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‘Brutal & terrible’: US expresses concern over violence in Manipur
The United States on Sunday expressed grief over Manipur violence and said that it was deeply concerned about reports of violence against Kuki-Zo tribals in Manipur. According to a Reuters report, a…
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Anju will return to India on August 20; No plan to marry her: Pak man
Peshawar: A married Indian woman who travelled legally to a remote village in Pakistan to meet her Facebook friend will return to India on August 20 when her visa expires, her Pakistani…
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Pak SC bars Imran Khan’s arrest in lawyer murder case till Aug 9
Islamabad: Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan appeared before the Supreme Court here on Monday which barred the authorities from arresting him till August 9 in a case linked to the murder…
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UC Davis professor highlights ‘cruelty’ faced by US student visa applicants
A professor from the University of California, Davis, Professor Masoud Jasbi, recently took to his Twitter handle to shed light on the ‘cruelty’ experienced by applicants for the US student visa. In…
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Spanish oppn party wins general elections but fails to get majority
Madrid: Spain’s opposition right-wing People’s Party (PP) has won the country’s general elections with 99.79 per cent of the votes, but did not get a parliamentary majority to form a government. The…
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Indian student in Canada dies in carjacking incident
Toronto: A 24-year-old Indian student, who worked as a food delivery driver in Canada, died after he was violently attacked during a carjacking incident, police said. Gurvinder Nath from Punjab’s Karimpur Chahwala…
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New Zealand: Indian-origin selected as National’s candidate for General Election
Auckland: Siva Kilari has been chosen as the National Party’s candidate in the Manurewa electorate for the upcoming 2023 General Election. Kilari is the owner and operator of Universal Granite and Marble,…
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In Oval, Biden and Modi spent plurality of their time on China: Official
Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Joe Biden during their meeting at the Oval Office last month spent “plurality” of their time having discussions on China and its leader Xi Jinping,…
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Swedish FM voices regret over Quran attack in Stockholm
Beirut: The Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom has expressed regret over the recent attack on the Quran in Stockholm, the media reported. During a phone call with his Lebanese counterpart Abdallah Bou…
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Arson attack in Mexico claims 11 lives; accused arrested
Mexico City: At least 11 people were killed and six others injured after a man who was removed from a bar for disrespecting women, returned and threw a lit object in San…
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Canadian province under state of emergency due to flooding
Ottawa: A state of emergency has been declared in the eastern Canadian province of Nova Scotia to fight severe flooding, authorities said. The Nova Scotia Government’s Emergency Management Office said that the…
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Flash floods in Afghanistan claim lives of 26 people
Kabul: The death toll in overnight flash floods in Afghanistan’s Wardak province mounted to 26, while 36 people were missing, an official said on Sunday. Talking to media persons, Natural Disaster Management…
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BRICS countries share deep cultural bonds: Meenakshi Lekhi
Johannesburg: Culture is a very important factor in the BRICS bloc and the five countries comprising the grouping are deeply connected in terms of values, India’s culture minister Meenakshi Lekhi has said.…
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Pak’s FM Ishaq Dar’s name likely to be pitched for interim PM
Islamabad: The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party is considering proposing the name of Finance Minister Ishaq Dar as the caretaker prime minister of the cash-strapped country once the term of the current…
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Mosque to replace London’s iconic entertainment complex
London’s iconic entertainment complex, Trocadero, will soon be replaced by a three-storey mosque. The mosque can house 390 worshippers. According to various media reports, the mosque will be built by 56-year-old Muslim…
