columbia province, according to the police, who have arrested and charged four people with first-degree murder…
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Australia to attend int’l conference on Gaza humanitarian aid
Canberra: Australia will attend an international conference on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, the government has confirmed. Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong on Monday announced that Anne Aly, the minister for early…
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Facebook hit with fresh user data leak, claim researchers
New Delhi: Cybersecurity researchers have reported an alleged data leak involving at least one lakh users of Facebook which appeared on a data breach forum. The team from New Delhi-based non-profit organisation…
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1.6 million sickened by unsafe food worldwide, says WHO
Hyderabad: A whooping 1.6 million people worldwide, including 40 percent of children under 5, fall ill due to the consumption of unsafe food, said WHO Regional Director Saima Wazed. According to reports,…
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Nijjar case: Canada intel chief made secret visits to India twice this year
New Delhi: Canada’s intelligence agency chief David Vigneault paid two under-the-wraps visits to India in February and March to apprise Indian officials of the case relating to the killing of Khalistani extremist…
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Colombia to suspend coal exports to Israel
Bogota: Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced on his social media account that his country will suspend coal export to Israel due to its attacks on the Gaza Strip, which he again called…
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Imran Khan major hurdle in political reconciliation in Pakistan: Nawaz Sharif
Islamabad: Pakistan’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has said his successor Imran Khan was the main hurdle in political reconciliation in the country and underscored the ruling PML-N party’s commitment to dialogue…
