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EAM meets Australian FM; discusses bilateral ties & cooperation across Indo-Pacific
Tokyo: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday met his Australian counterpart Penny Wong and discussed steps to intensify bilateral ties, including in security, trade and education, and deepening practical cooperation across…
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There must be immediate steps towards ceasefire in Gaza: UK PM to Israeli Prez
Paris: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has met Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Paris and told him that there must be “immediate steps towards a ceasefire” in Gaza. The two leaders met…
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28 Bangladeshi nationals, two Rohingyas held in Tripura for illegal entry
Agartala: With 28 more Bangladesh nationals, including a tout, and two Rohingyas being arrested by security personnel, the influx of illegal entrants from the neighbouring trouble-torn country into Tripura continues unabated, officials…
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Imran Khan’s party plans countrywide protest on completion of his 1-yr in jail
Islamabad: Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party on Sunday announced its plans to hold a countrywide protest next month on the completion of one year of the arrest of…
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30 killed, 145 injured in armed clashes between two tribes in Pakistan
Peshawar: At least 30 people were killed and 145 others injured in armed clashes between two tribes fighting over a piece of land in Pakistan’s restive tribal district in northwest, officials said…
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Malnourished and injured, Palestinian weightlifter misses Paris Olympics
Mohammed Hamada, the first Palestinian weightlifter to compete in the Olympics has lost his place in the Paris Olympics because of the war in Gaza. Speaking to Al Jazeera, he said that…
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Ramita Jindal qualifies for women’s 10m air rifle final at Olympics
Chateauroux: India’s Ramita Jindal gave a strong display of marksmanship to qualify for the women’s 10m air rifle final in fifth place even as Elavenil Valarivan succumbed to pressure to miss out…
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Nikhat Zareen enters pre-quarterfinals with gritty win over Kloetzer
Paris: Two-time world champion Nikhat Zareen powered into the women’s 50kg Olympics pre-quarterfinals with a tenacious victory over Germany’s Maxi Carina Kloetzer here on Sunday. Trailing on three cards after the first…
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Mobile internet restored in violence-hit Bangladesh
Dhaka: The mobile internet connection was restored in Bangladesh on Sunday, 10 days after it was restricted by the authorities across the country to stop the spread of fake news on social…
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Manu Bhaker breaks jinx, earns India Olympic bronze in shooting after 12 years
Chateauroux: Manu Bhaker ended India’s 12-year wait for a shooting medal in the Olympics by becoming the first markswoman from the country to finish on the podium with a bronze in the…
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Religious groups deplore wacky Paris Olympics opening event
Paris: Revolution ran like a high-voltage wire through the wacky, wonderful and rule-breaking Olympic opening ceremony that the French capital used to astound, bemuse and, at times, poke a finger in the…
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Kamala Harris will deliver crime, chaos, mayhem and death to US: Trump
Washington: Kamala Harris will deliver crime, chaos, mayhem, and death to the US, Donald Trump has said, intensifying his attacks on his Democratic rival as the 2024 presidential election campaign entered a…
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Belal Muhammad stuns Leon Edwards, captures UFC welterweight title
At UFC 304 in Manchester, England, Belal Muhammad achieved a stunning upset by defeating Leon Edwards to become the new UFC Welterweight Champion. The fight showcased Muhammad’s exceptional wrestling and strategic fighting,…
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EAM Jaishankar invokes Mahatma Gandhi’s timeless message of peace
Tokyo: The timeless message of Mahatma Gandhi that solutions do not come from a battlefield and no era should be an era of war is applicable even today when the world is…
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Harris calls herself an underdog, touts her campaign as ‘people powered’
Washington: Kamala Harris, the presumptive presidential nominee of the Democratic party, has called herself the underdog in the race to the White House but expressed confidence that she would win in November…
