World
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Telangana student dies by drowning in US
New York: A 25-year-old Indian student studying at Trine University, died after he drowned at a waterfall at Albany in New York state, India’s Consulate here said, the latest incident to hit…
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Elon Musk again rakes up EVM issue before US elections
San Francisco: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday again raked up the electronic voting machine (EVM) issue before the US presidential elections in November, vouching for paper ballots and in-person…
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French left-wing leader Melenchon vows to recognise Palestine
The leader of France’s left-wing New People’s Front bloc, Jean-Luc Melenchon, has pledged to recognise Palestinian statehood following his coalition’s victory in the recent French general election. The New Popular Front won…
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German House votes to ban red triangle symbol used by Hamas
Berlin: Germany’s House of Representatives has voted to ban the red inverted triangle symbol that the Hamas’ military wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, uses to mark Israeli targets in its videos. Since Israel…
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No solution on battlefield: India on Ukraine conflict after US flags concerns
New Delhi: India has consistently maintained that dialogue and diplomacy is the way forward to resolve the Ukraine conflict as a solution can’t be found on the battlefield, official sources said after…
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Army troops fire at Pakistani drone along LoC in J-K’s Poonch
Mendhar: Army troops fired a few rounds to shoot down a Pakistani drone along the Line of Control in the Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said…
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UNSC to meet on Russian attack on Ukraine children’s hospital
United Nations: Security Council is scheduled to take up on Tuesday Russia’s bombing of a children’s hospital in Ukraine that Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned as “particularly shocking”. Ukraine’s largest children’s health…
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Indian-origin Singaporean jailed for raping runaway girl
Singapore: An Indian-origin Singaporean bar owner was sentenced to jail for 13 years and four weeks on Monday and will receive nine strokes of the cane for raping a runaway 17-year-old girl…
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Biden dares detractors to challenge him at Democratic convention
Washington: US President Joe Biden dared his detractors on Monday to challenge him at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago next month, amidst increasing voices from within his own party colleagues that…
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Russia to release Indians fighting in Ukraine war
New Delhi/Moscow: Russia has decided to release and facilitate the return of all Indians fighting for the Russian army in Ukraine, a breakthrough achieved after Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised the issue…
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Resolution in US House urges India for probe into Father Stan Swamy’s death
Washington: Three American lawmakers have introduced a resolution in the US House of Representatives, encouraging India to pursue an independent investigation into the arrest, incarceration and death of Father Stan, a human…
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Have only one goal – serving India’s people, PM Modi tells Prez Putin
Moscow: Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a “private engagement”, that his only goal is to serve the people of India. “You have dedicated your entire life to…
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India a strategic partner: US
Washington: India is a strategic partner with whom it engages in a full and frank dialogue, the United States said on Monday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting with…
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PM Modi arrives in Russia to discuss defence, energy cooperation with Putin
Moscow: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here on Monday on a two-day high-profile visit to Russia during which he will hold summit talks with President Vladimir Putin to review all aspects of…
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Pakistan will continue to seek IMF bailouts if it fails to boost tax revenue
Islamabad: Pakistan Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has warned that the cash-strapped country will continue to seek IMF bailouts if it fails to boost tax revenue, according to a media report on Monday.…
