World
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Rishi Sunak faces a new conflict of interest row over India trade talks
New Delhi: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces a new conflict of interest row before the G20 summit in New Delhi next month over claims that his family could stand to benefit…
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IAF to join ‘Bright Star-23’ exercise with USA, Saudi, Greece & Qatar
New Delhi: The Indian Air Force (IAF) is participating in Exercise ‘BRIGHT STAR-23’ in Egypt. Contingents from the United States of America, Saudi Arabia, Greece and Qatar are also part of this.…
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After over 3 yrs Covid restrictions, NKorea allows citizens abroad to return
Seoul: Reopening its border following more than three years of its stringent virus restrictions, North Korea has lifted an entry ban imposed on its citizens staying abroad over Covid-19 concerns, state media…
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Cyber-security firm Fortinet lays off employees in sales, business development
San Francisco: Global cybersecurity company Fortinet has reportedly laid off employees in roles related to sales, business development and channel partners. According to CRN, Fortinet had 13,677 employees and contractors as of…
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Modi-Xi talks: Big difference in Indian and Chinese statements, says Chidambaram
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday alleged the divergent views offered by India and China to characterise the conversation between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping is…
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Govt mulling to relax retirement age of LIC chairman, PSB chiefs
New Delhi: The government is considering relaxing the retirement age of heads of all public sector banks (PSBs) and Life Insurance Corporation (LIC). According to reports, State Bank of India (SBI) Chairman…
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Taliban releases Iranian photojournalist: Media
Tehran: Iranian photojournalist Mohammad-Hossein Velayati, who was detained last week in Afghanistan, has been released, Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency, which Velayati works for, reported. The journalist was handed over to the…
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Trump calls Milwaukee debaters ‘pretenders to throne, second tier’
Washington: Former US President Donald Trump has mocked the Republican Presidential primary debate, hosted by Fox TV, saying that the debate was one of the “lowest rated ever” and showed that many…
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India, US discuss ways to give impetus to growing partnership, investment flows
New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and US Trade Representative Katherine Tai on Saturday discussed ways to promote trade and investments between the two countries. In a message on social…
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Bella Hadid accused of being ‘Israel hater’ for supporting Palestinian rights
Israeli far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir lashed out at supermodel Bella Hadid on Friday for criticising his recent remark against Palestinians living in the occupied West Bank. On Wednesday, August 23,…
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‘Orchestrated hate campaign’: Pakistan’s top rights body on attack on Christians
Lahore: The recent mob attack on churches and Christian localities in Pakistan’s Punjab province was part of a larger hate campaign against the minority community, an independent human rights body has said,…
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EU looking at Russian crude oil reaching its market via India
New Delhi: The EU on Saturday voiced concerns over “rapid” rise in refined petroleum products made from Russian crude oil in India finding way to the European market, saying it defies the…
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Several top news publications block OpenAI from accessing their content
San Francisco: Several top new publications like The New York Times, CNN and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) have blocked Microsoft-backed OpenAI to access their content to train its AI models. The…
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Indian-origin man jailed for smuggling banned drugs into the UK
London: An Indian-origin man and his accomplice have been sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment each after pleading guilty to conspiracy to smuggle banned drugs into Britain after an investigation led by the…
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Denmark to ban Quran burnings after backlash in Muslim countries
Denmark has finally announced to prohibit the burning of the Holy Quran, following a series of incidents where the holy text was desecrated, causing outrage in Muslim nations. The Danish government is…
