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UK: Indian-origin doctor jailed for dark web child abuse site
London: A 33-year-old Indian-origin psychiatrist from London has been jailed for six years for helping to run a dark web site dedicated to the sexual abuse of children. Kabir Garg, who was…
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SGPC chief condemns murder of Sikh man in Pakistan
Amritsar: Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) chief Harjinder Singh Dhami on Sunday condemned the murder of a Sikh man in Pakistan. Manmohan Singh, 35, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen when he…
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Crypto exchange Binance ordered to halt services in Belgium
San Francisco: Leading blockchain and cryptocurrency platform Binance has been ordered by Belgium’s Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) to cease immediately all offers of virtual currency services in the country. The…
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Expired carbon fiber likely used for Titanic submersible’s hull: Report
San Francisco: A travel writer, who was set to travel on the Titan submersible that imploded and killed all five people on board, has claimed that OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush once told…
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PM Modi conferred ‘The Order of the Nile’ by Egypt Prez
New Delhi: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Sunday conferred ‘The Order of the Nile’ – his country’s top honour – on visiting Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Modi was conferred the honour…
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31-yr-old Pakistani machine operator wins Rs 16L in Emirates draw
Abu Dhabi: A 31-year-old United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Pakistani expatriate won the grand prize of Dirhams 75,000 (Rs 16,73,564) in Emirates Draw’s latest game, Fast5. The winner Saqib Khan Khattak— bagged the…
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Family of Pakistani father, son aboard Titan submersible express ‘profound grief’
The family of the British-Pakistani father and son who were on board the missing Titan submersible, expressed “profound grief” at their loss. Shahzada Dawood, 48 and his son Suleman 19, were among…
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PM Modi meets Egyptian counterpart, top ministers
Cairo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday began his maiden state visit to Egypt by holding discussions with his Egyptian counterpart Mostafa Madbouly and top Cabinet ministers on deepening trade relations and…
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Putin at risk of losing his iron grip on power
Washington: Russian President Vladimir Putin is facing the most serious threat to his hold on power in all the 23 years he’s run the nuclear state, media reports said on Saturday. And…
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Two held for duping Sri Lankan nationals on pretext of sending them abroad
New Delhi: With the arrest of two men, the Delhi Police on Saturday said that they have busted an immigration racket that used to dupe Sri Lankan nationals on pretext of sending…
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PM Modi’s US visit will take bilateral ties to next level: BJP
New Delhi: The BJP on Saturday said the “substantive outcomes and achievements” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “landmark” state visit to the US will critically define the Indo-US relationship and take it to…
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Railway Ministry allots Rs 153.84 cr for new India-Bangladesh rly line in NE
Guwahati: The Railway Ministry has allocated Rs 153.84 crores for the under-construction railway line between India’s Tripura to Bangladesh, officials said here on Saturday. The Rs 862.58 crore Agartala-Akhaura (Bangladesh) railway project…
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Wagner mercenary group seizes military facilities in 2 Russian cities
Moscow: Amid an alleged rebellion, the Russian Wagner mercenary group on Saturday claimed to have seized military facilities in the cities of Rostov and Voronezh, despite President Vladimir Putin’s order to neutralise…
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Those dividing Russia will be punished: Putin on alleged Wagner mutiny
Moscow: Describing action of mutineers who want to topple Russia’s military leadership as a “stab in the back”, President Vladimir Putin on Saturday warned of inevitable punishment for those dividing the country,…
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Indian students must sign mandatory clause before Canadian visa: ICCC
Toronto: With new Indian students increasingly becoming victims of ignorance about Canadian laws, the Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce (ICCC) is taking up the matter with the Immigration Minister to address the problem.…