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Indian-origin man extradited to Canada after arrest in Texas over assault case
Ontario: An Indian-origin man, arrested in Texas over an assault case by the United States Marshals Service, has been extradited to Canada, local media reported. Sukhpreet Singh, 25, is one of the…
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Judge blocks Trump administration from deploying troops in Portland, Oregon
Portland: A federal judge in Oregon temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from deploying the National Guard in Portland, ruling in a lawsuit brought by the state and city. US District Judge…
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At least 1 dead, dozens injured as Russian drones strike Ukrainian railway station
Kyiv: Russian drones struck a Ukrainian railway station on Saturday, killing one and wounding dozens, as Moscow stepped up strikes on Ukraine’s rail and power grids ahead of the fourth winter since…
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Hyderabad student shot dead in Dallas, BRS urges govt to bring back body
Hyderabad: A 28-year-old Dalit student from Hyderabad was reportedly shot dead in Dallas, United States, by a robber on Saturday, October 4. Chandrashekhar Pole, a resident of LB Nagar, had gone to…
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Saudi Arabia, other countries welcome Trump’s Gaza peace plan
As Donald Trump announced the Gaza peace plan on September 28, several countries including Saudi Arabia , Jordan and others welcomed the move. In a Joint statement, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia…
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Israel forces Gaza aid Flotilla activists to kneel, zip-tied for hours after attack: Legal center
Tel Aviv: The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, Adalah, has accused Israeli authorities of unlawfully detaining participants of the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), who were intercepted in international waters…
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H-1B visas: Lawsuit seeks to stop Trump’s USD 100,000 fee
Seattle: In what appears to be the first major challenge to the new USD 100,000 fee required for H-1B visa applications, a coalition of health care providers, religious groups, university professors and…
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Trump tells Israel to halt Gaza strikes as Hamas backs peace plan
Gaza Strip: US President Donald Trump on Friday, October 3, ordered Israel to stop bombing the Gaza Strip after Hamas said it had accepted some elements of his plan to end the…
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Over 2 million rally across Italy in strike backing Gaza aid mission
Rome: More than 2 million people across Italy rallied in over 100 cities Friday for a one-day general strike to support the residents of Gaza and a humanitarian aid mission, Italy’s largest…
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Hamas agrees to parts of Trump’s Gaza peace plan
Gaza Strip: Hamas said Friday that it has accepted some elements of US President Donald Trump’s peace plan, including the release of all remaining hostages, but that others require further negotiations. US…
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India, Canada decide to enhance security cooperation: MEA
New Delhi: India and Canada have agreed to boost security cooperation including in combating terrorism and transnational crimes, the external affairs ministry said on Friday against the backdrop of Ottawa’s decision to…
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India rejects ‘false and baseless’ claim of fueling Bangladesh unrest
New Delhi: India on Friday trashed as “false and baseless” a senior Bangladeshi official’s claim of its involvement in violent clashes in Bangladesh. Following the clashes at Khagrachhari district in Chittagong Hill…
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Gaza peace plan released by Trump was ‘not ours’, says Pakistan’s minister
Islamabad: Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday tried to evade responsibility for the Gaza peace plan, saying the draft released by President Donald Trump was different from the one proposed by…
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India probing alleged dumping of steel from China, Indonesia, Vietnam
New Delhi: India has initiated a probe into an alleged dumping of certain steel items from China, Indonesia and Vietnam following a complaint by domestic players. The Commerce Ministry’s arm, Directorate General…
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At least 11 more flotilla ships sailing for Gaza to break Israeli blockade
Eleven more flotilla vessels carrying humanitarian aid are currently sailing off the coast of the Greek island of Crete towards the Gaza Strip in an attempt to break Israel’s “illegal blockade.” The…
