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British PM Rishi Sunak keen to clinch FTA with India by April: Report
London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is keen to clinch a free trade agreement (FTA) with India in time for Easter, which falls at the end of March 2024, according to a…
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US Navy destroys Houthi boats in Red Sea after attempted hijack
London: The US Navy has destroyed Houthi “small boats” attempting to board a container ship on Red Sea, the media reported. Four vessels from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen fired upon the Maersk…
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UAE: Canadian expat wins second salary of Rs 5L per month for 25 years
Abu Dhabi: A 54-year-old United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Canadian expatriate won a second salary of 25,000 dirham (Rs 5,66,658) per month for the next 25 years in Emirates Draw’s latest game, Fast5.…
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5.0-magnitude quake hits Indonesia
Jakarta: A 5.0 magnitude quake jolted Java in Indonesia on Sunday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The quake that hit Java at 0452 GMT was epicentred at 8.19 degrees…
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Netanyahu issues warning against Iran, Hezbollah
Tel Aviv: Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has issued a stern warning to Iran and Hezbollah against attack on Jerusalem and said that the country would not hesitate to land severe blows…
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Hyderabad students’ struggle in US: From starvation to mass shooting victim
Hyderabad: Hyderabad sends the highest number of students to the US compared to other Indian cities. However, some face significant difficulties abroad. In 2023, a student was found starving on the streets…
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Wall Street hits record high in 2023
New York: Wall Street hit record high after record high in 2023, a year investors had feared would be a washout as elevated interest rates threatened to grind the economy to a…
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Biden releases USD 147.5mn as arms aid for Israel
Washington: US President Joe Biden has bypassed the Congress for the second time in a row this month to release USD 147.5 million in aid for military equipment as emergency arms sales…
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Turkish Super Cup final in Saudi Arabia postponed over jersey dispute
Riyadh: The Turkish Super Cup final between Galatasaray and Fenerbahce in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh on Friday, December 29, was postponed due to a dispute with Saudi authorities over the players’ jerseys. The…
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Relationship between India and Russia much deeper: S Jaishankar
Moscow: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Thursday, December28, that the relationship between India and Russia is not just about diplomacy or economics, it is something much deeper. Jaishankar, who is…
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UAE extradites murder accused Gergely Franc to Belgium
Abu Dhabi: The UAE authorities on Friday extradited Gergely Franc, an Albanian national charged with premeditated murder, to the relevant authorities in Belgium following an extradition request filed with the UAE government.…
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South Africa files genocide case against Israel at International Court of Justice
South Africa has filed a case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) accusing it of committing genocide in the Gaza Strip. In an application to ICJ on Friday, December…
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Elon Musk’s X can’t avoid content moderation law: US judge
San Francisco: A judge in the US has ruled that Elon Musk-run X cannot avoid a California law that asks social media platforms to disclose their plans for moderating harmful content and…
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US: Wealthy Indian-origin family found dead, cops suspect domestic violence
New York: A wealthy Indian-origin couple and their teenage daughter were found dead in their USD 5 million mansion in the US state of Massachusetts in an apparent domestic violence incident, according…
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Gaza war can spill into a regional conflict: UN Chief
New Delhi: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has reiterated his concerns that the war in Gaza can spill over into a regional conflict, media reports said. “There is a continued risk of wider…
