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India removes additional duty on 12 US products ahead of Biden’s visit

New Delhi: India has done away with additional duties on some American products like chickpeas, lentils, and apples, as US President Joe Biden is set to arrive on a three-day visit to…
Pak making efforts to woo more Sikh, Hindu pilgrims from India: Minister

Lahore: Pakistan’s caretaker Religious Affairs Minister Aneeq Ahmed on Thursday said the country has initiated efforts to increase the number of Sikh and Hindu pilgrims from India as their numbers have dwindled…

Financial fraud: Saudi Arabia sentences 11 Pakistanis to 7-year jail term

Riyadh: A court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced eleven Pakistani expatriates to seven years in prison after convicting them of financial fraud, local media reported. An investigation by the financial fraud wing…
Typhoon Haikui forces evacuation of 294,100 residents in China

Beijing: Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon of this year, has forced 294,100 residents to temporarily evacuate in China’s coastal Fujian province, authorities said on Thursday. As of 5 p.m. Wednesday, torrential rains…
US announces new $1bn military assistance to Ukraine

Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has announced $1 billion in Washington’s support for Ukraine, which will include depleted uranium munitions for the first time, the media reported. According to CNN,…
Moon race: Japan successfully launches lander mission

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) successfully launched the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) on Thursday. The rocket, which was launched at 8:42 am local time (23:42 GMT Wednesday) from the…
Joe Biden to arrive in Delhi tomorrow, will hold bilateral with PM Modi

Washington: US President Joe Biden will arrive in New Delhi on Friday and is scheduled to hold a Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the White House informed. Beginning Friday, Biden has a packed…

We consider requests as they come: UN on ‘Bharat’ row

United Nations: The United Nations considers requests from countries to change their names as and when the world body receives them, a top UN official has said, amid a row over President…
Apple spending ‘millions of dollars a day’ training conversational AI: Report

San Francisco: Apple is reportedly investing millions of dollars a day in creating multiple artificial intelligence (AI) conversational models, as the generative AI race heats up. According to a report in The…
US: Vivek Ramaswamy says he will pardon all peaceful Jan 6 protesters

Washington: Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has vowed that he will pardon all peaceful January 6 protesters if he gets elected as the next US president in 2024. The 38-year-old Indian American…
ASEAN centre point of India’s Act East policy: PM Modi

Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is the centre point of India’s Act East Policy. He made the remarks while addressing the…
‘India’ to ‘Bharat’ is the news on G20 that’s grabbing US media attention

Washington: On the eve of US President Joe Biden’s arrival in New Delhi in India to attend the high-profile G20 Summit, US media has been gripped with speculation as to whether India…
Indian-American physician in UK’s top non-fiction prize longlist

London: A book by Indian-American cancer physician and researcher Dr Siddhartha Mukherjee has been longlisted for the prestigious 50,000 pound Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction in London. ‘The Song of the Cell:…
US NSA seeks more info about chip in new Huawei smartphones

Washington: US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has revealed that the Joe Biden government seeks to know more about the new, ‘made in China’ Huawei chipset used in the Mate 60 Pro…
South Korea to be guest of honour at 42nd Sharjah Intl Book Fair

Abu Dhabi: The 42nd session of the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) will kick off this year on Wednesday, November 1, and Republic of South Korea will be guest of honour, the…