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Britain’s economy shrinks more than expected in July

London: Britain’s economic output shrank by a larger-than-expected 0.5 per cent in July after growth of 0.5 per cent in June, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Wednesday. Output of…
US poverty rate soared in 2022, kids worst hit

Washington: The poverty rate in the US increased to 12.4 percent in 2022, with child poverty more than doubling from 2021, according to a Census Bureau report. The Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM),…

Austria reopens embassy in Iraq after over three decades

Baghdad: Austria has reopened its embassy in Iraq after more than 30 years of closure. The reopening took place as Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg arrived in Baghdad on Tuesday for a…
PM Modi ‘doing the right thing’ by promoting Make in India: Putin

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has once again lauded the ‘Make in India’ initiative and said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is “doing the right thing” by promoting the policy. In his…
Video shows US cop joking about Indian student killed by fellow officer

New York: An officer from Seattle Police Department has been under investigation after a newly-released bodycam footage showed him laughing and joking on a phone call about an Indian student who was…
US health agency recommends updated COVID boosters

Washington: The US health agency Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday authorized, approved, and recommended everyone 6 months and older get an updated COVID-19 booster. Following the decision taken…
Russia shows interest to develop maritime route between Russia’s far east and Chennai

Vladivostok: Russia has shown keenness to send a business delegation to Chennai to explore business oportunities, including developing an alternative maritime route between Vladivostok and the southern metropolis. This was conveyed to…

American caver trapped over 3,300 feet underground in Turkey rescued

American explorer was safely rescued on Monday night, September 11, nine days after being trapped more than 1,000 meters (3,300 feet) underground in a cave in southeastern Turkey. “Mark Dickey was removed…
Nawaz Sharif will return to Pakistan on October 21: Shehbaz

Islamabad: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif will return to Pakistan from London on October 21 to lead the party’s political campaign in the upcoming elections, his younger brother and former…
Ahmadiyya’s 28 places of worship razed in Pakistan this year: Report

Lahore: At least 28 places of worship of the Ahmadi minority community have either been attacked by radical Islamists or partially demolished by police in different parts of Pakistan so far in…
Direct train from India to UAE? New Mideast Corridor Connectivity unveiled

In a significant move, a connectivity corridor through India and the Middle East will include direct train links to India, an Indian foreign ministry official said on Monday, September 11, revealing further…
22 years on, over 1,000 victims of 9/11 attacks remain unidentified

New York: Over 1,000 victims remain unidentified as the US marked the 22nd anniversary of 9/11 terrorist attacks. A commemoration ceremony was held on Monday at the National September 11 Memorial &…
2 Canadian Sikhs sentenced for role in murder of man over drug debt

Toronto: Two 24-year-old Indo-Canadian Sikhs have been sentenced for their roles in the 2019 targeted killing of a man in British Columbia over a drug debt, a media report said. Andrew Baldwin,…
Indian-origin cop dismissed for use of unreasonable force’ during arrest in UK

London: An Indian-origin police officer has been dismissed from Scotland Yard after a misconduct hearing found she had used “unreasonable force” on duty while arresting a man in north London two years…
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau’s substitute plane to India diverted to London

New Delhi: A substitute plane dispatched from Canada to fly Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who has been stranded in New Delhi since September 10 due to a technical snag in his aircraft,…