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Have not asked India to reduce its imports of Russian crude oil: US
New Delhi: The US on Thursday said it has not asked India to reduce its imports of Russian crude oil and that the G7 price cap was designed to force Moscow to…
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Indian student group begins ‘Fair Visa, Fair Chance’ campaign in UK
London: One of the UK’s prominent Indian student representative organisations on Thursday began a new “Fair Visa, Fair Chance” campaign in favour of the post-study Graduate Route visa, which has proved hugely…
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Amid decline in Indian tourists, Maldives min calls India ‘friend’
Male: The Maldives still considers India a friend, the tourism-dependent country’s economic minister has said while defending President Mohamed Muizzu’s stand against the presence of “foreign soldiers” in the archipelago nation in…
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Nearly 1 million Bangladeshis may slip into poverty: World Bank
Dhaka: Nearly 1 million Bangladeshi people are projected to join the ranks of the moderately poor, who earn less than $3.65 a day in purchasing power parity (PPP), said the World Bank…
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Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 strikes Japan
Tokyo: An earthquake of 6.1 magnitude struck Japan’s northern coast of Honshu on Thursday morning, the National Centre of Seismology said. The depth of the earthquake was 55 km which struck Japan…
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WhatsApp, Instagram services restored following global outage
New Delhi: WhatsApp and Instagram, both owned by Meta, have been restored after experiencing a worldwide outage. WhatsApp and Instagram experienced a widespread outage on Wednesday around 11:45 pm, affecting numerous users…
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US election: Trump leads Biden in 6 of 7 battleground states, says poll opinion
Washington: Ahead of the upcoming US election scheduled for November, President Joe Biden is trailing behind his main opponent Donald Trump in six of the seven battleground states, according to a latest…
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Instagram, WhatsApp down globally, users rush to X
WhatsApp and Instagram, two of the most popular social media platforms owned by Meta, experienced a major outage on Wednesday night, leaving millions of users worldwide unable to access their accounts. The…
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Imran Khan allocated 7 cells in jail: Punjab govt tells court
Lahore: Pakistan’s Punjab government on Wednesday told the Lahore High Court that seven cells instead of one have been allocated for convicted former prime minister Imran Khan in the Adiala jail for…
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Pak committed to defeating terrorism with full force of national power: Prez
Islamabad: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday said that his country was committed to defeating terrorism with full force of national power. Zardari made the remarks while talking to Army chief…
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American Muslim leaders reject Prez Joe Biden’s Iftar invitation
Several American Muslim community leaders on Tuesday, April 2, rejected United States (US) President Joe Biden’s invitation to attend an Iftar party at the White House, in protest against the US administration’s…
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19 Indian fishermen detained by Sri Lanka Navy return home
Colombo: As many as 19 Indian fishermen detained by the Sri Lanka Navy were on Wednesday repatriated to India after being released by authorities here, the Indian High Commission said. “Returning home!…
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Dubai Duty Free draw: 30-yr-old Dutch expat wins Rs 8 cr, Indians get luxury cars
A 30-year-old United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Dutch expat won a staggering one million dollars (Rs 8,35,41,950) on Wednesday, March 3, in the Dubai Duty-Free (DDF) Millennium Millionaire draw. The winner, Saro Djerrrahian,…
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Miss Universe denies reports of Saudi Arabia’s participation in 2024 pageant
The Miss Universe Organization has denied recent reports that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) would be participating in the upcoming 73rd Miss Universe pageant for the first time ever. “We would…
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Biden and Trump win presidential primaries in four more states
Washington: US President Joe Biden and his Republican rival and predecessor Donald Trump have easily won their presidential primaries in four more states as they are set for a 2020 rematch in…
