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Three Bangladeshi held in Assam for illegally entering India
Guwahati: At least three Bangladeshi nationals who illegally crossed the international border and allegedly wanted to join a cattle smuggling gang, have been arrested in Assam’s Cachar district, an official said on…
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5.6 earthquake in Nepal within 3 days, mild tremors felt in Delhi-NCR
New Delhi: Tremors were felt in Delhi after an earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter Scale struck Nepal on Monday evening, said the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). According to the NCS,…
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Indian man gets life sentence for wife’s gruesome murder
Houston: An Indian man was sentenced to life imprisonment in the US state of Florida for the gruesome murder of his wife in 2020 in the parking lot of a hospital where…
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WhatsApp AI tool shows kids with guns when prompted with ‘Palestine’
San Francisco: Meta-owned WhatsApp’s artificial intelligence (AI) feature that allows users produce stickers based on their search displays a picture of a gun or a boy with a gun when prompted with…
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Israel-Hamas war: US announces entry of nuclear submarine in West Asia
Washington, DC: The United States military on Monday announced that a guided missile has arrived in West Asia. The US Central Command took to its social media ‘X’, and stated that an…
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Indo-Canadian MP raises Hindu flag, hosts Diwali on Parliament Hill
Toronto: Prominent members of the Indian diaspora were in attendance at the Diwali celebrations hosted by Indo-Canadian MP Chandra Arya who also raised a Hindu flag with sacred symbol ‘aum’ on the…
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New Zealand to attend PIF leaders’ retreat
Auckland: Aotearoa New Zealand will be represented by caretaker Deputy Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni at the 52nd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ Retreat in the Cook Islands. Minister Sepuloni will be accompanied by…
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Aus court asks India’s ex-High Commissioner to compensate domestic help
Melbourne: Australia’s federal court has asked India’s former High Commissioner Navdeep Singh Suri to compensate a former domestic help who was forced to work seven days a week for 17.5 hours and…
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Trump to testify in civil fraud trial today as business empire lies at stake
New York: Former US President Donald Trump is expected to take the stand on Monday to testify in the civil fraud trial, a case that could well decide the fate of his…
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Indian diaspora in Americas, Europe vocal in backing Israel, muted in Gulf
New Delhi: A large chunk of the global Indian diaspora has rallied strongly behind Israel after the country witnessed its largest cross-border attack in October this year, carried out by the Hamas…
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Nijjar’s killing: Where is the evidence, Indian envoy asks Canadian govt
Ottawa: Canada’s investigation into the murder of a Sikh extremist has been tainted by a high-level Canadian official’s public statements, India’s High Commissioner to Canada Sanjay Kumar Verma has said as he…
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Jaishankar discusses ‘grave situation’ in West Asia with Iranian counterpart
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Sunday discussed the “grave situation” in West Asia during his conversation with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. “Spoke today with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein…
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India sends relief materials to quake-hit Nepal
New Delhi: India on Sunday sent medicines and other relief materials to Nepal for its earthquake-affected people. Over 150 people have been killed and more than 160 injured after an earthquake struck several…
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Japan to provide humanitarian aid worth USD 65 million to Palestine
Amid Israel’s ongoing military offensive in the Gaza Strip, Japanese foreign minister Yoko Kamikawa announced that they would provide 65 million dollars in additional humanitarian aid to Palestinians. The announcement was made…
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4 cops injured in pro-Palestinian protests in UK; 29 protesters arrested
London: Four police officers were injured after pro-Palestinian protesters set off fireworks into crowds in central London, with 29 arrests made on suspicion of racially motivated crimes. The Metropolitan Police said more…
