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India asks citizens to avoid all non-essential travel to Venezuela
India on Saturday night advised its nationals to avoid all non-essential travel to Venezuela in view of the situation arising out of the capture of the oil-rich country’s president by the US.…
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What we know about US strike that captured Venezuela’s Maduro
Caracas (Venezuela): The United States carried out a lightning military strike on Venezuela early Saturday, capturing President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, and spiriting them out of the country. American…
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Web hosting platform seizes domain documenting Israeli war crimes
Namecheap.com, a major domain and web hosting platform, on January 1, seized the Genocide.live domain documenting over 16,000 videos of Israeli war crimes in Palestine, citing “violent content.” The archive, previously known…
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The American who introduced apple farming in India, revitalised economy
Himachal Pradesh is known as the “Apple State of India.” Himachal, along with Kashmir and Uttarakhand, are the biggest apple-producing regions of India and have made the country the world’s fifth-highest producer…
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Pakistan backs China’s mediation claims during Operation Sindoor
Islamabad: Pakistan has backed China’s claim that Beijing played a role in defusing tension with India during Operation Sindoor, calling it “diplomacy for peace” that was part of international efforts. Foreign Office…
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US attacks Venezuela: Trump says President Maduro captured
Caracas: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has been captured and flown from the country, President Donald Trump announced early on Saturday after confirming that the US forces conducted what he called “a large-scale…
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FBI arrests teenager on charges of planning New Year’s Eve ISIS attack
Washington: Authorities have arrested a teenager from North Carolina on charges of planning a New Year’s Eve terror attack in support of the Islamic State group, the US Justice Department said. Investigators…
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Modi, Netanyahu, Kashmir Files: Grok’s ‘remove’ trend turns into meme fest
The often undiplomatic Grok, the AI assistant developed by Elon Musk’s X, appears to have a mind of its own, with certain prompts leading it to take quite a few controversial stands.…
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Trump, Iranian security official trade threats amid Iran protests
US President Donald Trump and a top Iranian security official exchanged duelling threats Friday as widening economic protests swept across parts of the Islamic Republic, further escalating tensions between the countries after…
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UK govt to uphold citizenship revocation in Shamima Begum case
United Kingdom (UK) Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has vowed to defend the decision to strip the citizenship of a woman who fled to Syria to join the Islamic State. The decision comes…
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Myanmar: 3 Indian nationals trapped in cyber scam centres repatriated
Yangon: Three Indian nationals were repatriated from Myanmar’s Myawaddy cyber scam centres through Yangon, the Embassy of India in Yangon informed on Friday, following cooperation with Myanmar authorities and organisations. “With cooperation…
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Maduro open to US talks on drug trafficking, but silent on CIA strike
Venezuela is open to negotiating an agreement with the United States to combat drug trafficking, the South American country’s President Nicolás Maduro said in a pretaped interview aired Thursday on state television,…
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NY Mayor Zohran Mamdani revokes order banning boycott of Israel
Taking a major decision after being sworn in as the New York Mayor, Zoharan Mamdani on Thursday, January 1, revoked two executive orders – one that banned agencies from taking part in…
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After Mamdani’s letter, US lawmakers push fair trial for Umar Khalid
A day after New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s letter to jailed activist Umar Khalid, eight members of the United States Congress have written to the Indian government, urging a fair and timely…
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Zohran Mamdani begins his term as NYC mayor with historic swearing in
New York: Zohran Mamdani became mayor of New York City on Thursday, taking over one of the most unrelenting jobs in American politics as one of the country’s most-watched politicians. Mamdani, a…
