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UK PM Rishi celebrates Diwali with members of Hindu community
London: Ahead of Diwali, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and wife Akshata Murty celebrated Diwali,the festival of lights, with members of the Hindu community gathering at his official residence in 10 Downing…
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J-K: BSF personnel injured in unprovoked firing by Pak rangers
Jammu: A BSF personnel was injured in unprovoked firing by the Pak rangers along the International Border (IB) in the Ramgarh sector of Samba district on early Thursday, a senior official said.…
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India remains a strategic partner for the US: White House
Washington: India remains a strategic partner for the United States, the White House said Wednesday adding that it is for New Delhi to decide what their stance is going to be on…
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UK PM Sunak summons Scotland Yard chief over pro-Palestinian protests
London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has summoned the Scotland Yard chief for a meeting on Wednesday to hold him “accountable” for policing plans for protests over the coming Remembrance weekend when…
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Sharjah to be guest of honour at Thessaloniki International Book Fair 2024
Sharjah will be the guest of honour at the 20th edition of the Thessaloniki International Book Fair, scheduled to take place from May 16 to May 19, 2024, in Greece. The announcement…
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QS World University rankings: India surpasses China with more varsities in list
New Delhi: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay has retained its top position in India in the QS World University Rankings-Asia and India has surpassed China in the number of ranked…
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Meta to require advertisers to disclose ads created via AI on political issues
San Francisco: Meta (formerly Facebook) on Wednesday announced that it will now require advertisers to disclose when they digitally create or alter a political or social issue ad in certain cases, including…
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Popular cities people want to ‘move to’; Dubai tops list
Abu Dhabi: Dubai has been named the most preferred destination for people around the world to move to, according to a study by Remitly, an American online remittance service. The study is…
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US joins Adani Group to build terminal at Colombo Port
Colombo: The US had joined the Adani Group with a half a billion dollar loan to build a new deep water shipping container terminal at the in strategic Colombo Port in the…
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7.2-magnitude quake jolts Indonesia
Jakarta: A massive earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale jolted Indonesia’s Maluku province on Wednesday, but did not trigger a tsunami, the country’s meteorology agency BMKG said. Having centered at the…
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Eric Garcetti steps in amid high demand for visas at US Embassy in Delhi
New Delhi: US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti on Monday visited the US mission in the national capital to oversee the “unprecedented demand” for US visitor visas among the Indians. The US…
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Average of 160 kids dying per day in Gaza: WHO
Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) said that as the raging Israel-Hamas conflict has completed a month since it erupted on October 7, more than 10,000 people, or some 0.5 per cent…
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Biden believes reoccupation of Gaza by Israeli forces isn’t good: WH official
Washington: A senior White House official said President Joe Biden “believes that a reoccupation of Gaza by Israeli forces is not good” after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed his country “will have…
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India, Malaysia looking at expanding cooperation in trade, energy, defence
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday held wide-ranging talks with his Malaysian counterpart Zambry Abdul Kadir with a focus on expanding bilateral cooperation in areas of defence, trade, investment…
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Pak’s Punjab govt declares 4-day holiday to mitigate impact of smog
Lahore: Pakistan’s Punjab government on Tuesday announced a four-day public holiday in several districts of the most populous province, including provincial capital Lahore, to mitigate the impact of smog. The public holiday…
