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Santhan, former convict in Rajiv Gandhi assassination, dies
Chennai: Santhan, a convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case who was later freed by the Supreme Court, died here on Wednesday following a cardiac arrest, a government official said. Santhan alias T…
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Biden, Trump projected to win in presidential primaries in Michigan
Washington: US President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are projected to win in Democratic and Republican primaries in key swing state Michigan, as per media report. Biden defeated Minnesota congressman…
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US shoot down five Houthi UAVs in Red Sea: CENTCOM
Washington: Amid the escalating tensions in the Red Sea, the US Central Command has said that US aircraft and a coalition warship shot down five Iranian-backed Houthi one-way attack (OWA) unmanned aerial…
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Bitcoin crosses USD 57,000 for first time since 2021
New York: Bitcoin led a major rally for cryptocurrency prices and related stocks on Tuesday as it bolted above USD 57,000 for the first time since November 2021, reports said. Bitcoin on…
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Pakistan court indicts Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi in graft case
Islamabad: An accountability court in Pakistan on Tuesday indicted former prime minister and jailed PTI founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in the Rs 50 million graft case. Accountability Court…
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Japan sees record population loss in 2023
Tokyo: Japan’s population shrank with a record loss of 831,872 in 2023, as per preliminary data released by country’s health ministry on Tuesday. According to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare…
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Biden expects Gaza ceasefire by March 4
Washington: US President Joe Biden has said that he expects a ceasefire to take effect in Gaza by next Monday (March 4) on the conclusion of negotiations to free Israeli hostages being…
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Algeria inaugurates world’s third largest mosque
In a significant development, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Sunday, February 25, officially inaugurated the Grand Mosque of Algiers on its Mediterranean coastline after years of delay amid political turmoil. It is considered the…
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Pak Prez rejects summary to summon National Assembly session
Islamabad: Pakistan President Arif Alvi has rejected a summary to summon the National Assembly session, sources said, in which newly-elected MNAs will take oath, according to a media report. The President, as…
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UK PM Rishi Sunak forced to defend his party on Islamophobia claims
London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was on Monday forced to defend the Conservatives against allegations of Islamophobia as the row over a Tory MP’s remarks against London Mayor Sadiq Khan continued…
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US airman who set himself on fire outside Israeli embassy died
In a shocking incident, an active member of the US Air Force set himself on fire in front of the Israeli embassy in Washington, DC, on Sunday afternoon, February 25, in an…
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Maryam Nawaz becomes first woman CM of Pakistan’s Punjab province
Lahore: Senior PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz, the daughter of three-time former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, on Monday became the first woman chief minister of Pakistan’s Punjab province. Maryam, the 50-year-old senior vice…
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Current calm with US forces ‘temporary tactic’: Iraqi Shiite militia
Baghdad: The leader of an Iraqi armed Shiite militia has said that the current period of calm among Iraqi armed groups in their conflict with US forces is a “temporary tactic”, stressing…
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MEA has no information on Indian helper killed amid Russia-Ukraine war
A 23-year-old native of Gujarat was reportedly killed in a Ukrainian air strike in the Donetsk region on the Russia-Ukraine border on February 21. He is one of several Indians who were…
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Pak elections: PPP’s Owais Shah elected as Sindh Assembly Speaker
Karachi: Senior leader of the Pakistan Peoples Party Syed Owais Shah was on Sunday elected as the Speaker of the Sindh province Assembly while the party’s Christian face Anthony Naveed was elected as…
