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Priyanka Chopra condemns ‘appalling’ death of Indian student in US
Los Angeles: Actress Priyanka Chopra has responded to the tragic death of an Indian student named Jaahnavi Kandula in the US, calling it “appalling”. She also fumed at the fact that the…
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Musk was ‘lonely and sad’ as he struggled to make friends: New book
San Francisco: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk was “lonely and sad” as a child as he struggled to make friends in school, his new biography by American author-journalist Walter Isaacson has…
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Indian-origin lawyer charged in Singapore for slapping woman in temple
Singapore: A 54-year-old suspended Indian-origin lawyer has been charged after he allegedly slapped a woman on her cheek and shouted vulgarities at a Hindu temple in Singapore’s South Bridge Road. Ravi Madasamy…
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US polls: Vivek Ramaswamy vows to end H-1B visa he used 29 times
Washington: Calling the H-1B visa programme “indentured servitude”, Indian-American Republican presidential aspirant Vivek Ramaswamy has vowed to “gut” the lottery-based system and replace it with meritocratic admission if he wins the race…
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Masks, limited lockdowns to return if COVID cases shoot up this winter
New Delhi: More than three years after the pandemic, as the northern hemisphere moves towards winter and new variants of COVID continue to rise, talks about the return of masks, maintaining personal…
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Earthquake jolts off Indonesia
Jakarta: A 5.0-magnitude earthquake rocked off Indonesia’s eastern province of West Papua on Sunday, the country’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said. The earthquake occurred at 4:17 a.m. Jakarta time on Sunday…
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Turkey may part ways with EU if necessary: Erdogan
Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Turkey may “part ways with the EU,” suggesting that his country may end the bid to join the European bloc. “The European Union…
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UK visa fee hike for visitors, students to be effective from Oct 4
London: The British government has announced that a proposed hike in visa fees will become effective from October 4, when a visit visa for under six months will cost GBP 15 more…
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Pak court raises objection on reopening case of Bhagat Singh’s sentencing
Lahore: A Pakistani court on Saturday raised an objection on a plea to reopen the case of Independence war hero Bhagat Singh’s sentencing in 1931 and to set it aside by exercising…
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Facebook failed to control Covid misinformation due to its design, reveals study
Washington: The Covid-19 vaccine misinformation policies of Facebook, the world’s largest social media platform, were not effective in combating misinformation and its overall design is more to blame for this rather than…
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Mahsa Amini death anniversary: US, UK impose sanctions on Iran officials
The United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK) have announced the imposition of sanctions on Iranian officials to mark the first death anniversary of Mahsa Amini in police custody. US Treasury…
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German footballer Robert Bauer converts to Islam
German footballer-defender Robert Bauer announced his conversion to Islam and expressed gratitude to those who helped him in his journey as a Muslim. Taking to his Instagram recently, Bauer posted a picture…
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Fuel prices in Pakistan smash records after govt announce another hike
Islamabad: Pakistan’s caretaker government has announced yet another hike in the prices of petrol and diesel, taking them to a historic high over Rs 330 per litre amidst double-digit inflation in the…
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Indian Consulate strongly condemns assault on student in Canada
Ottawa: The Indian Consulate in Vancouver has strongly condemned the assault on a Sikh student in Canada’s British Columbia province and called for prompt action against perpetrators. The 17-year-old Sikh student was…
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Historical sites in Ukraine in danger due to war: UNESCO
Kiev: The UNESCO has said that historical sites in the Ukrainian capital Kiev and the city of Lviv are in danger of destruction due to Russia’s ongoing war. According to UN cultural…
