World
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Indian-origin teen charged with threatening to kill Biden, Harris
New York: An Indian-origin teen has been charged with threatening to kill President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in order to “seize power”, according to media reports quoting officials. Sai…
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UK cracks down on overseas student visa right to bring family dependants
London: The UK government on Tuesday announced a new immigration crackdown targeted at overseas students, including Indians, and their visa right to bring dependant family members to the country while enrolled at…
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Commonwealth, cricket and curry define India, Australia ties: Modi
Sydney: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the strongest and biggest foundations of India-Australia relations are mutual trust and respect as he along with his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese addressed the…
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Ex-Lahore Corps Commander under probe for letting protesters enter his house
Lahore: Former Lahore Corps Commander, Lt. Gen. Salman Fayyaz Ghani is under probe for allowing protesters to enter his house and carry out vandalism on May 9 amidst the violent protests that…
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Drunk Indian-American woman driver charged for injuring 5 in car crash
New York: An Indian-American woman has been charged for driving while intoxicated, which led to a crash injuring five people, including herself, in New York City, police said. Dilmeet Kaur, the 21-year-old…
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TikTok sues US state of Montana for banning the app
San Francisco: Chinese short-video-making app TikTok on Tuesday hit back at the US state of Montana with a lawsuit, after Montana Governor Greg Gianforte banned TikTok in the state last week. TikTok…
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Jeff Bezos engaged to girlfriend Lauren Sanchez: Report
San Francisco: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his girlfriend Lauren Sanchez are now engaged, according to a media report. However, there were no additional details on the proposal, the CNN report said…
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Erdogan receives presidential candidate’s support in election runoff
Ankara: Turkish presidential candidate Sinan Ogan, who won third place by receiving 5.17 per cent of the votes in the first round, endorsed incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for the runoff elections slated…
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India-US Working Group on Education and Skill Development launched
New Delhi: The Ministry of Education and the US Department of State on Monday launched the India-US Working Group on Education and Skill Development with an aim to enhance cooperation between the…
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New Parliament inauguration: Disrespecting Constitutional propriety, says Cong
New Delhi: Days ahead of the opening of the new parliament building, a controversy has erupted as the Congress on Monday accused the government of disrespecting Constitutional propriety and demanded that President…
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Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong tests positive for COVID-19
Singapore: Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Monday that he tested positive for COVID-19 after recent visits to South Africa and Kenya. “I tested positive for COVID-19 for the first…
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Fumio Kishida’s suspected attacker to undergo mental evaluation
Tokyo: A man suspected of throwing an explosive device towards Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida last month will undergo a psychiatric evaluation, informed sources said on Monday. The Wakayama Summary Court in…
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Amid PM Modi’s Sydney visit, BBC docu to be screened at Australian Parliament
BBC documentary, India: The Modi Question, which was released in January this year, will be screened at the Australian Parliament House in Canberra. Interestingly, the two-part documentary series, which faced plenty of…
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Muslim activists storm Birmingham cinema screening ‘The Kerala Story’
Birmingham: Muslim activists in Birmingham stormed a screening of the controversial Bollywood film ‘The Kerala Story’, which has sparked a row in India amid claims that it destroys ‘religious harmony’, media reports…
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UK city of Coventry gets first turban-wearing Lord Mayor
London: A local British Sikh councillor based in Coventry has made history for the central England city by becoming its first turban-wearing Lord Mayor. Jaswant Singh Birdi, who was born in Punjab…
