World
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Eric Garcetti steps in amid high demand for visas at US Embassy in Delhi
New Delhi: US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti on Monday visited the US mission in the national capital to oversee the “unprecedented demand” for US visitor visas among the Indians. The US…
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Average of 160 kids dying per day in Gaza: WHO
Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) said that as the raging Israel-Hamas conflict has completed a month since it erupted on October 7, more than 10,000 people, or some 0.5 per cent…
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Biden believes reoccupation of Gaza by Israeli forces isn’t good: WH official
Washington: A senior White House official said President Joe Biden “believes that a reoccupation of Gaza by Israeli forces is not good” after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed his country “will have…
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India, Malaysia looking at expanding cooperation in trade, energy, defence
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday held wide-ranging talks with his Malaysian counterpart Zambry Abdul Kadir with a focus on expanding bilateral cooperation in areas of defence, trade, investment…
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Pak’s Punjab govt declares 4-day holiday to mitigate impact of smog
Lahore: Pakistan’s Punjab government on Tuesday announced a four-day public holiday in several districts of the most populous province, including provincial capital Lahore, to mitigate the impact of smog. The public holiday…
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Gaza bombing: South Africa recalls diplomats from Israel in protest
Johannesburg: South Africa on Monday recalled its all diplomats from Israel in condemnation of the bombardment of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip and threatened to take action against the Israeli Ambassador in the…
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Ex-White House Press Secy endorses former boss Trump for President
Washington: Sarah Huckabee Sanders, former White House Press Secretary and incumbent Arkansas Governor, has endorsed her former boss Donald Trump for President next year. Sanders will join the 2024 Republican frontrunner at…
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IIT Madras’ first international campus inaugurated in Tanzania’s Zanzibar
Zanzibar: Zanzibar President and Chairman of the Revolutionary Council Hussein Ali Mwinyi inaugurated The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras Zanzibar on Monday at the Zanzibar campus in the presence of Tanzanian…
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Ukrainian Prez Zelensky questions Trump’s claim of ending war
Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has questioned Donald Trump’s claim that he could end Russia’s war against Kiev within 24 hours if he is re-elected in 2024. During an interview with NBC…
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UNSC again fails to agree on resolution to stop Gaza war
United Nations: The UN Security Council has once again failed to agree on a draft resolution to put an end to the raging war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.…
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‘Enough is enough’: UN calls for ‘immediate humanitarian ceasefire’ in Gaza
Geneva: The United Nations on Monday reiterated its demand for an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire” in Gaza amid the war with Israel and said that keeping an entire population besieged, under attack and…
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Harris outperforms Biden in 3 swing states ahead of 2024 presidential race
New York: US Vice President Kamala Harris has fared better than her boss, President Joe Biden, in three key swing states when pitched against former president Donald Trump, the GOP’s front-runner, ahead…
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Passengers offering namaz at Paris airport spark controversy
A picture of Muslim passengers offering namaz in the departure hall of Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris has sparked widespread controversy in France, with some describing the event as an “unfortunate.”…
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India sends second batch of relief materials to quake-hit Nepal
New Delhi: India on Monday sent a second batch of medicines and other relief materials to Nepal for its earthquake-affected people. The first consignment of relief materials was sent on Sunday. Also…
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IndiGo to start flights to Bali, Madinah this fiscal: Pieter Elbers
Gurugram: IndiGo plans to start flights to Bali and Madinah in the current fiscal as the airline continues to expand its network, its chief Pieter Elbers said on Monday. The airline is…
