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SL election commission directs authorities to prepare for presidential polls
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s election commission has asked authorities to prepare for the Presidential election in the coming months, a media report said on Saturday. The election commission had earlier declared that the…
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Pakistani actress Sumbul Iqbal honoured with UAE Golden Visa
A well known Pakistani television actress Sumbul Iqbal Khan is the latest celebrity to be honoured with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Golden Visa. The thirty-three-year-old actress recently handed over the visa…
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Pakistan seeks small arms from US for ‘Operation Azm-i-Istehkam’
Washington: Pakistan’s ambassador to the US has urged the US to provide small arms and modern equipment to his country to ensure the success of Operation Azm-i-Istehkam, Islamabad’s newly approved counter-terrorism initiative.…
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T20 WC final: South Africa captain Markram says his team has ‘genuine hunger’
Bridgetown: Not known for handling pressure well on the big stage, South Africa has pulled off close wins in this competition giving them a strong belief that victory is possible in any…
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Pannun murder plot: Accused Nikhil Gupta appears before US trial judge
New York: Nikhil Gupta, the Indian national accused in an alleged murder-for-hire plot, has appeared for the first time before the trial judge as lawyers laid out the preliminary steps. Federal Senior…
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Navy officer held for sending people to South Korea with forged documents
Mumbai: A Naval officer was arrested for allegedly forging documents to send people to South Korea. a Mumbai police official said on Friday. Lt Cdr Vipin Kumar Dagar (28) was arrested from…
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Pakistan counters US resolution with its own, seeks intervention in Kashmir ‘dispute’
Islamabad: In a tit-for-tat move against a recent US resolution calling for a probe into the February 8 elections, the Pakistan National Assembly on Friday passed a resolution proposed by a member…
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Canada sanctions 7 Israelis, 5 entities over West Bank violence
Canada has imposed sanctions against seven Israeli settlers and five entities for “extremist violence” against Palestinian civilians in the West Bank. This marks the second time in just over a month that Ottawa…
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4.2 magnitude earthquake hits Nepal’s Bagmati province
Kathmandu: An earthquake of 4.2 magnitude hit Nepal’s Bagmati Province on Friday, according to the National Earthquake Measurement Centre. The quake with epicentre at Helambu Rural Municipality in Sindhupalchowk district, 100 km…
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Sri Lanka withholds exam results of 70 Muslim students over hijab
The Examinations Department in Sri Lanka has withheld the exam results of 70 Muslim girls for wearing head scarf having their ears covered during the exam. The Muslim students from Zahira College,…
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Renowned MMA fighter Jeff Monson embraces Islam
A renowned American-born Russian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, boxer, and submission grappler, Jeffrey William Monson, recently announced his conversion to Islam. A video clip of Monson pronouncing Shahadah, a testament of…
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Russia to respond to US drone operations over Black Sea
Moscow: Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov has directed the general staff of the Russian armed forces to propose a plan responding to US drone operations over the Black Sea, the Russian Ministry…
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US opted out of Paris Accord as India, China weren’t paying: Trump
Atlanta: Former US president Donald Trump has said his administration opted out of the landmark Paris Climate Accord in 2017 as it was a “rip-off” which would have cost Washington USD 1…
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US Presidential debate: Biden, Trump call each other liar, worst president
Atlanta: President Joe Biden and his Republican rival Donald Trump sparred over the state of the economy, border, foreign policy, abortion and national security during the first of presidential debates as they…
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Biden, Trump to face off in first presidential debate
Washington: Will the two men shake hands when they meet on the debate stage? They didn’t when they met last for a debate in 2020 as the Covid-19 pandemic was at its…
