World
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US: Muslim leaders launch campaign against Biden ahead of 2024 polls
A group of Muslim leaders from nine swing states have launched a campaign against the re-election of President Joe Biden in 2024 over his support of Israel in the bombing of Gaza…
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UK cautioned against unfair’ visa crackdown on Indian professionals, students
London: Groups representing skilled professionals and students from India on Tuesday expressed concerns over a lack of clarity around the UK government’s latest visa crackdown, branding the ban on family dependents as…
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Techie who quit X last year now laid off by Spotify
San Francisco: A techie has said that he is “unemployed before the holidays again”, as he has been laid off by music streaming giant Spotify in its latest job cuts just a…
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China accords diplomatic recognition to Taliban govt in Afghanistan
Beijing: China has become the first country to confer diplomatic status to a Taliban-nominated official as Afghanistan’s Ambassador to Beijing, thereby formally recognising the Taliban-run administration as a legitimate government in Kabul.…
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Israel’s failure to protect civilians may cause ‘strategic defeat’: US Defense Secy
Washington: United States (US) Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has said that Israel may suffer a strategic defeat in Gaza if it does not protect civilians. His statement came during a Reagan…
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Medical students, uprooted from Ukraine, find options in other countries
Lucknow: Medical students who had been forced to give up their studies in Ukraine following the ongoing war in the region, are now pursuing MBBS in countries like Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Armenia…
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WhatsApp to let users share media files in original quality
San Francisco: Meta-owned WhatsApp is rolling out a new feature that will let users share photos and videos as a document on iOS to maintain their original quality. According to the official…
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Top US Congressmen introduce bill to reduce green card backlog
Washington: Three influential Congressmen, including Indian-Americans Raja Krishnamoorthi and Pramila Jayapal, have introduced bipartisan legislation in the US House of Representatives to reduce green card backlog and end country-based discrimination for employment-based…
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Mark Zuckerberg sells nearly USD190 mn in Meta’s shares
San Francisco: Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg sold around USD190 million in the company’s stock last month, the media reported. Zuckerberg sold Meta shares every day in November, for a total…
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British government makes it tougher for Indians to work in UK
London: An estimated 300,000 non-Britons – many of them Indians – will be affected by the British government on Monday raising the bar for people eligible to apply for skilled worker visas…
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1 of 3 Palestinian students shot at Vermont paralyzed
Hisham Awartani, one of the three Palestinian students who were shot on November 25 night in Burlington, Vermont, is paralyzed from the chest down. 20-year-old Hisham of Brown University, along with his two friends—…
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Saudi Arabia: Haj 2024 registration opens for America, Australia, Europe
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Monday, December 4, opened online registrations for pilgrims from America, Europe and Australia for Haj 1445 AH/2024 season. Taking to X, the Saudi Ministry…
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Indian-origin Dave Sharma officially sworn in as senator in Australia
Canberra: Indian-origin former MP Dave Sharma was officially sworn in on Monday as a senator for New South Wales (NSW) in the Australian Parliament. Sharma, 47, defeated former state treasurer Andrew Constance…
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UK to start Gaza surveillance flights to locate captives held by Hamas
Tel Aviv: The military in the United Kingdom (UK) will operate surveillance flights over Gaza to help locate captives held by Hamas, Al Jazeera reported quoting the British Ministry of Defence. The…
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Oxford University Press names ‘Rizz’ as word of the year
London: After more than 32,000 votes and a team of language experts, Oxford’s Word of the Year 2023 is “rizz” — an internet slang which pertains to someone’s ability to attract another…
