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Indo-Canadian says police wrongly portraying him as ‘high-level’ gangster: Report
Toronto: An Indian-origin man who was arrested and recently charged with extortion threats targeting South Asian businesses in Canada, has claimed his innocence, saying police are wrongly portraying him as a high-level…
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US cannot be the last nation to ban Chinese app TikTok, says Nikki Haley
Washington: Describing Chinese-owned app TikTok as dangerous, Republican presidential aspirant Nikki Haley has said that when countries like India and Nepal have banned this social media platform, the US cannot be the…
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Citadel in Syria’s Aleppo reopens after post-earthquake restoration
Damascus: Syria’s Culture Ministry has announced the reopening of the historic citadel of Aleppo to visitors following the completion of initial restoration work on damage sustained during the major earthquakes in February…
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Far-right mayor bans Muslim prayers in Italian town
Mayor Anna Maria Cisint has banned Muslim prayers in the Adriatic port town of Monfalcone in Italy. Soon after, the far-right extremist mayor banned Muslim prayers, a Muslim cultural center in the…
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UK extends visas for Ukrainians amid war in Europe
London: The UK government on Sunday extended its visa scheme for war-hit Ukrainians who sought refuge in the country in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, allowing an additional 18-month stay on…
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Trump launches sneaker line after court fined him $355 mn penalty in civil fraud case
Washington: Former US President Donald Trump has launched a sneaker line, a day after a New York judge fined him and his companies nearly $355 million in the civil fraud case. The…
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US-British coalition conducts fresh strikes in Yemen’s Hodeidah: Media
Sanaa: The US-British military coalition has conducted multiple strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen’s Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, the media reported. The strikes hit in and around the port city,…
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India’s strong ties with West getting better by the day: Jaishankar
New Delhi: India has an extremely strong relationship with Western countries which is getting better by the day, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said at the ongoing 60th Munich Security Conference on…
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‘How much longer will of 5 members continue…’: India on UNSC reform
United Nations: Underlining the need for comprehensive reform of the Security Council, India has questioned how much longer can the will of five permanent members of the powerful UN body continue to…
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Israel-Palestine conflict: Jaishankar calls for ‘permanent’, ‘long-term fix’
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Saturday said a permanent and long-term fix to the Israel-Palestine conflict is necessary to avoid what the world witnessed on October 7 last year…
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Pak polls: Rawalpindi Commissioner resigns in protest against rigging
Rawalpindi: Commissioner Rawalpindi Division Liaquat Ali Chatta on Saturday resigned from his post in protest against electoral irregularities, local media reported. Chatta made the announcement in a press conference at Rawalpindi Cricket…
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Vladimir Putin’s foes, critics often met with violent deaths
London: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s foes and critics have often met with violent deaths at the very peak of their conflicts with the Kremlin leader during his nearly quarter-century in power, a…
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US: Fire accident occurs in a New Jersey building, Indians impacted
New York: Some Indian students and professionals were among dozens of people displaced in a fire at a building in New Jersey. There were no reported injuries to occupants or firefighters. The…