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Telangana min KTR receives warm welcome at New York’s JFK Airport
Hyderabad: NRIs accorded a warm welcome to Telangana IT minister KT Rama Rao as he arrived at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, USA, for a week-long business tour. NRIs accorded…
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US court clears extradition of 26/11 attack accused to India
New York: A US court has cleared the extradition of Pakistani-Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana to India where he is sought for his involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. Said to be…
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Indian-origin police officer becomes highest-ranking South Asian woman in NYPD
New York: Captain Pratima Bhullar Maldonado, an Indian-origin police officer has become the highest-ranking South Asian woman in the New York Police Department, a position she was promoted to recently. Maldonado runs…
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Saudi Arabia to get another Aramco stock offering
Saudi Arabia is gearing up for another multi billion dollar offering of Aramco stock which is gaining fresh momentum and the deal is expected to be one of the world’s largest share…
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2 Indian, Bangladeshi expats win Rs 22.43 lakh each in Big Ticket draw
Abu Dhabi: Two Indian and a Bangladeshi expatriates won the grand prize of 100,000 Dirhams (Rs 22,43,407) each in the Big Ticket Abu Dhabi weekly draw held on May 11. The winner…
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Imran Khan seeks independent probe into violence following arrest
Lahore: Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan Wednesday demanded an independent inquiry into the violence following his arrest last week as he distanced himself and his party from attacks on state and…
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UAE astronaut conducts space experiment to cure Alzheimer’s disease
United Arab Emirates (UAE) astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi, has conducted a space experiment— “Ring Sheared Drop” to cure Alzheimer’s disease on International Space Station (ISS), local media reported. Al Neyadi continues the…
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Imran responsible for May 9 mutinous attacks: Pak PM Shehbaz
Lahore: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday that the roots of the mutinous attacks on the state, its symbols and sensitive installations on May 9 lay in the contents of…
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‘Police have surrounded my house’: Former Pak PM Imran Khan
Lahore: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday claimed that the police have surrounded his house as he is addressing party workers via video link, media reported. Addressing his party workers,…
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Overseas travel ban lifted on Sri Lanka’s ex-President Mahinda Rajapaksa
Colombo: A Sri Lankan court here on Wednesday ordered the lifting of the overseas travel ban on former president and prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa. The Fort Magistrate’s Court imposed a ban on…
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Pakistan’s Punjab govt gives Imran Khan 24-hour deadline to handover ‘terrorists’
Lahore: The interim government in Pakistan’s Punjab province on Wednesday claimed that some ’30 to 40′ terrorists are hiding at the Lahore residence of former prime minister Imran Khan, giving him an…
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China seeks int’l search & rescue efforts after fishing vessel with 39 people sinks in Indian Ocean
Beijing: China on Wednesday sought the help of several countries to rescue 39 people who were on board a Chinese fishing vessel that sank in the Indian Ocean, the official media here…
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Restoration of basic rights in JK our priority: Mehbooba
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said elections to Jammu and Kashmir assembly were not her priority as her party would like to focus on restoration of basic rights of the…
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Lebanon’s central bank chief to appeal against French arrest warrant
Beirut: Lebanese Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh has said he would appeal against an arrest warrant issued by French prosecutors against him on the same day. In a statement by the Central…
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Pak court extends bar on Imran Khan’s arrest till May 31
Islamabad: A top Pakistani court here on Wednesday extended until May 31 its order to prevent the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan in any case filed against him after May…
