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‘Over my dead body’: Musk tells investor on paying Twitter office rent

San Francisco: Elon Musk apparently told a Twitter investor during a 4 a.m. call that he would pay the company’s office rent “over my dead body”. According to a new lawsuit filed…
UK Opposition calls for freeze of Indian rice tycoon’s donation to Conservative Party

London: Britain’s Opposition Labour Party is calling for a freeze on the money donated by an Indian rice tycoon to the governing Conservative Party while he is under investigation by the Enforcement…

Two pilots killed in Afghan air force chopper crash

Kabul: Two pilots died after a military helicopter of the Afghan Air Force crashed in Afghanistan’s northern Samangan province on Sunday, Afghan Defence Ministry has confirmed. “An MD-530 model chopper of the…
Saudi reduces Haj quota for UK, Muslims may face 10-year wait

With just over weeks to go for annual Haj, the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has reduced the number of Haj quota allocated to United Kingdom (UK) muslim from…
Ukraine’s security is our security: British PM lends support at G7

Hiroshima: Emphasising his country’s support to war-torn Ukraine, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Sunday said that Kiev should not only win the war against Russia, but achieve lasting and just peace.…
Muslim world against West sanctions on Russia: Russian deputy PM

Moscow: Islamic countries do not support the West’s sanctions on Russia, and the agreements signed at this week’s Kazan economic forum prove this, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin said, local media…
Iran, Vietnam sign deal on fighting cybercrimes, drug trafficking

Tehran: Iran and Vietnam have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on fighting organised crimes, cybercrimes and drug trafficking, media reported. The MoU was signed in a meeting between Iranian Interior Minister…

Qatar strongly condemns attack on embassy in Sudan

Doha: Qatar has condemned the recent armed attack on its embassy building in Khartoum, which resulted in significant damage to the premises, media reported. All embassy staff had been evacuated beforehand, according…
UN will become talk shop if…”: PM Modi calls for a stronger United Nations

Hiroshima: The United Nations and the Security Council will remain just a “talk shop” if they do not reflect the realities of the present world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday, strongly…
Punjabi man stabs woman to death in Canada’s Brampton

Toronto: A 44-year-old man from Punjab has been arrested for murdering a woman in Sparrow Park in Brampton – a city on the outskirts of Toronto. Nav Nishan Singh stabbed to death…
Ukraine conflict must be resolved through dialogue & diplomacy: Quad

Hiroshima: The Quad leaders on Saturday called for the resolution of the Ukraine conflict through dialogue and diplomacy while asserting that it must not be an era of war, a formulation that…
Canada: Muslim groups urge Quebec court to lift ban on religious activities in schools

Six Muslim organisations in Canada have urged the country’s Superior Court court to review and declare a provincial proclamation unconstitutional in Quebec, that banned religious activity in schools, issued by the Canadian education…
India will do whatever possible to find solution to Ukraine conflict: PM Modi to Zelenskyy

Hiroshima: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held in-person talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for the first time after Russia invaded Ukraine 15 months back and conveyed to him that India…
Sudanese visa violators to be exempted from fines in UAE

Abu Dhabi: The Federal Authority For Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security (ICP) announced that Sudanese nationals in the UAE will be exempted from fines arising from violations of the law regulating…
Nepal PM Prachanda says his upcoming visit to India will script ‘new history’

Kathmandu: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” on Saturday said that Nepal has made “good preparations” for his upcoming visit to India this time and it will script “new history” in bilateral…