World
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Pakistan: Four people plotted to kill me, says Imran Khan
Lahore: PTI Chairman Imran Khan has claimed that four people plotted to kill him, stating that the “handlers” were taking the decisions at the back but the people were turning out to…
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Australia survive Rashid scare to keep slim semifinal hopes alive
Adelaide: Defending champions Australia survived a late Rashid Khan onslaught to eke out a narrow four-run win over Afghanistan and keep their slim semifinal hopes alive in the T20 World Cup here…
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Seven decades of political assassinations in Pakistan
Islamabad: October 16, 1951, stands out in the history of Pakistan as a date when the first Prime Minister of the country, Liaquat Ali Khan, was shot dead during a public rally…
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Lionel Messi is BYJU’S ambassador of ‘Education for All’
Bengaluru: Ed-tech firm BYJU’S on Friday announced football star and global sports icon Lionel Messi as the global brand ambassador of its social impact arm — Education For All. Lionel Messi, who…
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Ukrainian Parliament approves budget for 2023
Kiev: The Ukrainian Parliament has approved the state budget for 2023, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said. Ukraine’s revenues for 2023 are set to reach about 1.3 trillion hryvnias ($35 billion), while state…
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King Charles celebrates arrival of Ugandan Asians, Indians to UK 50 yrs ago
London: King Charles III welcomed members of the Asian community, including Indians, who came to the UK some 50 years ago after they were expelled by Ugandan dictator Idi Amin. The first…
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Pakistan: PTI leaders cast doubt on identity of Imran’s attacker
Islamabad: Following the assassination bid on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan during his long march, party leader Shahbaz Gill said that some people took the statement of the suspected attacker and…
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Canada to celebrate November as official Hindu Heritage Month
Toronto: Canada has for the first time officially celebrated November as its national Hindu Heritage Month to acknowledge the significant contributions of the Hindu community in the multi-cultural country’s growth story. Chandra…
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IAEA finds no evidence of undeclared nuke activities, materials in Ukraine
Vienna: The Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said it did not find any indications of undeclared nuclear activities and materials at three locations it had inspected in Ukraine. “Our technical and…
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US risks losing talented H1-B visa holders to Canada: Study
New Delhi: The US risks losing talented foreigners, particularly those married to other skilled professionals, to Canada, which grants work authorisation to spouses of all skilled foreign workers, says a new study.…
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Bank of England warns of longest recession in 100 yrs
London: The Bank of England has warned the UK risked being plunged into the longest recession in 100 years after it pushed up the cost of borrowing to 3 per cent in…
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Canada approves 2nd bivalent Covid booster targeting Omicron variants
Ottawa: Health Canada has authorised an adapted version of the Moderna Spikevax Covid-19 vaccine that targets the Omicron BA.4/BA.5 sub-variants. Health Canada approved the bivalent vaccine for use as a booster dose…
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Explainer: What India can expect at COP27 climate summit in Egypt?
New Delhi: Against a backdrop of weather extremes and geopolitical crises, two upcoming UN summits — the climate change conference in Egypt and the biodiversity summit in Canada to which India is…