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Nearly 1 million Afghan refugees return home in eight months
Kabul: A total of 970,000 Afghan refugees have returned to their motherland from Iran, Pakistan and Turkey in the past eight months. “Among them, about 88,000 are from Pakistan, around 5,000 from…
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Palestinian-made Nativity scene at Vatican drapes baby Jesus in Kaffiyeh
Pope Francis unveiled the Nativity Scene at the Paul VI Audience Hall on Saturday, December 7 featuring a baby Jesus draped in Kaffiyeh. Named “Nativity of Bethlehem 2024”, the three-metre tall main…
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Indian-origin man shot dead in Canada, marking 2nd death in a week
A 20-year-old Indian Sikh student Harshandeep Singh was shot dead in Edmonton, Canada. The shooting occurred around 12:30 am on Friday, December 6 at an apartment building on 107th Avenue, where Harshandeep…
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Australia beat India by 10 wickets to level series in Pink-ball Test
Adelaide: Australia dismissed India for 175 in their second innings before comfortably chasing a 19-run target to win the Pink-ball Test by 10 wickets, levelling the five-match series 1-1 here on Sunday.…
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Syrian Prez Assad leaves Damascus as rebels advance towards capital: Reports
Damascus: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has reportedly left Damascus as rebel forces advanced towards the capital, according to media reports. Earlier on Saturday, the Islamist faction Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) claimed significant…
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10 Bangladeshi Hindus who feld to India held in Tripura for illegal entry
Agartala: Tripura Police on Saturday detained 10 Bangladeshi nationals, belonging to the Hindu community, after they illegally entered India by fleeing their village due to unrest and tensions in the neighbouring country,…
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Disappointing: US denies BJP’s claims of ‘Anti-Modi deep state’
New Delhi: The US denied the Bharatiya Janata Party’s allegations accusing the country over recent controversies about Narendra Modi and business tycoon Gautam Adani, on Saturday, December 7. The BJP had blamed…
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Muhammad is most common name for boys in United Kingdom
Muhammad has become the most favourable name for baby boys in the United Kingdom (UK), topping the traditional names like Noah and Oliver. The rise of Muhammad as a most popular name…
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‘ISKCON centre in Bangladesh burnt down,’ claims Radharaman Das
Kolkata: The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) on Saturday alleged that its centre in Dhaka district in neighbouring Bangladesh was burnt down earlier in the day. Iskcon Kolkata vice president Radharamn…
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Joe Root becomes 1st England batter to score century of 50+ scores in Test cricket
Wellington: England batter Joe Root became the first English batter and only the fourth in the world to record 100 scores of fifty or more in Test cricket. Root achieved this remarkable…
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Bangladeshi expat wins BMW in UAE Big Ticket Draw, chooses cash for family
In one of the latest editions of the Big Ticket draw held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a 39-year-old Bangladeshi expatriate, Harun Rashid, won a luxurious BMW 840i. Rashid, currently working…
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Court clears way for TikTok ban in US unless Chinese owners sell it New York
New York: An appeals court has cleared the way for shutting down TikTok in the US unless its Chinese owners sell it by January 19, upholding a law passed by Congress to…
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22-yr-old Indian student fatally stabbed in Canada; housemate held
Ottawa: A 22-year-old Indian student was stabbed to death during an altercation in Canada’s Ontario province, according to the police, who have arrested and charged the victim’s housemate with second-degree murder in…
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British Indian peer’s CBE honour ‘cancelled & annulled’ by King Charles
London: An Indian-origin peer of the House of Lords was on Friday forced to forfeit his Commander of the British Empire (CBE) honour for reportedly “bringing the honours system into disrepute”. Raminder…
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Earthquake of magnitude 7 strikes US’ California
Los Angeles: An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 shook parts of Northern California, temporarily forcing a tsunami warning that led to evacuations in some coastal areas of Northern California and the…
