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High speed passenger ferry service between India-Lanka resumes after 4 decades
Chennai: A high speed passenger ferry service between Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu to Kankesanthurai in Sri Lanka was resumed on Saturday, (October 14) after a gap of 40 years. Union Minister for…
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Israel-Hamas war: Security heightened in US cities amid protests, mounting tensions
Washington: As the Israel and Hamas conflict has continued to rage for a week now, protests were erupting and tensions are mounting across the US, prompting an enhancement in security. Major American…
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Blinken hold talks on Israel-Palestine conflict with Qatar’s Emir, PM
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday, October 13, held talks on the Israel-Palestine conflict with Qatar’s Emir and prime minister in Doha as part of his extensive Middle East…
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‘These guys make al-Qaeda look pure’, Prez Biden on Hamas’ attacks on Israel
Washington: President Joe Biden has said Palestinian militant group Hamas, which attacked Israel and killed over 1,000 people, is worse than al-Qaeda, the terrorist group behind the 9/11 attacks, as he reaffirmed…
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Isreal’s relocation order ‘extremely dangerous’: UN chief
United Nations: Israel’s ultimatum that over one million people in northern Gaza should relocate within 24 hours is “extremely dangerous” and “simply not possible”, UN chief Antonio Guterres has said, asserting that…
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X users report outage globally, service restored
According to outage monitoring portal Downdetector, the outage started around 7.30 pm before being fixed in about an hour. “Twitter seems utterly broken again. Probably just Musk playing 5D chess and us…
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Suicide bombing at Shiite mosque during Friday prayers kills 7 worshippers in Afghanistan
Kabul: A suicide bomber blew himself up among worshippers attending Friday prayers at a Shiite mosque in northern Afghanistan, killing at least seven people and wounding 15 others, a police spokesperson said.…
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Canadian police searching for a suspect after three Hindu temples broken into
Toronto: The police in Canada’s Durham region in Ontario province are looking for a suspect who broke into three Hindu temples and stole a large amount of cash from the donation boxes.…
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Pathankot attack mastermind Shahid Latif’s murder suspects arrested, says Pak
Lahore: Most of the suspects behind the killing of a key aide of JeM terror group chief Masood Azhar and his two associates have been arrested, the police chief of Pakistan’s Punjab…
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Ex-Pak PM Nawaz Sharif performs Umrah in Saudi Arabia
Islamabad: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif performed the Umrah pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia and is expected to meet top leaders before his scheduled return to Pakistan on October 21, ending a four-year…
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T20 cricket is all set to feature in 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles
Mumbai: Cricket is set to feature in the 2028 Olympics as the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Executive Board on Friday approved the proposal of Los Angeles Games organisers to include the sport…
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Why are Israelis rushing for posthumous sperm retrieval after Hamas attacks?
Following the recent Hamas attacks, Israelis are rushing to IVF specialists for posthumous sperm retrieval, a procedure that can be performed within 24 hours of death. The family members of the victims…
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US to provide employment authorisation cards for five years
Washington: The US has announced it will provide employment authorisation cards to some non-immigrant categories, including those waiting for green cards, for five years, a move that would benefit thousands of Indians…
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UK PM Rishi Sunak deploys Royal Navy ships to support Israel
London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has directed UK military assets to be deployed to the eastern Mediterranean to support Israel, reinforce regional stability and prevent escalation, Downing Street announced in London…
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‘US must prepare for possible simultaneous wars with Russia and China’
Washington: A Congress-appointed bipartisan panel said on Thursday said that the US must prepare for possible simultaneous wars with Russia and China by expanding its conventional forces, strengthening alliances and enhancing its…
