World
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Groundwater pumping tilting Earth’s spin, may impact climate: Study
New Delhi: Groundwater pumping has shifted such a large mass of water that the Earth tilted nearly 80 centimetres east between 1993 and 2010 alone, which could impact our planet’s climate, according…
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Third Indian killed in UK in three days
London: A 38-year-old Indian-origin man, hailing from Kerala, was stabbed to death in South London, just three days after shocking incidents of knife attacks in the UK, which saw the deaths of…
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Actress Mary Millben to perform at diaspora event to be attended by PM Modi
Washington: African American singer and actress Mary Millben, known for her moving rendition of ‘Om Jai Jagadish Hare’ and ‘Jana Gana Mana’, will perform at a diaspora event to be attended by…
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Imran Khan not to be a key player in Pak politics: Interior Minister
Islamabad: Imran Khan would never be a key player in the national politics of Pakistan again, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has said, hinting at the disqualification of the embattled former prime minister.…
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UK PM Rishi Sunak joins raid on illegal migrants, over 100 arrested
London: United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak joined the officials in the raid which ended with the arrest of over 100 illegal immigrants from 20 different nations, according to the statement released…
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Jamal Khashoggi’s widow sues NSO Group over phone hacking
Hanan Elatr, the widow of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, has filed a lawsuit against Israeli company NSO Group for using Pegasus software to spy on her messages in the months before her…
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Pakistan receives $1 billion loan from China
Islamabad: Pakistan’s central bank announced on Saturday that it has received a loan of $1 billion from China, bringing the country’s foreign exchange reserves back to over $4 billion, a media report…
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France to invest heavily in low-emission aircraft
Paris: The French government will invest 300 million euros ($329 million) per year between 2024 and 2030 to boost the development of a new, more fuel-efficient engine as well as the design…
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Indian-origin medics, professionals on King Charles III’s first Birthday Honours List
London: Over 40 Indian-origin medics, business leaders and community champions are among those on King Charles III’s first Birthday Honours List as the British monarch released by the UK government. Dr Parvinder…
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Morocco, Israel ink MoU to strengthen cooperation in health sector
Rabat: Morocco and Israel have inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation in the health sector. The MoU was signed between Moroccan Health Minister Khalid Ait Taleb and the Israeli…
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Life returns to normal as cyclone Biparjoy ‘largely spares’ Pakistan
Islamabad: Authorities in Pakistan’s Sindh said that normal activities can resume from Saturday as the threat of cyclone Biparjoy in the Arabian Sea off the coasts of the province has been averted…
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India, China bought 80 pc of Russian crude in May: IEA
New Delhi: The International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Friday that India and China, which are the two major consumers of discounted Russian crude, have bought 80 percent of oil exported by…
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Putin confirms first nuclear weapons moved to Belarus
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said that Moscow has sent its first batch of nuclear weapons to Belarus, The Hill reported. Addressing St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Putin said that…
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King Charles confers highest Scottish honour on wife Camilla
London: King Charles III has conferred Scotland’s highest royal honour on his wife Queen Camilla, the Buckingham Palace said on Friday. The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, which…
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United States gets its first Muslim female federal judge
Nusrat Jahan Choudhury was appointed on Thursday as the first female Muslim federal judge for the Eastern District of New York. Congratulations to Nusrat Choudhury, legal director of the ACLU of Illinois, on her…
